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Gogglebox fans were left in tears after the show paid tribute to Dave the dog.
The Malone family shared the heartbreaking news their beloved family dog had sadly died. Julie and her husband Tom announced the news on Wednesday that the famous Rottweiler had passed away. The family hinted Dave had an illness in his final days and have been flooded with support from fans. Dave became a fan-favourite on the Channel 4 show for his cheeky appearances in the Malone's living room.
At the start of Friday's show, a clip of Dave's funniest moment was played. Julie and Tom were joined by their son Shaun and Dave in their living room during a previous episode of the show. Shaun waved a green ball for Dave, which caused him to jump up onto Tom and knock him right in the private parts. Tom shouted out in pain, and recoiled onto the sofa causing the TV remote to go flying into a glass of water.
Friday's episode of Gogglebox showed one of Dave's funniest moments (Channel 4)Fans found the clip emotional as they took to social media to share their condolences. One viewer said: "Aw, we’ll all miss you Dave!" Another added: "Awww opening the show with Dave. RIP you legendary doggo." Someone else wrote: "Dave was the best face of gogglebox his antics with Tom was hilarious. I'll never forget that time Dave headbutted tom square in the nose RIP Dave." A fourth commented: "Nearly cried seeing Dave at the beginning of #Gogglebox You'll be misses by the entire nation you gorgeous doggo."
Another viewer said: "Cant cope already RIP Dave." However, as the show went on many fans expected another tribute to Dave at the end of the programme. One person wrote: "If Dave the dog gets his photo up at the end of tonight’s show I’m gonna cry." Typically when a cast member of the show has passed away, they have their photo showed at the end credits.
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However, it wasn't the case for Dave. Some fans noticed and shared their disappointment. One said: "REALLY disappointed U didn’t show a tribute of ‘Dave’s best bits’ at the end of the show Dave truly deserved it, for all the laughter he gave to his ‘ fans’ I know u started with a brilliant clip of Dave. it wasn’t enough RIP." Another echoed: "Where was the tribute to Dave the Rottweiler?? The whole country was waiting for it at the end. He has been a member of the Gogglebox family for a long time. You better put one on next week!!!!"
Someone else asked: "Hey @C4Gogglebox where was the picture of Dave at the end of tonight’s #Gogglebox ? You would have done it if it was a human. Disappointed. #RIPDave absolutely devastated for the @TheMalonesGB." As a viewer added: "Was waiting for Dave’s best bits at the end of Gogglebox as a tribute. Very disappointed #Gogglebox." Another fan said: "Where was the dedication to Dave at the end #Gogglebox ? Feeling disappointed."
On Friday, Julie took to Instagram to thank those that had sent her notes of condolence - but she was unable to fight back tears as she shared her thanks. Addressing followers in a video from her family home, Julie said: “Good morning everybody. I thought I’d come on and just say a great big thank you for all your messages. They do mean a lot. It makes me so proud that Dave touched so many people. Your messages have been amazing and we have got comfort from reading them all and reading how much Dave meant to you as much as he meant to us. He’ll never be forgotten.”
She talked about Dave with fondness, saying: “He was a big character. He gave us love and we loved him right until the very end. He wasn’t in any pain. It was nice and peaceful. A big thank you for all your comforting words. They really do mean a lot.” As Julie rounded off her message, she was unable to fight back tears and began to cry. She said: “Enjoy your Friday. Enjoy Gogglebox. I’m sorry. I didn’t want to do this. I didn’t want to cry. But thanks very much. Your words really do, did mean a lot. Have a nice weekend. Thank you. Bye.”
The family announced Dave’s death on Wednesday, sharing a video clip of the dog enjoying the sunshine. They wrote alongside the short clip: “RIP Dave xxx There are no words to describe you ,or how much you meant to us.This was you on Sunday waiting for your Dad to come back and he had only gone out to the car x We are all going to miss you so much.”