Does Ricky Gervais own the dog in Afterlife? Find out what pet he owns and what happened to his wife in real life.
Afterlife is a British black comedy-drama television series written, created, produced, and directed by Ricky Gervais.
Afterlife is about newspaper writer Tony Johnson, whose life is turned upside down after his wife dies from breast cancer.
Ricky plays the lead role, Tony Johnson, and is accompanied by Brandy, the dog of Tony and his late wife in the series.
The latest and the final season, season 3 premiered on 14 January 2022.
Does Ricky Gervais Own The Dog In Afterlife?
No, Ricky Gervais does not own the dog, Brandy in Afterlife. The dog playing Brandy is a female German Shepherd whose original name is Anti.
Before season 2’s release, Ricky revealed that parting ways with Anti after shooting was the hardest goodbye among the members of the cast on the Graham Norton Show.
Apart from her role as Brandy in Afterlife, she has appeared in various films portraying various roles.
The dog made her debut in the 2018 short film, Oscar’s Bell. The same year she made an appearance in the movie called In Fabric.
Anti made her TV debut in the Netflix series called Afterlife and continued to play her role as Brandy in season 2 and season 3 too.
Does Ricky Gervais have A Family Cat?
Ricky Gervais had a family cat named Ollie. He loved his cat so much and showed affection and love towards him via Instagram.
Sadly the cat, Ollie died on March 10, 2020. It was a gift to them by Jonathan Ross on his Friday-night show.
The cat also has had a fair share of Twitter pictures uploaded by the Gervais. Ollie was so famous that fans have created a Facebook page dedicated to Ollie.
Now, the partners have a new cat, Pickle. They adopted the cat after the demise of Ollie. Ricky often shares pictures of him with Pickle in his personal Instagram account.
Did Ricky Gervais’ Wife Die For Real?
No, Ricky Gervais’ wife Jane Elizabeth Mary Fallon have not died for real. Ricky who portrayed Tony Johnson is depressed and suicidal following his wife’s death.
Many of the fans raised questions when Tony’s wife, Lisa died from breast cancer.
So to clear the confusion it was Tony’s wife that died in the series and not the real wife of Ricky.
The English author, Jane Fallon is doing fine and is living with his husband, Ricky in Hampstead.