Finding solace in their furry friends! James Middleton, Kaitlyn Bristowe and other celebrities have leaned on their dogs for support during tough times.
Duchess Kate’s brother gushed about his spaniel therapy dog, Ella, in October for World Mental Health Day, writing on Instagram: “This is Ella & these are the eyes which helped me get through the insufferable darkness. The gentle touch of your wet nose and a loving lick was enough to make me feel brave. I will forever be in your debt. Thank you Ella.”
The British entrepreneur’s sweet post came nine months after he wrote a candid essay about his battle with depression, which he described as “not a feeling, but an absence of feelings.”
“I know I’m richly blessed and live a privileged life,” Middleton wrote in his January 2019 Daily Mail op-ed. “But it did not make me immune to depression. It is tricky to describe the condition. It is not merely sadness. It is an illness, a cancer of the mind.”
The Boomf greeting cards cofounder added, “You exist without purpose or direction. I couldn’t feel joy, excitement or anticipation — only heart-thudding anxiety propelled me out of bed in the morning. I didn’t actually contemplate suicide — but I didn’t want to live in the state of mind I was in either. … It was impossible to let my loved ones know about the torture in my mind.”
As for the former Bachelorette, Bristowe noted the irony of how her and Jason Tartick’s Golden Retriever rescue dog, Ramen, ended up rescuing her. “[He] definitely helps with my anxiety,” the former reality star captioned a sweet selfie with her cute canine in September 2019. “Such a calm, funny, loving, sweet soul who loves to cuddle. He really is just the best.”
Keep scrolling to see more stars who have depended on their dogs during dark times, from Jersey Shore’s Vinny Guadagnino to Big Bang Theory’s Kaley Cuoco.
“🐶❤️Crucio (always tries to lick my tears) ❤️,” Bryant captioned an emotional January 2022 Instagram video while lying in bed with her furry companion. Courtesy of Vanessa Bryant/Instagram
Prince William’s brother-in-law also has dogs Inca, Luna, Zulu and Mabel at home. Shutterstock; Courtesy James Middleton/Instagram
The Bachelor alum and Tartick adopted Ramen in June 2019 after he was found on the street “in Korea with broken bones.” Courtesy Kaitlyn Bristowe/Instagram
The actress called Norman the “love of [her] life” in November 2019, writing on Instagram: “This guy has saved me in more ways than I can explain. #adoptdontshop.” Courtesy Kaley Cuoco/Instagram
The Paralympian’s guide dog supported her every step of the way during her Dancing With the Stars journey, watching each rehearsal. Umstead is almost completely blind, explaining on the show: “I have no central vision and I have no peripheral vision, so I can see a lot of light when it’s bright, but it’s hard to go from light to dark because I black out. The little vision that I have is extremely blurry.” Michael Simon
The actor referred to himself and his dog, Dodger, as “dysfunctional codependents” in a February 2019 Valentine’s Day post. Courtesy Chris Evans/Instagram
"She calms me down when I need it," the Jersey Shore star told Us of his pit bull in April 2018. Vinny Guadagnino
The Saturday Night Live alum met her dog, Reggie, on “what was maybe one of the worst days” of her life, she told Stephen Colbert in 2016. Courtesy Jenny Slate/Instagram
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