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5 days ago
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Kaia Gerber shares heartbreaking tribute to 'my forever best friend' after devastating family loss
Kaia Gerber broke her silence just days after her mother Cindy Crawford revealed their devastating family loss. The supermodel and actress, 23, shared a heartbreaking tribute to her 'forever best friend' — their 17-year-old family dog Widget. Her post comes after her brother Presley Gerber shared a tribute for their beloved family pet and their mom shared the tragic news. On Tuesday, the Saturday Night star took to Instagram to share a video of her kissing her childhood pet. 'Saying goodbye to my forever best friend,' she wrote alongside the black-and-white video. 'Thank you for seventeen joyful years tiny dancer.' From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. The supermodel and actress, 23, shared a heartbreaking tribute to her 'forever best friend' — their 17-year-old family dog Widget. On Tuesday, the Saturday Night star took to Instagram to share a video of her kissing her childhood pet Last week, Gerber's mom Crawford shared the sad news that Widget died on May 22. The supermodel, 59, shared throwback photos with their precious pooch and wrote a sweet caption dedicated to Widget. 'I didn't grow up with dogs and, in fact, had been afraid of dogs since I was little as I got bit twice as a young girl,' she wrote. 'After I had kids, I knew I didn't want to pass my fear of dogs along to them, so we got two small dogs — that weren't too scary ;).' She added: 'What I didn't know was how much fun having little furry friends adds to family life. 'I loved watching my kids chase our dogs around or dress them up or just cuddle up together on the couch,' Crawford wrote. 'And as my kids grew older, and our dogs too, their friendly presence continued to bring joy to our lives.' She also revealed Widget's sister, their other family pet Sugar, previously died too. 'Wow today is a trip... I'm going to miss you Widget I love you so much and I'm going to hold you're [sic] spirit close to me forever fly high angel.' 'We had to say goodbye to our little girl Widget yesterday,' she wrote as she concluded her caption. 'She was a puppy for 17 years and we will miss her. Hopefully she is eating endless snacks with her "sister" Sugar somewhere in doggy heaven.' Kaia's brother Presley, Crawford and Rande Gerber's son, also shared a tribute to their beloved Shih Tzu. He shared a throwback photo of him with Widget and wrote: 'The two blondes in the fam.' Alongside a more recent snap of their dog, he penned a heartbreaking caption: 'Wow today is a trip... 'I'm going to miss you Widget I love you so much and I'm going to hold you're [sic] spirit close to me forever fly high angel.'
Daily Mail
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Cindy Crawford reveals devastating family loss: 'We had to say goodbye'
Cindy Crawford revealed the news that she and her family had suffered a devastating loss as their dog died. The natural beauty, 59, shared the sad news on social media Friday morning, posting sweet snaps of the pooch who had been a part of her family for nearly two decades. In a sweet eulogy for the adorable pup, the supermodel wrote about overcoming her fear of dogs for her kids after being bitten a couple of times as a child. 'After I had kids, I knew I didn't want to pass my fear of dogs along to them, so we got two small dogs — that weren't too scary ;)' she told her 8.2 million followers. 'What I didn't know was how much fun having little furry friends adds to family life,' she said. 'I loved watching my kids chase our dogs around or dress them up or just cuddle up together on the couch. And as my kids grew older, and our dogs too, their friendly presence continued to bring joy to our lives.' Revealing the sad news, the Meaningful Beauty co-founder wrote, 'We had to say goodbye to our little girl Widget yesterday.' Describing the lively pooch, Crawford wrote, 'She was a puppy for 17 years and we will miss her. Hopefully she is eating endless snacks with her 'sister' Sugar somewhere in doggy heaven.' 'Beautiful! Dogs are lovely! I used to be scared of them but confronted my fear and we got a dog we had her 15 whole years and now I feel stuck she's no longer here! Xx' wrote a fan who had overcome a similar fear. '17 years of unconditional love is something to grieve. Sorry all of you.❤️' wrote fellow supermodel Paulina Porizkova in condolence. 'So sorry for your loss. There's nothing like the love of a family dog. 17 years is a long life and I'm sure Widget will be missed by all,' said model Christy Turlington. Crawford's son, Presley Gerber, 25, also bid an emotional farewell to the dog who had been such a big part of his life. He first asked for friends and fans to send 'good thoughts and energy, his way in his Instagram Stories. 'Somebody close to me needs it right now.' The reason for the good wishes became clear a few hours later when he shared a sweet but short clip of him petting the sweet pooch's head for perhaps the final time on Thursday. 'Wow, today is a trip,' he wrote. 'I'm going to miss you Widget. I love you so much and I'm going to hold your spirit close to me forever. Fly high angel.' The model also shared a photo from his youth of him and Widget, writing 'Two blondes in the fam.'
