John Bishop has revealed the news of a devastating family loss as he said “goodnight” in a heartbreaking message.
The 56-year-old, whose career spans over 20 years, is no stranger to keeping his loyal legion of fans updated on his life.
But on Thursday (June 8) he left plenty of his followers rallying around with support after he announced the sad death of the “heartbeat” of his animal family.
John Bishop shares sad news
Taking to his Instagram, John told his 860,000 followers that his pet pig Milo had died. Milo was the first rescue animal he and his family adopted more than 10 years ago.
Since then he has been the heartbeat of our animal family.
He shared a series of snaps of himself with Milo, including one of him feeding his beloved pig from a bowl of fruit. He also shared a snap of his wife Mel cuddling up to Milo.
Alongside the heartwarming pictures, John wrote: “Today we lost a friend. Milo was the first rescue animal @melbish1 adopted when I returned home from a tour to find him in the garden. Since then he has been the heartbeat of our animal family.
“I am so grateful that @melbish1 captured me sat with him last weekend, something I would often do until he would get bored of me and move away.”
John Bishop says ‘goodnight’
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