Ricky Gervais left heartbroken as he shares ‘sad news’ of After Life co-star’s death: ‘A very good girl’
Ricky Gervais has shared the sad news that his co-star from After Life, Anti, who played the beloved Brandy, has died at the age of 13.
Vislor Antilly shared the screen with Gervais for three seasons of the Netflix series and became a fond friend of Gervais.
In After Life, Tony (played by Ricky Gervais) struggles to fill the void left behind by his late wife, but his dog Brandy is the reason for him to go on.
During interviews about the series, Gervais often spoke fondly of Anti and shared their experiences on set with one another.
He took to his X account today to share the news that his co-star had died at the age of 13, sharing his sadness.
Posting an image of the pair of them together, he penned: “Sad News. Anti, who played ‘Brandy’ in After Life, has died. She was 13 and a very good girl.”
Sad News. ‘Anti’, who played ‘Brandy’ in AfterLife, has died. She was 13 and a very good girl 😢 pic.twitter.com/KgxnFfAOWl
— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) January 22, 2025
Fans were left shocked by the news, as one commented: “She was fantastic in that show, and the show was brilliant in its own right.”
“HOW VERY SAD. SHE WILL BE MISSED,” another penned before someone else added: “Sorry to hear that, dogs are part of the family.”
“Now I’m sad. We don’t deserve dogs,” a fourth noted as another expressed: “I’m sorry to hear about this. May she rest in peace.”
Another sad fan said: “Urgh so s**t losing a pet, it’s like losing a family member!” (sic)
After the show came to an end, Anti appeared in an advert for Gervais’ vodka brand, Dutch Barn Orchard Vodka.
The pair sat on a bench with Gervais, similar to a bench from the series, leaving fans thrilled at their reunion.
Anti’s owner, Mr Foster, previously opened up about the unique bond Gervais and Anti had and said: “‘It’s been quite a beautiful thing.
“Recently they’ve released a lot of trailers of just him [Gervais] and her [Anti] together with Queen’s Your My Best Friend song, when you look at things like that it’s quite sad.
“I like to think of it as the perfect time capsule of her, I know she’s never going to die in After Life but when she does go that’s going to be the thing I remember her by.”
Speaking of how she was treated when at home, Mr Foster added: “She is very special to me. She is basically the queen of the family. Almost worshipped in our house.
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“At home, she just wants to get on the sofa and watch Netflix with you. She is very active when we take her out, she likes to swim, we go cycling on our bikes and she’ll run alongside the bikes.
“You can take her to the pub. She’s always been a perfect dog. How she is on After Life is how she is at home.”