Ricky Gervais has paid tribute to the dog his After Life character owned following the animal’s death at the age of 13.

The Netflix comedy saw Vislor Antilly “Anti” played Brandy through three seasons of the show which is about a local newspaper reporter dealing with the death of his wife.

Gervais shared the sad news about the German Shepherd with viewers: “This is such sad news. Anti was a beautiful soul.

“We hit it off straight away and she helped make After Life my favourite filming experience of all time.

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