George Stephanopoulos and Ali Wentworth are the proud dad and mom of an lovable new pet.
The couple launched their latest household addition on the Wednesday, July 2, episode of Good Morning America. “Our household determined the time was proper to rescue a brand new pup after our canine Cooper handed away in Might,” Stephanopoulos mentioned of the choice in a video package deal of himself and Wentworth assembly with a gaggle of puppies of their dwelling the evening prior.
Out of the “5 golden retrievers and two combined breed puppies” they met from the Pennsylvania animal shelter 1 Love 4 Animals, the pair determined to undertake a golden retriever named Fig. Following the video package deal, the pet joined Stephanopoulos and Wentworth within the GMA studio to fulfill the ABC morning present’s hosts.
“That is Fig! Little Figgy! She was rescued. We adopted her final evening. And if she wasn’t adopted, she in all probability would’ve spent her life in a cage as a breeder, and I do know what that appears like,” Wentworth — who shares her daughters Elliott and Harper with Stephanopoulos — joked. “She is de facto candy. She was coated in ticks and fleas, however not anymore, and we actually needed to undertake one other canine.”
Wentworth famous that she virtually determined to carry dwelling one other pet named Honeycomb, however the animal’s “skittish” nature wasn’t well-suited for all times in New York Metropolis. “After which I checked out this little woman, and she or he was identical to, ‘Hello! I is likely to be cuter than all people on this household,’” she shared.
Following Cooper’s loss of life earlier this 12 months, Wentworth mentioned she determined she had “the bandwidth to present different canines an ideal life” and was excited to seek out her and Stephanopoulos’ new canine by way of the 1 Love 4 Animals shelter.
“It’s an ideal group, and the puppies that we didn’t undertake — though we’d get a number of extra, [George] simply doesn’t know that — all the opposite puppies are nonetheless out there, particularly Honeycomb,” she mentioned, later revealing that her husband is a “cuddler” relating to their pets.
“He sits together with his laptop and my studying glasses, and he has a canine on his lap,” she gushed. “He’s mushy. This one cries at any time when he has a canine.”
Stephanopoulos celebrated Fig’s adoption through Instagram after the present. “Welcome to the household, Fig!” he captioned snaps of himself and Wentworth with their pup on GMA. “Due to @1love4animals in your superb work – and for bringing Fig into our lives.”
Again in Might, Wentworth introduced Cooper’s loss of life with a heartfelt Instagram tribute. “I misplaced my longtime companion. The best canine and integral a part of our household. He as soon as swam after an enormous Elk in a pond. Ate an entire bottle of melatonin and felt nothing. At all times devoured all of the sweet in our Christmas stockings. Slept on the foot of our mattress and dreamt operating in place,” she wrote over pictures of Cooper together with her household and associates through the years.
She continued, “He cherished each species. Particularly people. Kissed and cuddled everybody that got here by way of our door. Cooper was unconditionally adored by all. I’ll miss him with all my coronary heart. See you on the opposite aspect, Coop! We nonetheless have many squirrels to chase.”
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