TV Show Modern Family's Much-Loved French Bulldog 'Stella' Passes Away After Filming Finale
The shows French bulldog named Stella suddenly died a few days right after the show wrapped its final episode on Feb 21. Stella whose real name was Beatrice first appeared on shows Season 2 when Jay Pritchett played by Ed ONeill starts to own a dog on the show.
In rather heartbreaking news for Modern Family fans, the show's French bulldog named Stella suddenly died a few days right after the show wrapped its final episode on Feb. 21. Stella, whose real name was Beatrice, first appeared on show's Season 2 when Jay Pritchett, played by Ed O¡¯Neill, starts to own a dog on the show.
On the show, Stella was originally played by a different French bulldog named Brigitte until Season 4 and later on, Beatrice was introduced.
The news was confirmed by Jesse Tyler Ferguson, who plays Mitchell Pritchett on the show after he posted it on Twitter. Sharing a picture from the sets, he wrote, ¡°Rest In Peace sweet Beatrice. We love you so much."
Rest In Peace sweet Beatrice. We love you so much ? https://t.co/kYzkl1m3ye pic.twitter.com/aGZZWH695g
¡ª Jesse Tyler Ferguson (@jessetyler) March 15, 2020
Beatrice¡¯s real owners Guin and Steve Solomon spoke to Bodie on the Road in 2016 and had confessed that O¡¯Neill was totally ¡°in love¡± with the dog. Guin was quoted as saying,
¡°Ed O¡¯Neill is in love with her! It¡¯s very easy working with him because he brings Beatrice treats like popcorn and always looks out for her. We¡¯ll be doing scenes in the backyard by the pool and in between takes he¡¯ll say, ¡®Would you please get Beatrice an umbrella, she¡¯s in the sun!'¡±
Stella's owner, Steve Solomon also spoke to PEOPLE magazine and confessed that Stella "worked her butt off" on set for all those years. He said,
"We can¡¯t thank her enough for that. When she was a little puppy she was just as cute as a button. Never thought she would be the star that she was. She ended up proving herself to be a great puppy on that show. Ed O¡¯Neill loved her to death just like the creators and that¡¯s why they put her on the show."
Modern Family star Sofia Vergara had also posted a video from the cast¡¯s last day on set in February.
¡°What a day!! Saying goodbye to our Modern Family,¡± she captioned the video.
