EastEnders star Heather Peace announces the death of her 17-year-old dog Bungle – as she describes him as her ‘most perfect friend’
EastEnders star Heather Peace has announced the death of her beloved dog Bungle.
The 46-year-old actress, who plays Eve Unwin in the BBC soap, shared a series of heartbreaking old photographs with her late pooch on Thursday.
Describing her 17-year-old dog s her ‘most perfect friend’ she wrote on her Twitter account: ‘Tonight he went to his eternal sleep. My most perfect friend since 2005.
Sad: Heather Peace, who plays Eve Unwin in the BBC announced the sad death of her beloved dog Bungle on Thursday
‘Dearest Bungle. An absolute legend of dogs. Absolute unconditional, pure, love.’
She told her followers: ‘Hold them tight. The time we have with them is too short. RIP Bungle. Sleep well dearest soul. xxx.’
Heather joined the BBC soap last year as Stacey Slater’s former cellmate and current wife.
Unconditional love: She described her 17-year-old pooch as her ‘most perfect friend’
But before her arrival to the Square, she had several other roles in British soaps.
She started her acting career as Anne Cullen on Emmerdale in 1997 and has since appeared in The Bill, London’s Burning, Casualty, Heartbeat and Waterloo Road.
Talking about joining the long running programme, she said: ‘I’m absolutely thrilled to be joining the cast of EastEnders and I love my character Eve.
‘She’s tough, but fair; super bright and cheeky.
‘I’m loving working with such a brilliant cast, in particular Lacey Turner.
Heartbroken: The 46-year-old actress, who plays Eve Unwin in the BBC soap shared a series of heartbreaking pictures on her Twitter account
‘We immediately got on and sparked off each other which makes going to work easy and fun.’
Jon Sen, Executive Producer added: ‘We are delighted to welcome Heather Peace to the cast of EastEnders.
‘She is playing a fascinating character in Eve and her arrival in Albert Square will be sure to cause a whole lot of mayhem which we can’t wait to explore, particularly through her relationship with Stacey and the rest of the Slater clan.
‘Heather brings the perfect amount of boldness and wit to the role and we can’t wait to introduce her to the fans.’
Jailbirds: Heather joined the BBC soap last year as Stacey Slater’s former cellmate and current wife
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