The Young and the Restless star Courtney Hope open up on social media about a deeply personal and heartbreaking loss.
The actress shared on Instagram that after 16 years the actress had to say goodbye, for now, to her dog.
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The actress posted numerous pictures of herself and her pets along with the following caption, “The day I’ve dreaded for 16 years. My soul pup, the one who woke up the mother in me, my best friend and my shadow 💫crossed the bridge into heaven 🫶🏼. Miss Stevie Nicks, Steven McQueen, my bug and bubba. If you knew me, you knew her. I never expected life could be so vibrant until she came and woke me up. Got me through the hardest times of my life and brought joy to every moment. There wasn’t a room I walked into that she wasn’t behind me.
I’m thankful I was entrusted with loving her and guiding her just as she loved and guided me. To be a witness to her boundless love and fierce nature was a privilege. She fought until the very end and made sure we knew it was going to be okay. Barely able to breathe, she stood up energetically one last time and walked to every family member in the room and stared them in the eye, making sure they were seen and thanked, before laying her head onto my chest and taking her last breath. A true angel on earth. She taught me that having grit, strength and boundaries can co-exist with gentleness, unconditional love and a humble yet unshakable confidence.
I was given the honor of taking care of her in this life, and sometimes taking care of something means letting it go to spread its wings and fly onto the next adventure🪽 – I promised her I would be okay, because I know this is just goodbye for now ❤️ and she left with a wink and a smile. Until our next meeting 🐶🫶🏼👩🏼🦰 forever holding your lucky rabbit’s foot 🐰.
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Hope’s The Young and the Restless costars quickly took to the comment section to show their support. Jason Thompson commented, “Ahhh. I know how much you loved Stevie.”, Susan Walters shared, “I’m so sorry, Courtney. It’s just the worst. But what a lucky pup to have you as their person ❤️”, and Brytni Sarpy added, “🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍”
Fans also shared messages of support for Hope with one commenting, “I’m so very sorry for your loss. Stevie looks like an amazing dog and from your wonderful tribute, I can see you gave her an amazing life. ❤️thinking of you and praying for you during this time – our furry friends are truly a part of our family❤️❤️❤️ so loved and missed.” While another shared, “My heart hurts for you sweet Courtney…but I know your angel Stevie is just saying “see you later” as she waits on the other side of the rainbow bridge for you. What a blessing that you had each other in this life… my prayers for healing of your heart. 🙏🏼🦋
Thank you for taking such good care of your mama, Stevie Nicks! 🩷🌈”
The Young and the Restless airs weekdays on CBS and weeknights on Paramount+.
