Model Abbey Clancy and former England international footballer Peter Crouch faced a devastating decision ahead of losing a beloved family pet
10:29, 23 Dec 2025Updated 14:27, 23 Dec 2025
Abbey Clancy was preparing for a devastating loss(Image: Karwai Tang, WireImagevia Getty Images)
Abbey Clancy said there’s “nothing they can do” as she prepared for a heartbreaking family loss this Christmas. The model shares four children with former England footballer Peter Crouch.
But Abbey, 39, revealed the family had to prepare themselves for a heartbreaking loss this Christmas. Her beloved cat Maggie, who had been with Abbey for over 20 years, had to be put down last week.
Before saying the sad goodbyes to Maggie, Abbey says the family had a “cuddle” with the feline and took their final photos together. On The Therapy Crouch podcast, Abbey said: “We’ve got a sad week, my cat baby has had to be put down this week. She’s on palliative care at home, she’s got stage four kidney failure.
“She’s on pain killers. She’s been in the hospital all week on fluids and there’s nothing they can do.
“Even on medication she was deteriorating and I said, ‘Look, I want her home’, so we all had a nice cuddle in bed last night and took pictures with her, but yeah.”
Abbey is married to former England star Peter Crouch(Image: Getty Images)
Peter, who netted 22 times in 42 England caps, added: “She’s still with us but it’s time that we made a decision. She’s had the best life.”
Abbey paid tribute to Maggie on Instagram, sharing a snap of two of her children cuddling the beloved family pet. She wrote: “Goodnight my beautiful baby. You were one in a million. 20 years with you I’m heartbroken.”
In another snap the mum-of-four posted a pic of one of her sons cuddling Maggie on what looked like the kitchen floor and wrote: “Lost without you baby,” followed by a red love heart.
Maggie’s death comes just weeks after the family welcomed a new addition. They brought home a ‘teacup’ Maltese dog called Bambi, the same breed as Abbey’s mum’s dog Bella, for daughter Liberty’s 10th birthday.
Abbey Clancy shared the sad news her beloved cat Maggie has died(Image: Instagram )
On a previous edition of The Therapy Crouch, Abbey said: “Lib was saying please, mummy, can I get a Bella? And I just thought, you know what? I’m going to get one.”
Peter, 44, originally resisted getting a new dog, pointing out the family already have a black labrador, cavapoo, tabby cat, a stray kitten they recently adopted from Portugal and a lizard, which was a birthday request from her youngest son Jack for his fifth birthday. Abbey however didn’t listen and the family welcomed Bambi in November.
He recalled: “I’m sitting there on a Sunday, and Abbey walks in with it under her jumper, saying ‘It’s arrived!’ I just couldn’t believe it. We talk about losing the dressing room, right? I’ve lost the household.”
Abbey has insisted her love of having animals in the house stems from her own childhood when she wasn’t allowed pets. And the one pet she did have – a kitten – was given away by her mum to a policeman. She shared: “I’ve still got PTSD from my childhood because I was never allowed a pet. The one kitten I had, my mum gave away to a policeman.”
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