No more puppy love! Millie decides her dogs AREN’T for life... and gives three away
THEY say a dog is for life, but no one seems to have told that to Quality Street heiress Millie Mackintosh. Since she and her rapper husband moved to an £800,000 house in Lewisham in 2013, at least three of her dogs have been rehomed.
According to friends, the former Made In Chelsea star and Professor Green – real name Stephen Manderson – have found dog care too difficult given their work schedules.
Alfie the Staffordshire bull terrier, doberman Matilda and French bulldog Herby all seem to have moved out. A Boston terrier named Belle, introduced to the couple’s Instagram followers in December 2013 as the ‘new addition to the family’, also appears to be absent.
The couple do, however, seem to be having yet another attempt at being pet owners, having just acquired an Old English bull terrier called Arthur.
The first dog to go was Herby, who Millie acquired in 2012. Less than a year later, he was taken to a foster home in scenes filmed for Made In Chelsea. The heiress was later reunited with the dog, but then posted a picture of him on Instagram saying she had given him up, writing: ‘Saw my baby boy Herby today, it was so hard rehoming him but he’s much happier living without other dogs.’
Millie used to regularly update her one million Instagram followers with photos of her pets, but it has been 31 weeks since she shared one of Matilda, who the couple acquired in April last year, and Professor Green’s Alfie hasn’t been seen for 25 weeks. A source told The Mail on Sunday: ‘Millie and Stephen decided their previous dogs were too much to handle given their very busy schedules. They have a new one, Arthur, who fits perfectly into their lives. He’s great to have in the house and is easily trainable.’