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Your support makes all the difference.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead more<\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nTom Brady has shared that his dog Junie is a clone of his late pet, Lua, who died in 2023. <\/p>\n
The former NFL quarterback, 48, announced that he cloned his late dog with Colossal Biosciences, a Dallas-based biotech company that claims they are \u201cdeveloping the science that will save us, our planet and the species that inhabit it.,\u201d according to the company website. <\/p>\n
\u201cI love my animals. They mean the world to me and my family,\u201d Brady said in the announcement, shared with People<\/em>. \u201cA few years ago, I worked with Colossal and leveraged their non-invasive cloning technology through a simple blood draw of our family’s elderly dog before she passed.\u201d<\/p>\nColossal Biosciences also revealed that it acquired another company, Viagen Pets and Equine, which is responsible for cloning many pets of celebrities. This includes cloning Barbara Streisand\u2019s dog Samantha, who died in 2017, and Paris Hilton\u2019s beloved dog Diamond Baby, who went missing in 2022, into two puppies. <\/p>\n
The former New England Patriots star thanked Colossal for giving his family \u201ca second chance with a clone of [their] beloved dog.\u201d<\/p>\n
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open image in gallery<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>Tom Brady says his dog was cloned through \u2018a simple blood draw\u2019 of his late pet (Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\u201c[I am] excited how Colossal and Viagen’s tech together can help both families losing their beloved pets while helping to save endangered species,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n
Brady and his ex-wife, Gisele B\u00fcndchen, announced the death of their family pet, Lua, in December 2023. <\/p>\n
\u201cOur little Lulu, our guardian angel is gone to heaven. She will forever live in our hearts. We already miss her sooooo much! #unconditionallove RIPLua,\u201d the model wrote on Instagram at the time. Her post also included photos of Lua with her and Brady\u2019s three children together: Jack, 18, Benjamin, 15, and Vivian, 12. <\/p>\n
The Fox Sports analyst also posted a tribute to his family pet on his Instagram Story at the time. He shared a photo of Lua with his kids, alongside the caption: \u201cWe love you Lua, RIP\u2026Forever in our hearts.\u201d <\/p>\n
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open image in gallery<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>Tom Brady\u2019s ex-wife Gisele Bundchen with their late dog, who died in 2023 (@gisele\/Instagram)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nBrady isn\u2019t the first celebrity to open up about cloning a beloved pet. During a 2023 episode of her reality, Paris in Love<\/em>, Hilton reflected on her dog Diamond Baby, whom she called her \u201cbest friend,\u201d going missing. While the pet was never found, Hilton was grateful that she could honor her with two cloned puppies. <\/p>\n\u201c[These are] your grand-doggy babies. This is Diamond and Baby, Diamond\u2019s clones,\u201d she told her mother, Kathy Hilton, on the show. The DJ also shared that it was her husband, Carter Reum, who \u201cfound a company\u201d that can clone your dog. <\/p>\n
\u201cThey just can take a dog\u2019s cells and they can make your same exact dog,\u201d she explained, while her mom responded with tears in her eyes. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n