SAD NEWS: ITV Emmerdale’s Natalie J Robb makes HEARTBREAKING ANNOUNCEMENT following tragic D3ATH of Soul Mate

Emmerdale’s Natalie J Robb, who portrays Moira Dingle, has shared her heartache following the loss of her ‘soul mate’, her rescue dog Bronson.

Natalie, who first graced our screens as Moira in 2009, has been a staple character in the soap, involved in numerous high-profile storylines.

From village love affairs to a recent battle with a brain tumour, Moira’s life in the Dales has been anything but dull.

However, off-screen, Natalie faced personal tragedy in February 2024 when her cherished rescue dog, Bronson, p@ssed away at the age of 15.

Bronson, a Japanese Akita and Rottweiler crossbreed, was rescued by Natalie when he was two years old, and they were inseparable ever since, reports the Daily Star.

Speaking about his p@ssing, she told Mirror: “I hadn’t experienced grief like it and it was awful. I missed him so much. I found it particularly hard coming home from a day’s filming and him not being there. It was tough.”

The actress then revealed how she keeps Bronson close to her heart. Natalie said: “I had a necklace made with his chest hair inside and he is by my heart. I never take it off other than when I am playing Moira.”

However, last summer, Natalie dreamt of a “big blonde dog running through the woods” with her.

A few weeks later, she saw an advert from a Spanish rescue centre for “a mastiff dog looking exactly the same as the one in my dream”.

She continued: “It was as if Bronson was telepathic and sending me a message. I rang them up and while I couldn’t meet him because of work, I saw lots of videos of him. Because of the dream, I knew this dog was for me.”

Four-and-a-half months after Natalie made her first enquiry, her new pup Buddy arrived by boat in the UK last November.