Ricky Gervais paid tribute to his canine co-star Anti on Wednesday following his death at age 13.
Vislor Antilly, known to most people as Brandy, the comedian’s faithful companion on Netflix’s After Life, died peacefully at her home in Oxfordshire.
Ricky uploaded a photo of him and Anti sitting on a park bench, from the series, to share the news with X fans.
He wrote: ‘Sad news. ‘Anti’, who played ‘Brandy’ on AfterLife, has passed away. She was 13 years old and a very good girl.’
The actor later added in a statement: “This is very sad news. Anti was a beautiful soul. We hit it off immediately and she helped make After Life my favorite movie experience of all time.
“I’m so glad I told her a hundred times a day that she was a very good girl.”
Ricky Gervais on Wednesday paid tribute to his canine co-star Anti following his death at age 13.

Vislor Antilly, known to most people as Brandy, the comedian’s faithful companion on Netflix’s After Life, died peacefully at her home in Oxfordshire.
In 2018, Ricky hand-cast Anti as Brandy, Tony Johnson’s (Ricky) faithful sidekick.
The dark comedy-drama, which premiered in 2019, follows the story of journalist Tony, who struggles to come to terms with the death of his wife Lisa (played by Kerry Godliman).
The show reached the #1 spot on Netflix’s most-watched shows worldwide.
Anti gained worldwide fame, resulting in Ricky having to repeatedly promise his fans on social media that “the dog doesn’t die” before each season, earning him the title of “The Most Famous Dog in the World” for his role as the faithful . Tony’s friend and helping him deal with the pain of losing Lisa.
In 2022, Anti’s owner revealed that she receives the same levels of affection at home, where she is treated like the “queen of the family.”
Owner and trainer Ash Foster, who has had her since the day she was born, told the Daily Mail that Anti remained dedicated to her work on film sets, where she has impressed the likes of George Clooney, Tom Cruise and Martin Clunes. .
But when he’s at home, the dog loves nothing more than sitting on the couch watching Netflix, eating cheese, and drinking tea with oat milk.
Foster said of Anti: “I gave her to the world.” I had her mother and I was there when she was born. He has lived with me all my life.

Ricky uploaded a photo of him and Anti from the series and wrote: ‘Sad news. ‘Anti’, who played ‘Brandy’ on AfterLife, has passed away. She was 13 years old and was a very good girl.

The actor later added in a statement: “This is very sad news. Anti was a beautiful soul. We hit it off immediately and she helped make After Life my favorite movie experience of all time.

In 2022, Anti’s owner revealed that she is showered with the same levels of affection at home, where she is treated like the “queen of the family.”
He added: “She is as much a part of my identity as my wife is right now.” She is very special to me. She is basically the queen of the family. Almost adored in our house.
‘At home she just wants to sit on the couch and watch Netflix with you.
‘She is very active when we take her out, she likes to swim, we go cycling and she runs alongside the bikes. You can take her to the pub.
‘She has always been a perfect dog. How she is in After Life is how she is at home.’
Ricky, who has written, starred in, directed and edited every season, became friends with Anti after choosing her on a website to be his character Tony’s beloved pet.
Speaking about the couple’s relationship during filming, Foster said: “It’s been quite a beautiful thing.
‘They’ve recently released a lot of trailers just of him (Gervais) and her (Anti) along with the song Your My Best Friend by Queen, when you look at things like that it’s quite sad.
“I like to think of it as her perfect time capsule. I know she’ll never die in After Life, but when she does, it’s what I’ll remember her by.”
Anti, whose full name is Antilly, has plenty of experience appearing on screen, having started his career at just two years old.
Anti was born in April 2011 in Herefordshire, at the home of Vislor Dog Training Centre.

The canine has enjoyed a varied career starring in film and television hits and starred alongside Martin Clunes in the seventh season of Doc Martin.
He became part of a four-legged family that had already appeared on the big screen: Anti’s parents, also raised by Vislor trainers Travis and Ashley Foster, appeared alongside Bane’s henchmen in the box office hit Christopher Nolan, Batman: The Dark Knight Rises. in 2012.
She got her first taste of fame opposite Tom Cruise in Doug Liman’s Edge of Tomorrow in 2014, and went on to appear with Michael Fassbender in Trespass Against Us and George Clooney in The Midnight Sky, who then cast Anti in his 2023 release The Boys on the boat.
His television work included the BBC’s The Capture alongside Holliday Grainger and Ron Perlman, ITV’s Doc Martin where he performed stunts with Martin Clunes, Britain’s Got More Talent with David Walliams and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown.
His final on-camera stunt premiered in July 2024, Midsomer Murders season 23, episode 2, The Debt of Lies, playing a retired police dog who apprehends the killer before retiring in real life from film and television to 11 years old.