'We miss you': Kevin Bacon and wife Kyra Sedgwick mourn loss of their dog Lily after 13 years of companionship
Actor Kevin Bacon and his wife Kyra Sedgwick's beloved family dog Lily, who was 13 years old, has died. The 'Footloose' actor revealed the sad news on Sunday, August 7.
The couple took to their respective Instagram accounts to reveal the heartbreaking news with both Kevin and Kyra giving their own separate tributes to their beloved pet. Bacon's doggy tribute received condolence messages from Michelle Pfeiffer and comedian Chelsea Handler as well as his 'They/Them' co-stars Austin Crute and Darwin Del Fabro. 'City on a Hill' co-star Matthew Del Negro and 'The Following' director Marcos Siega also commented on Bacon's Instagram post.
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Kevin shared several personal photos of Lily enjoying family time in his Instagram post. The 64-year-old star said in the caption, "Goodbye sweet Lilly. We miss you already."
Meanwhile, Kevin's wife Kyra explained in an Instagram post how much Lily meant to her. She shared an adorable picture of her pet relaxing in bed. Kyra wrote, "Had to say goodbye to our sweet crazy girl today. While she took a piece of my heart with her, it was worth it! RIP Lily 💕."
Kevin and Kyra are both animal lovers and have frequently shared videos from their family's farm in Connecticut. In January, Kevin posted a video from their farm in which the couple performed a sweet acoustic duet, of their rendition of the 1969 track 'Two of Us' by The Beatles. Kevin wrote, "Like so many others I couldn't get enough of Peter Jackson's brilliant Get Back," ading that "watching The Beatles write a song asks the question how much of genius is inspiration and how much is perspiration? Are artists born with that kind of talent or is it the ten thousand hours. Anyway here's #GoatSongs with @kyrasedgwickofficial."
How did Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick meet?
Kevin, during an appearance on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, admitted that he met his future wife when he was 19 and Kyra was only 12. At that time, Kevin was performing in a stage show at the Cherry Lane Theatre downtown.
Spilling further details to Hello Magazine, Kevin said, "so she went to a matinee with her brother and then went to a deli. I was there getting a sandwich before the evening show and [her brother] said, 'That's the actor! Go talk to him.' Kyra walked up and said, 'Hi, you were good in that play.'
Years later, Kevin and Kyra officially met on set while filming the 1988 TV movie 'Lemon Sky'. At the time, Kyra was 21 while Bacon was in his late 20s. Destiny played its part and Kevin married Kyra on September 4,1988. The The couple have now been together for over 30 years. They are parents to two children, 30-year-old daughter Sosie and 33-year-old son Travis. The couple often share romantic pictures of themselves on social media.