{"id":2136284,"date":"2025-11-05T06:31:37","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T06:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2136284"},"modified":"2025-11-05T06:31:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T06:31:37","slug":"tom-brady-admits-dog-junie-is-a-clone-of-beloved-late-pet-lua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/tom-brady-admits-dog-junie-is-a-clone-of-beloved-late-pet-lua\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Brady admits dog Junie is a clone of &#8216;beloved&#8217; late pet Lua"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Tom Brady\u2019s \u201cbeloved\u201d dog Lua <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/12\/23\/sports\/tom-brady-gisele-bundchen-announce-death-of-family-dog-lua\/\">died in 2023<\/a> \u2014 and the canine\u2019s blood was used to make a clone.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the retired NFL player revealed his new dog Junie\u2019s origins in a joint statement with Colossal Biosciences, with whom he worked to clone Lua.<\/p>\n<p>The former quarterback, who is an investor in the company, gushed over the \u201csecond chance\u201d his family has with Junie, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tom-brady-cloned-his-dog-lua-11842661\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to People<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Tom Brady\u2019s dog Junie was cloned from his late dog Lua. <span class=\"credit\">VAEM\/MIAMIPIXX \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Lua died in December 2023. <span class=\"credit\">Tom Brady<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI love my animals. They mean the world to me and my family,\u201d the ex-athlete, 48, explained. \u201cA few years ago, I worked with Colossal and leveraged their non-invasive cloning technology through a simple blood draw of our family\u2019s elderly dog before she passed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brady\u2019s reveal comes as Colossal Biosciences acquires Viagen Pets and Equine, the company that twice <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2018\/02\/27\/barbra-streisand-cloned-her-dog-twice\/\">cloned Barbra Streisand\u2019s dead dog<\/a> Samantha, as well as Paris Hilton\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/10\/04\/paris-hilton-says-seven-pet-psychics-said-her-missing-dog-is-still-alive\/\">missing dog Diamond Baby<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[I\u2019m] excited how Colossal and Viagen\u2019s tech together can help both families losing their beloved pets while helping to save endangered species,\u201d the former New England Patriots player concluded.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Colossal Sciences collected a blood sample from the canine prior to her passing. <span class=\"credit\">VAEM\/MIAMIPIXX \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Brady wrote in a statement Tuesday that he now has a \u201csecond chance\u201d with his \u201cbeloved\u201d pet. <span class=\"credit\">Facebook<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Brady and his ex-wife, Gisele B\u00fcndchen, adopted Lua during <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/article\/tom-brady-gisele-bundchen-relationship-timeline\/\">their time together<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Victoria\u2019s Secret Angel, 45, shared the pit bull mix\u2019s death with her Instagram followers in an emotional tribute in December 2023.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur little Lulu, our guardian angel is gone to heaven,\u201d the model wrote at the time. \u201cShe will forever live in our hearts. We already miss her sooooo much! #unconditionallove RIPLua \ud83d\udc94.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cI love my animals,\u201d the former quarterback gushed. <span class=\"credit\">Tom Brady<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cThey mean the world to me and my family,\u201d he added. <span class=\"credit\">RMLA \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100% \" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.nypost.com\/protected-iframe\/7243f1477b3245f2f0745dd957e58dbc\" scrolling=\"auto\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"\" allow=\"camera; fullscreen;\"><br \/>\n\t<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Brady, for his part, wrote, \u201cWe love you Lua, RIP.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a separate Instagram Story post, the Fox Sports commentator added that the \u201csweetest and cutest\u201d canine would be \u201cforever in [their] hearts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He and B\u00fcndchen both shared sweet snaps of Lua with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/article\/tom-bradys-and-gisele-bundchens-kids-meet-their-3-children\/\">their two kids<\/a>, Benjamin, 15, and Vivian, 12.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Brady adopted Lua, a pit bull mix, while married to ex-wife Gisele B\u00fcndchen. <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The model mourned her \u201cguardian angel\u201d via Instagram when Lua died. <span class=\"credit\">Gisele Bundchen\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Brady is also the father of 18-year-old son Jack, whom he welcomed with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/entertainment\/tom-brady-bridget-moynahan-relationship-timeline\/\">ex Bridget Moynahan<\/a> early into his romance with B\u00fcndchen.<\/p>\n<p>As for the B\u00fcndchen, she made headlines in February for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/02\/05\/parents\/gisele-bundchen-welcomes-third-baby-first-with-boyfriend-joaquim-valente-report\/\">giving birth to a baby boy<\/a> with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/11\/14\/who-is-joaquim-valente-meet-gisele-bundchens-new-man\/\">her boyfriend, Joaquim Valente<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>B\u00fcndchen sparked romance rumors with Valente, her jiu-jitsu trainer, on the heels of her 2022 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/10\/28\/gisele-bundchen-divorcing-tom-brady-after-13-years-of-marriage\/\">split from Brady<\/a> \u2014 and the duo <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/11\/25\/celebrity-news\/gisele-bundchen-seen-with-jiu-jitsu-trainer-joaquim-valente-in-costa-rica\/\">went public with their relationship<\/a> the following year.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source pagesix.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Brady\u2019s \u201cbeloved\u201d dog Lua died in 2023 \u2014 and the canine\u2019s blood was used to make a clone. On Tuesday, the retired NFL player revealed his new dog Junie\u2019s origins in a joint statement with Colossal Biosciences, with whom he worked to clone Lua. 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