Jonathan Ross cancels TV show after dog death
Ross and his black pug had flown out to Moscow earlier this year to record an ITV series set to feature the two of them travelling the 5,600-mile route from Russia to China.
Details about what happened are not clear, but it is believed the family pet died on the train.
Ross was said to be "inconsolable" and the series was scrapped.
According to The Mirror newspaper Ross, who has two daughters and a son with his wife Jane, is so upset that he has barely spoken about their loss.
Ross took Mr Pickle on his BBC chat show almost four years ago, and regularly tweeted about his antics at home.
Mr Pickle's personal website was taken down because it was too upsetting for Ross and his family.
A TV associate of the star said: "One of the things Jonathan was really looking forward to after he left the BBC was getting to do a few more off-the-wall productions. Top of his list was this trip with Mr Pickle."
They added: "To say Jonathan was devastated is an understatement, he was totally distraught."
Ross jetted out to Russia three months ago to start preliminary filming, but he is now back in the UK.
Source: rte
