Wild at Heart star Hamley the Giraffe (January 11, 2004 - November 10, 2010) died instantly after a tragic lightning strike on the show's set in South Africa.
The giraffe was one of several animals which appeared on the popular series, which follows the experiences of a British vet – played by 45-year-old Stephen Tompkinson – and his family after they move from Bristol to start a game farm in South Africa.
"Hamley was the most unique of all animals and that is why we have worked so closely and why we have featured him so heavily in the series," Tompkinson said.
Scottish actress Dawn Steele, 34, who plays the vet’s wife Alice, said: ‘Everyone is so sad here, Hamley was a huge part of the show. We still all cannot believe that he will not be wandering around set, trying to get into the make-up truck or trying to get into every scene he could!
I cannot express how he will be missed on Wild At Heart. He was like another actor... only taller!
He touched everyone’s lives, even visitors and family who joined us on set knew of the amazing Hamley. I am only glad that in his short life he left so many memories. It will not be, and is not, the same without him.’
Officials said Hamley would be buried at the reserve, which lies in Broederstroom, around 20 miles north of Johannesburg.
(source: The Daily Mail UK)
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