Ralf Little spent around £2,000 adopting a stray puppy he found while filming in Guadeloupe.

Ralf Little

Ralf Little

The 41-year-old actor was shooting 'Death In Paradise' on the Caribbean island, and he fell in love with the dog so much he had to fly her to his home in the US.

He said: "There's loads of strays in Guadeloupe. We were filming at night and we walked to this location which was a bar and this little tiny black dog, she was three months old, comes bouncing up like an idiot.

"Instead of being a little bit sensible and keeping her distance, she's like, 'Hi everyone!' Dead happy to see us all.

"Anywhere, I carry on, do the scene, we finish for the night and we head back to the base... and the woman who is the costume supervisor has scooped her up under her arm and is walking along with her."

Ralf had already decided to name her after the titular characer in 'Dora the Explorer', and they formed a bond while the costume department worked hard to secure her a home in London.

He explained: "They got her a European passport, they got her a rabies vaccination, they got her worm tablets, they took her to the vet and they were ready to take her back home - they'd found a family in the UK she was gonna go to."

However, a couple of months later pandemic flight restrictions meant they couldn't take the dog back to the UK, so the actor decided to fly her 1,366 miles to his home in Florida, where he lives with screenplay writer Lindsey Ferrentino.

He added: "You wouldn't believe the time and effort it took to get her to the US. To get her over I probably spent about £2,000. She's just gorgeous."


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