Jason Oppenheim and Mary Fitzgerald. Daniele Venturelli/Getty Photographs for Purple Sea Worldwide Movie Festiva
Promoting Sundown‘s Jason Oppenheim and Mary Fitzgerald are dedicated to coparenting their canine — even after his loss of life.
“We’re [still coparenting Niko’s ashes]. Jason simply known as me a couple of minutes in the past letting me know the way [our other dog] Zelda is doing,” Mary, 44, completely advised Us Weekly earlier than the most recent season of the hit Netflix sequence began streaming on Friday, September 6.
Season 8 documented Jason, 47, and Mary, discovering out that their 18-year-old canine, Niko, was recognized with terminal well being points and solely had just a few days or perhaps weeks left with them.
“Niko has been in my life for 18 years. I received him when he was a pet,” Mary, who dated Jason earlier than Promoting Sundown debuted in 2019, recalled. “He has mainly been my little rock. He has been there licking my tears when I’m unhappy and celebrating all the thrill and wins. I don’t actually bear in mind life with out him.”
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Jason referred to Niko as “the closest factor” he and Mary even needed to “a son.” (The exes additionally share canine Zelda alongside with Mary’s husband, Romain Bonnet.)
“Romain is so supportive of it,” Mary added throughout her interview with Us. “And Jason is like his brother. So it’s superb.”
After Niko’s loss of life, the brokers on the Oppenheim Group gathered for a memorial potluck. They introduced meals whereas displaying help for Jason and Mary — who opened up about their unconventional grieving course of.
“We put Niko’s ashes within the ink, then we tattooed our arms,” Jason revealed. Mary added, “Some folks assume it’s a bit creepy, some folks assume it’s very cool. However it’s significant to us and he’s truly part of us now. I feel it’s freaking cool.”
Jason identified that it didn’t cease there. “We’re nonetheless coparenting the ashes so we shuttle,” he famous.
In a confessional, Nicole Younger referred to Jason and Mary’s resolution to make use of Niko’s ashes for his or her tattoo as “a bit regarding.” Nicole, 38, nonetheless, stood by Jason and Mary as they deliberate an elegant canine funeral for Niko. Earlier than the massive occasion, Jason tried to make himself really feel higher by happening a purchasing journey the place he dropped $275,000 on a 2022 Ferrari Roma.
The episode wrapped up by documenting Niko’s funeral, which included a proper gown code, canine friends, an enormous print out of Jason and Mary with their late pet, meals from McDonalds to honor Niko’s final meal, a number of emotional eulogies — and naturally, a combat between Bre Tiesi and Emma Hernan about unrelated drama.
“[Niko] had an important 18 years. What the f—ok, I can’t do that,” Jason mentioned to the gang earlier than taking a second to collect his feelings. “A whole lot of that was due to you guys and all the fur infants which are right here immediately. He lived a very loving and vibrant life. … I did the maths this morning on what number of occasions I’ve kissed Niko. It has been like 50,000 occasions.”
Jason continued: “After he handed, Mary and I came visiting proper there and took our footwear off and our socks off. We have been strolling on the grass and I felt Niko beneath my toes. I felt him in every single place. I consider that Niko is throughout us proper now.”
Mary additionally celebrated Niko’s affect on her, saying, “He has been the most effective resolution I’ve in all probability made apart from my son. … He was the most effective canine and he modified my life.”
On the finish of the memorial occasion, Jason and Mary took a few of Niko’s ashes to go away below a tree in Mary’s yard.
Circling again to the combat between Bre and Emma, the costars have been discussing how rumors about Chelsea Lazkani‘s marriage have been introduced up on the present after Bre met with a pal who had tea about Jeff Lazkani allegedly dishonest on Chelsea — and Chrishell Stause — got here to examine on Emma, which solely upset Bre extra.
“Get that f—king digital camera out of my face, I swear to God,” Bre advised producers as she left Mary’s home after the argument.
Promoting Sundown is at present streaming on Netflix.