In 2011, the first animal performance was crowned winner of "Britain's Got Talent." One half of the duo, Ashleigh, was just a teenager in school when she won, and she was able to share the achievement with her stage partner, Pudsey the Bichon Frise, Chinese Crested Powderpuff, and Border Collie mix. The two won Britain's hearts performing choreographed dance numbers, and after they won "Britain's Got Talent," their careers really took off.

They were invited to perform in a " The Wizard of Oz" pantomime for three years in a row and guest judged on "Top Dog Model" and "That Dog Can Dance!" Pudsey was even granted a £350,000 book deal. Officially national treasures by 2014, they starred in "Pudsey: The Movie" and performed for the queen on a number of occasions. After Ashleigh secured her placement in the limelight without Pudsey by appearing on "Celebrity First Dates," she found herself in the middle of a scandal, having reportedly slept with a friend's boyfriend. Her image was temporarily damaged, with a source telling the Mirror she was "completely two-faced."

Then, in 2017, Pudsey sadly died from cancer. Ashleigh shared the news on Instagram in a post captioned, "'I can't honestly believe I am writing these words. My handsome man has gone and I don't know what to do without him."