IT'S ABOUT UNCONDITIONAL LOVE!

Fat Tony is huge on the music scene, but to his cavapoo Reenie, he's just her doting owner. At home in Pimlico, he tells us why

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When internationally renowned DJ Fat Tony greets HELLO! at the door of his garden flat in London's stylish Pimlico, his adorable red cavapoo Reenie Taylor joins in with an enthusiastic bark.

“Everyone says she’s very much like me. It’s quite funny,” Tony says with a smile. “She has a real attitude problem. But I keep putting it down to her being two.”

Then, as we sink into each side of an comfortable velvet sofa, Reenie sits between us. “She’s a little joy, a bundle,” her proud owner adds. “She gets called a lot of things, but Boo Boo’s the main one, because she’s my little Boo Boo.”

Tony — born Anthony Marnach — rose to fame on London’s club scene in the 1980s and became best friends with Boy George and Kate Moss. He is now the go-to DJ on the celebrity scene and a favourite at the Beckhams’ big family events, such as Brooklyn's 2022 wedding to Nicola Peltz.

Beyond music, he’s known for his razor-sharp wit and the mix of hilarity and poignancy in his viral Instagram memes — and he is also known for his deep love of dogs.

LIFELONG PASSION

Indeed, he has had dogs throughout his life, starting with an English sheepdog named Worthington during his childhood. “From then on, I always had them. I don’t feel complete without a dog; they're my children,” he says.