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USA Today via Reuters

USA Today via Reuters

Ever since retirement or just saying no to football temporarily, former tight end legend Rob Gronkowski has been spending most of his time doing retired things, kicking field goals in Super Bowls, and spending time with his girlfriend Camille Kostek. However, recently, she chose to spend some quality time alone.

And instead of missing Gronk during dinner, the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model missed another close family member. Ralphie Gronkowski. No, that’s not the couple’s son or daughter. It’s their 2-year-old French Bulldog and Camille just can’t do without him.

Camille Kostek misses Ralphie and not Rob Gronkowkski

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On Saturday, Camille dropped by Amanda Uprichard’s new collection premiere in New York City. “Of course, I chose their new denim set to style it up,” she captioned the post. After the event, she attended a dinner with friends from the fashion event. And to the table right next to theirs was a dog sitting patiently in its seat waiting for the meal to arrive. And Camille couldn’t pay attention to her present company anymore.

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Went to dinner after the event and this was my table neighbor,” she said in a story on her Instagram. And after seeing this fur buddy, she missed her own. Kostek simply couldn’t resist video-calling back home.

The dog at the table made me miss Ralphie Gronkowski even more. So I had to FaceTime him. Love of my life,” she added another story minutes later, featuring Ralphie on the screenshot. And it was probably 4x Super Bowl champion Rob holding the phone.

Camille and Ralphie share a super close bond

Ralphie looks like an adorable pup. However, owing to his super celebrity parents, Rob and Camille, he has also garnered popularity of his own, with over 57,000 followers on Instagram. And it’s mostly Camille who handles Ralphie’s social media accounts.

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The couple celebrated the French bulldog’s second birthday around Christmas last year. “There is no doubt in my mind that God made this sweet little unconditional loving being to heal my heart and calm my mind. Happy 2-year-old birthday to my sweet Ralphie !!! My world-travelling, snuggle bug, nature-loving boy. You make everything better,” she had captioned a post with her best friend around that time.

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He’s so cute, it doesn’t even matter,” former New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers champion Rob Gronkowski said in one of Ralphie’s ‘farting’ posts on Instagram. And looks like the couple just can’t do without their bundle of joy around.