Celebrities and their famous cats

The exact number of cats is difficult to determine, but the global population is thought to be over 400 million, including both pets and...
cats, reports the National Geographic Channel. The first cats appeared in Ancient Egypt and their origin is associated with Nubian wild cats. In Ancient Egypt, cats were sacred animals that were even worshiped by people. On the other hand, cats were brought to Europe by the ancient Romans, who brought them with them from their campaigns in the Middle East. In the modern world, it is difficult to imagine life without these furry paws.

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Cat Fatale by Karl Lagerfeld

One of the world's most famous felines is Choupete, the cat of Chanel's leading designer Karl Lagerfeld, who died in 2019. Lagerfeld first saw this white Burmese cat in 2011 and immediately fell in love. It is worth noting that the fashion designer was not the first owner of Shuppet; he actually confiscated the cat from model Baptista Giabiconi, who left the pet for care in Lagerfeld’s house. Since then, Lagerfeld and Schuppet have become inseparable.

The designer once told reporters that they regularly dine together and admitted that Shupete is quite a picky eater. Lagerfeld also said that she doesn't like to eat on the floor, so food is put on the table for her. Her favorite dishes were Japanese beef and jelly chicken with asparagus. According to foreign press estimates, after the death of the owner, Choupette received more than half of Lagerfeld's inheritance of 300 million euros. The cat has two maids, a personal driver and a social media manager. It is worth noting that her Instagram account has 259,000 subscribers. According to the New York Times, Choupette currently lives in Paris with his nanny, Lagerfeld's former housekeeper Françoise Cacot. In April 2023, Shuppet posed for Vogue magazine with supermodel Naomi Campbell.

Taylor Swift's cat family

Popular American singer Taylor Swift is a big fan of cats. Three cats live in her house - Meredith Gray, Olivia Benson and Benjamin Button. The singer named her first Scottish Fold cat after the main character of her favorite TV series “Grey's Anatomy”. It should be noted that Swift is so passionate about this series that it can be seen on Sundays at 19.00. On the FOX Life channel, a fan invited actress Elena Pompeo to star in her video for the song Bad Blood. Meredith the Cat is featured in Taylor's 2019 ME! in the first minutes of the video along with the singer’s other cat, Olivia Benson.

Olivia, on the other hand, got her name after the main character of the TV series Law & Order. She is the third richest pet in the world. It has been established that the capital of this Scottish fold cat reaches 97 million US dollars! In addition to appearing in Swift's music videos, Olivia has also appeared in several commercials, such as a 2014 Diet Coke commercial. In 2019, Taylor adopted another cat, named after a character from a popular story. Benjamin Button, unlike his sisters, is Ragdoll, which means Ragdoll in English. He can also often be seen on the owner’s social networks, and also appears in her video.

Freddie Mercury - with cats until his last breath

The legendary lead singer of the British rock band Queen owned at least ten cats during his life. Their names were Dorothy, Tiffany, Tom, Jerry, Delilah, Goliath, Lily, Miko, Oscar and Romeo, the last six of whom survived their owner, who died at the age of 45 on November 24, 1991. While on tour with the band, Mercury is known to often call home and ask whoever answers the phone to call his cats. According to longtime assistant Peter Freestone, the person who answered the phone brought one of all the cats to the phone so that the Queen frontman could listen to its meow. Freddie treated cats like children. They only occasionally received regular cat food, but their main menu consisted of fresh chicken and fish specially prepared for them. On the other hand, in 1985, Mercury once again proved his love for cats by dedicating his solo album Mr. Bad guy. Although Freddie loved all of his cats, he had one favorite named Dee Layla.

It was she who was with the master in his last minutes in this world. In one of his last interviews, Mercury said that he included longtime girlfriend Mary Austin and his cats in his will.

Anthony Hopkins's most trusted listener

When the world went through a pandemic and several countries imposed a lockdown, many famous people shared videos of how they are spending this time. One of the most heartfelt videos of this kind was a mini-concert filmed by Welsh actor Anthony Hopkins for only one live audience - his beloved cat named Niblo.

Hopkins then noticed that Niblo made sure he remained sane and demanded that his master entertain him in return. Unfortunately, the cat, who was about 15 years old, left for other hunting grounds last year. The actor announced this on the social network TikTok, dedicating warm farewell words to his friend. Interestingly, Niblo came into Hopkins' life completely by accident. The famous actor adopted a Hungarian stray cat during filming in Budapest. Niblo stayed with the hotel doorman, perhaps in the hope that he would find a new owner who would take care of the animal. Coincidentally, Anthony was staying at the same hotel. The next day, Hopkins and his wife took the cats into his temporary home, buying him toys and a huge bed. At first they hoped a responsible owner would emerge, but Hopkins and his wife Stella liked the cat so much that they decided to take her across the ocean to their home in Malibu, California.