18 Celebrities You Won’t Believe Are Cat Lovers!

18 Celebrities You Won’t Believe Are Cat Lovers!

Hey cat lovers and welcome back to another video. You might think of celebrities as dog people, but guess what? Some of the biggest stars in the world are actually cat lovers. From Hollywood legends to chart-topping musicians, these 18 celebrities might just surprise you with their love for feline friends.

 You won’t believe who made the list. If you enjoy this kind of content, subscribe to the channel for more cat videos. Now, let’s reveal the famous faces who secretly or not so secretly love cats. Number one, Taylor Swift. Taylor Swift is one of the most famous people in the world, and she is arguably the most famous cat lover.

 Swift is well-known for her love of cats, and she often shares photos of them on social media and with fans. She has three cats, all of whom are named after movie and TV show characters. Meredith Grey, Olivia Benson, and Benjamin Button. Olivia Benson, her Scottish Fold cat named after the main character in Law & Order SVU, is the world’s second richest cat with an estimated net worth of almost a hundred million dollars.

 Benjamin Button, her Ragdoll cat, is featured with Swift on her 2023 Time Person of the Year cover. Both Meredith, another Scottish Fold, and Olivia Benson are also featured in Deadpool 2 on a T-shirt that Ryan Reynolds’ character is wearing in the beginning. All three of Swift’s cats have had a large pop culture impact, and they continue to be some of the most well-known and beloved celebrity pets in the world.

 Number two, Drew Barrymore. Drew Barrymore, famous actress and the host of The Drew Barrymore Show, is another huge cat lover in Hollywood. Barrymore currently has four cats: Peach, Lucky, Big Kitty, and Little Kitty Barrymore. Her cats are rescued and adopted, and she often says her children love playing with the pets.

Barrymore recently partnered with Purina’s Tidy Cats, a company which has had a particularly big influence on her career as her first ever acting gig at just 11 months old was in a Purina commercial. Number three, Ricky Gervais. Ricky Gervais, a popular English comedian and actor, has a long history as a cat lover.

 Gervais shared his journey as a cat foster on social media during the COVID-19 lockdowns. Pickalicious Fatkins the First, or Pickles for short. This came 7 months after the death of his beloved Burmese mix cat, Ollie, who passed away at 16 years old. After her death, Gervais and his wife shared some of their most beloved moments with Ollie on social media.

 They also got very involved in animal welfare and volunteer work, which led to the foster Pickle. Today, Gervais often shares pictures of Pickle on Instagram for fans to engage with. Number four, Kate Beckinsale. Kate Beckinsale, an English actress, often shares her love for cats on her social media pages. One of Beckinsale’s cats, a Persian named Clive, became an iconic figure online, particularly during the pandemic.

 During the COVID-19 lockdown, people loved watching the videos of Kate and Clive that she shared. Sadly, Clive passed away just last October at 17 years of age. Beckinsale has another cat as well, a white Persian cat named Willow. Willow, like Clive, is often featured in viral videos and is widely adored by fans of Beckinsale. Number five, Katy Perry.

 Katy Perry, one of the 2010s most iconic and well-known pop singers, often shares her love for cats with fans. One of Perry’s cats, fittingly named Kitty Purry, was largely considered to be Perry’s mascot. Her fans adored Kitty Purry, and the cat was often featured in promotional videos and pictures, and even as an inflatable head during Perry’s concerts.

 She even cameoed in Perry’s music video for the hit song I Kissed a Girl. Sadly, Kitty Purry passed away in 2020 after more than 15 years with Perry. Katy Perry also has another cat named Monkey. Number six, Martha Stewart. Martha Stewart is one of the most iconic figures in American television, known for The Martha Stewart Show, a cooking show that ran for seven seasons.

 Stewart has also had many cats throughout the years, which live with her on her farm in Upstate New York. The most recent addition to the Stewart family is a 4-year-old Persian cat named Magnolia, whom Stewart adopted from a non-profit organization. She has also had several other Persian cats, including two named Dahlia and Empress Tang.

 Aside from her Persian cats, Stewart has had two Scottish folds named Cinco and Mayo, and a few Bengal cats. Stewart often details the lives of her cats and how she cares for them on her blog, The Martha Stewart Blog. On the blog, Stewart writes about how she brushes her cats every single day and gives them baths about once a month.

 She often updates her blog with funny anecdotes and cute pictures of her cats for her fans to see. Number seven, Nicole Kidman. Nicole Kidman, a famous Australian actress who, among her many other accolades, won an Oscar for Best Actress in 2003, is another one of Hollywood’s cat lovers. Kidman and her husband, country singer Keith Urban, have owned numerous cats.

 Alongside their other pets, including dogs and farm animals, Kidman and Urban have three cats named Ginger, Snow, and Louis. Louis is the most recent addition to the household, as the couple rescued the white and black cat in 2020. Number eight, Ellen DeGeneres. Famous comedian and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres has also been outspoken about her love for cats.

 She has had multiple cats over the years, including three named Charlie, George, and Chairman. On The Ellen DeGeneres Show, a chat show running for 19 seasons, DeGeneres often shared humorous and adorable viral videos of cats and cat compilations. She also often shares photos of her cats on her social media accounts. Number nine, Ed Sheeran.

Like his close friend Taylor Swift, singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran is also a cat lover. Sheeran has two cats named Calippo and Dorito. The cats have their own social media page on Instagram under the handle @thewibbles, which was created in 2018. The account has amassed more than 233,000 followers, although it hasn’t been updated since 2020.

 Just to attest his love for cats, a Madame Tussaud’s figure of Sheeran was unveiled in a cat cafe in London in 2018. Number 10, Mark Ruffalo. Mark Ruffalo, a famous American actor most well known for his role as Bruce Banner in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is less well known for his love of cats. Ruffalo has owned five cats named Biscotti, Inky, Felix, Magnus, and Hansel.

 To see Ruffalo’s cats, you don’t have to search for long on his social media platforms. He often shares photos online of his cats for all of his fans and followers to see. Whether it be for National Cat Day or just on a casual Tuesday, Ruffalo often shares adorable photos on his social media. Number 11, Russell Brand. Russell Brand is another famous Hollywood actor who is also a huge cat lover.

 Brand has two cats that he often shares online on social media. His two cats are named Morrissey and Jericho, but unfortunately, Morrissey passed away in 2020. Brand had Morrissey for 16 years and he was quite devastated by his death. His other cat, Jericho, is a black cat that Brand adopted from a shelter. Brand continues to share photos of Jericho along with occasional memorial post about Morrissey on his social media.

Number 12, Robert Downey Jr. Robert Downey Jr. is the second Marvel actor on this list, but he may rival Mark Ruffalo in his love for cats. Downey has been a cat lover throughout his life. There are even photos of the actor as a young boy with a cat on his shoulder. Today, alongside his llamas, cows, goats, and pigs, Downey has two cats named Montgomery and D’Artagnan.

 He often shares photos of his cats on his social media accounts. Number 13, Miley Cyrus. Miley Cyrus, a famous singer and actress, is known for her great fondness for animals, including cats. Cyrus has tons of different pets, including eight dogs, two horses, and three cats. Her cats are named Lilo, Kiki, and Harlem.

She has also had many more animals over the years, including another cat named Shanti, who unfortunately passed away. Cyrus supports animal shelters as all of her cats over the years have been rescued. Number 14, Kat Dennings. Kat Dennings, an American actress most well known for her role in 2 Broke Girls, is famously a cat lover and she has been since childhood.

 One of Dennings’ beloved cats named Daisy showed up on her porch as a stray one morning when Dennings was a child. She also had another cat during her youth that she adopted as a stray named Pumpkin who unfortunately passed away when Dennings was a teenager. Both of these childhood cats had a profound effect on Dennings’ life.

 She carried her love for cats into her adult years. Today, she has a Norwegian Forest Cat mix named Millie who Dennings often shares photos of on social media. Number 15, James Franco. James Franco, like Kat Dennings, has been a cat lover for life. The famous American actor was raised around cats and has continued to be fond of cats in his adult years.

 He has two cats, Sammy and Zelda, who are named after literary figures. Sammy is named after the character Sammy Glick from Budd Schulberg’s 1941 novel, What Makes Sammy Run? And Zelda is named after the famous Zelda Fitzgerald, writer and husband of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Franco also has two more cats, also named after literary figures, who were taken in by his brother Dave Franco.

Number 16, Jesse Eisenberg. Jesse Eisenberg, a famous American actor and director who was recently recognized at the Oscars for his film A Real Pain, is another cat lover in Hollywood. Eisenberg has been fond of cats for years and he is known to foster abandoned cats and donate to animal welfare organizations.

 He is most well associated with the Farm Sanctuary as he has presented at several of their galas over the years. In 2018, Eisenberg went viral for finding three abandoned kittens in a box on the street in China. Through his social media presence, Eisenberg was able to find the kittens a loving home.

 When he isn’t heroically helping kittens find their forever homes, Eisenberg is spending his time with his own cats at home. Number 17, Mayim Bialik. Mayim Bialik, a famous actress best known for her role in The Big Bang Theory, is also a cat mom. Bialik has been a cat lover for her whole life, and she currently has three cats that she is raising alongside her sons.

 Addie, Francis, and Nirmal are often featured on Bialik’s social media platform. She also has shared how her cats help her throughout difficult times and also help her teach her sons valuable lessons about responsibility and empathy. Number 18, Cameron Diaz. Cameron Diaz, one of the most famous actresses from the 1990s, often speaks about her love for cats.

 Today, Diaz has one cat, a little white cat named Little Man. Little Man, like Diaz, is quite stylish and often poses in fashionable outfits on social media. He lives with Diaz alongside her several rescue dogs, including a Chihuahua and a German Shepherd. If you’ve ever had a cat, you’ll find it no surprise that some of the most famous people on Earth are also cat people.

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