Kate Beckinsale has revealed her cat battled cancer.
The 47-year-old actress shared an adorable clip on Instagram of her pet Clive watching her on television as she opened up about his status as a social media celebrity.
In the video, she told ‘Entertainment Tonight’, “He’s really down to wear costumes, he’s down to do a little dance, he’s down to do some boxing.
“I guess everyone’s cat isn’t like that so people like seeing it. He deserves it. He’s a cancer survivor.
“Yes, he had nine months of chemo, I didn’t think he was gonna make it. So, the fact that he’s become this minor cat celebrity, I’m down!”
Watching herself on her laptop, Kate squealed and kissed her pet moggy – who was dressed in a hat and bowtie – and showered him with affection.
She said: “Who’s on TV?!”
Her followers were delighted, with many of them heaping praise on her furry friend.
One joked: “He’s so underwhelmed I love it.”
Another added: “Love ur beautiful cat (sic)”
And singer Wes Mack commented with a trophy emoji and wrote: “Rising Star right there. (the cat of course) (sic)”
Earlier this year, Kate delivered a perfect comeback after a troll accused her of trying too hard to appear “eccentric” with one of her cat snaps.
She had shared a funny photo of Clive in a baby sling, but some people didn’t find it amusing in the slightest.
One follower commented: “You pride yourself on being eccentric, the whole thing smacks of to much effort (sic)”
She dryly replied: “Omg it’s too funny you saying that with that hair do (sic)”
And when another user compared her to “a sexy slender man”, she responded: “Literally what I was aiming for.”
In November last year, the animal-lover was left “heartbroken” when her 11-year-old pet dog Ingrid sadly died.
She wrote: “Ingrid 2009-2020. Heartbroken. She fought so hard for months. Fly safe our sweetest sweetest girl.”