Kate Beckinsale reveals her cat Clive is 'a cancer survivor'

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."

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