Jessie Buckley is clarifying the feedback that she made about cats, after she went viral for telling a narrative about making her now-husband rehome his cats.
The Oscar-nominated actress instructed the story again in November 2025, however it went viral within the last days of Oscars voting.
“I don’t like cats… cats are imply,” she stated on the Joyful Unhappy Confused podcast. “My husband, once I began relationship him, he had two cats. That is unhealthy so I’m going to get canceled. However one of many cats was like, a pedigree mannequin bitch. And she or he staged like a coup towards me. I’d come dwelling and there’d simply be like, poo on the pillow. And I used to be like, ‘It’s me or the cats.’ I gained.”
Now, Jessie is clarifying the feedback.
Jessie opened up concerning the viral story whereas showing on The Tonight Present Starring Jimmy Fallon on Thursday (March 5) in New York Metropolis.
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“I have to make clear one thing for all cat lovers on the earth,” Jessie stated. “I’m a lover of cats. I awoke this morning to the world pondering I actually don’t love cats and it actually weighed on me all day. I felt sick. I wish to simply inform cat folks, I truly auditioned to be a cat as soon as. And there’s been misconceptions due to an interview that I did. They requested me if I used to be a canine or a cat (individual) and I’m pondering I’m in all probability 1 / 4 cat and three-quarters canine.”
Jimmy stated that he’s 100% a canine individual.
“Anyhow, I like cats,” Jessie added.
Jessie confirmed that she auditioned for the Cats musical film.
After making a grimace face, she added, “I’m making that face as a result of truthfully, I gave the worst audition of my life. Effectively, how do you be a cat?!… It was so scorching. I used to be sweating. I used to be like licking my paw… Clearly, I didn’t get it.”
An Oscar winner only recently went viral for her canine rehoming story.