“I felt sick”: Jessie Buckley insists she is a “lover of cats” after interview backlash

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Jessie Buckley, a favorite to win an Oscar, recently clarified that she’s a dedicated cat person. This came after a story about a playful demand she made to her husband – involving their pets – became popular online. Buckley appeared on American television to explain the situation and clear up any misunderstandings.

A clip of Jennifer Lawrence from a three-month-old podcast interview recently went viral, just as voting for the Oscars was ending.

While chatting with her Hamnet co-star Paul Mescal, she jokingly confessed: “When I first started dating my husband, Freddie Sorensen, he already had two cats… which isn’t great, and I’m probably going to get criticized for saying that!”

I had a really beautiful cat who basically rebelled against me. She started pooping on my pillow, and I had to draw a line in the sand – it was either her or the cats, but I managed to regain control of the situation!

Following the video going viral, she jokingly addressed the situation on Thursday’s Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, saying, “I want to make one thing clear to all cat lovers: I absolutely love cats.”

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I realized this morning that a lot of people seem to think I don’t like cats, and it’s been bothering me all day. It honestly made me feel awful! I want to explain that I actually once tried out for a role as a cat… there’s been a misunderstanding.

She admitted to having a terrible audition for the movie Cats, directed by Tom Hooper, joking that it was difficult to figure out how to act like a cat.

The Oscars are on March 15th, and Sophie Buckley is the favorite to win Best Actress. She’s already won the same award at the BAFTAs, the Actor Awards, the Critics’ Choice Awards, and the Golden Globes, making her the clear person to beat.

Also competing in this category are Rose Byrne in If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, Emma Stone for Bugonia, Kate Hudson in Song Sung Blue, and Renate Reinsve for Sentimental Value.

You can still see Hamnet in some cinemas, and it’s now available to purchase or rent on Prime Video and Apple TV in the UK.

Okay, so the latest issue of Living Legends just dropped, and it’s all about Harry Styles! It’s a huge 100-page, full-color magazine, and I just saw you can grab it at any newsstand or order it online. Definitely checking this out!

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2026-03-07 03:19