- Jessie Buckley clarified her stance on cats after a resurfaced interview revealed she made her husband rehome his two pets.
- The Hamnet star's comments, originally made on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, gained scrutiny online on Thursday (5 March), the final day of Oscars voting.
- Buckley addressed the furore on Tonight with Jimmy Fallon, insisting she is a “lover of cats” and felt “sick” about the misconception.
- She also revealed she once had a 'disastrous' audition for Tom Hooper's Cats film, which she did not get.
- Commentators questioned if the anecdote could harm her Academy Awards campaign, despite her recent awards season success, including Golden Globes, Actor Awards, and Baftas.
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