By Caroline Graham

Published: 22:20 GMT, 2 December 2023 | Updated: 22:21 GMT, 2 December 2023

Britons are famous for being a nation of animal lovers – but few can match Kate Beckinsale.

The actress has revealed she misses her cat so much that she sleeps with his ashes each night.

The 50-year-old was ‘totally heartbroken’ when Clive died in June aged 19 – and she’s clearly still grieving. 

After a fan asked on Instagram whether he was cremated or buried, she wrote: ‘Cremated and call me weird but I sleep with his little casket in my bed every night.’

She also posted a montage of photographs of ‘Things and people that have given comfort or lifted my spirits’ – including a portrait of Clive surrounded by candles.

Kate Beckinsale admitted to missing her cat so much that she sleeps with his ashes every night

Kate Beckinsale admitted to missing her cat so much that she sleeps with his ashes every night

The 50-year-old was ‘totally heartbroken’ when Clive died in June aged 19 and is still grieving

The 50-year-old was ‘totally heartbroken’ when Clive died in June aged 19 and is still grieving

The 50-year-old was ‘totally heartbroken’ when Clive died in June aged 19 and is still grieving 

When her grey and white Persian passed away, Ms Beckinsale posted: 'My heart is absolutely and totally broken. Every single part of my house feels like he should be in it'

When her grey and white Persian passed away, Ms Beckinsale posted: 'My heart is absolutely and totally broken. Every single part of my house feels like he should be in it'

When her grey and white Persian passed away, Ms Beckinsale posted: ‘My heart is absolutely and totally broken. Every single part of my house feels like he should be in it’

The self-professed ‘cat person’ and star of the Underworld horror films, got Clive as a kitten

The self-professed ‘cat person’ and star of the Underworld horror films, got Clive as a kitten

The self-professed ‘cat person’ and star of the Underworld horror films, got Clive as a kitten

Ms Beckinsale, who has 5.6million followers on the social media site, regularly updated fans about the antics of the grey and white Persian. 

When he died she wrote: ‘My heart is absolutely and totally broken. Every single part of my house feels like he should be in it.’

The self-professed ‘cat person’ and star of the Underworld horror films, got Clive as a kitten. 

She regularly dressed him up for Christmas and Halloween – and they were often seen in co-ordinated outfits.

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Kate Beckinsale sleeps with her dead cat’s ASHES every night and keeps the Persian’s ‘little casket’ in her bed

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