Halle Berry’s role in Catwoman took her from being a lifelong dog fan to a “cat lover.”
The 57-year-old actress admitted she has adopted kittens from her garden, but she also says starring as Batman’s sidekick in the 2004 superhero film – which was mauled by critics, that she is haunted by the film’s failure.
“I became a cat lover because of it. I just rescued four kitties I found in my yard three weeks ago. I’m a cat woman through and through, because of that experience and those relationships. That experience changed me” she told “Entertainment Weekly” about the upside of starring in the flop.
“Entertainment Weekly “described Berry as a “self-proclaimed, lifelong dog person,” in the interview.
Berry – who also owns two Labradoodles – recently posted on her Instagram that she adopted kittens from a family of stray cats she discovered in her garden.
“I found these two little fur babies in my yard along with their two siblings and their mom. I got the mommy spayed and released her back in my yard and she’s now our outdoor cat and the other two babies I’ve found a forever home for and these two are our new lovies. It’s a full house over here,” she captioned a post as she posed with two of the felines, Boots and Coco.
Berry also told “Entertainment Weekly” how her preparation for Catwoman involved being given a cat early on during the production because she didn’t have one.
“His name was Playdough. I watched, studied and learned how cats think. I didn’t have the responsibility of children and family; I was just a woman alone with a lot of idle time to focus on this. I’d crawl around my house, trying to jump on my counters, thinking, ‘If I were a cat, how would I get up there?’ I was in it 24/7,” she said.
