Josie Gibson and Rylan Clark sparks backlash over uncomfortable cat segment

This Morning: World record cat refuses to purr on air

This Morning fans blasted Rylan Clark and Josie Gibson for making a “poor cat” feel “uncomfortable”.

Bella the cat was brought onto the show for having a record-breaking “loud purr”.

However, Josie and Rylan wanted Bella to demonstrate her loud vocals to viewers, but the cat became very shy and clearly didn’t feel like purring as she snuggled up to her owner on the sofa.

However, the two presenters kept trying to lure Bella into making her sound by feeding her chicken with a microphone in front of her face.

Her owner didn’t seem worried about Bella and admitted she was probably too nervous to purr, but fans of the show took to social media to complain about the segment.

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Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, @Fifi_the_Witch wrote: “It’s obvious that the poor cat is anxious and uncomfortable. Add this to the fact that cats are twisted and do nothing on demand, and she’s purring for no one! #ThisMorning.” (sic)

Echoing this, @obi_john_kanobi penned: “Why wasn’t there a video of the purring?! You expect a cat out of their comfort zone to perform live. #thismorning.”

“Well… that was embarrassing #ThisMorning “The Cat With The Loudest Purr In The World”… not today!! We all know cats never perform on cue,” @NessaWS shared. (sic)

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@KathrynAnne88 joked: “Producers right now – ‘Make the cat purr….keep going with the chicken’ #ThisMorning.”

@EARNER1 added: “Pushing mics in a cats face and expecting it to purr? Very strange #thismorning #rylan #josie.” (sic)

@TellyVsPodcasts added: “This poor kitty will be nervous & won’t purr on queue, cats are generally uncomfortable around strangers so no wonder she didn’t take the chicken #thismorning.” (sic)

However, some viewers were less concerned and more amused by Bella’s refusal, labelling it as typical cat behaviour.

@littlebecca96x posted: “#ThisMorning trying to get a cat to purr on live telly, the cats like ‘I know what I’m here for and I’m purposely going to be a d***head’ I love cats.” (sic)

This Morning airs weekdays from 10am on ITV.

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