Kate Beckinsale laughs through her sadness.
On Monday, July 1, the 50-year-old English actress posted a high-rise shot of herself, showing her bare bottom in the window of London’s Harvey Nichols department store.
In the caption, she explained that she did so after the death of her cat Clive in June 2023 and receiving “terrible news”.
“The day after Clive died and I received some of the most horrible news I’ve ever received the next morning – sometimes there’s nothing to do but your friend turning up as sharp as possible and spending the evening making prank calls and pranking Harvey Nichols,” she wrote. Beckinsale.
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She continued the positive quip, adding, “because sometimes when the bottom falls out of your world, the only reaction after crying yourself sick is your own bottom.”
Ending her message of thanks to her friend, Becksinsale wrote: “@nina_kate I’ll never forget you jumping into the fire with me x.”
She received support in the comments section, with fans applauding her cheeky coping method.
“In my saddest moments, I realized that humor and good friends are blessings from God 😍 xo,” one fan wrote. Another added: “I love how you go through trauma with humor, no matter how funny it is ♥️🌝.”
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Kate Beckinsale mourns the death of her cat Clive.
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In June, Beckinsale marked the first anniversary of Clive’s death with a touching tribute on Instagram.
“Fly high my best angel on your first anniversary. Oh my heart Clive I miss you. Not a single soul like you. Love of my life 🤍,” she wrote along with 10 videos of her and Clive’s moments together.
Beckinsale also cemented the memory of Clive with a tattoo.
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In August 2023, she introduced a new ink depicting a cat’s face surrounded by a circle of stars.
“This really helped,” she wrote via an Instagram post of the tattoo on the inside of her forearm. “Sending love to the tattoo artist. Thank you so much @_dr_woo,” she added, tagging Los Angeles tattoo artist Doct Woo, who is known for his detailed animal designs.
Before his death, Clive made frequent cameos on Beckinsale’s Instagram profile, from a photo of him wearing a perfectly fitting tuxedo Culprit star, to a shot of Beckinsale showing off her glamorous makeover.
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