The famous Antiques Roadshow cat Minou has died aged 17.
Minou is best known for appearing in the opening credits of the show for years, where he can be seen rushing across the screen at the beginning of the programme and almost knocking over a vase.Marc rescued Minou – who was affectionately known as Minty – as a small kitten in France.
He said: ‘He was the most beautiful cat. He became a symbol of how people like us who collect, live with an inquisitive creature who could meticulously and artfully wind his way through collections of 18th-century glass or ancient vases. ‘In fact, that’s why he was featured. My life has been peppered with endless anecdotal accounts of cats that had broken family heirlooms.Minou wasn’t just a TV star, but also a beloved Chippenham local
‘Minty never did and on the day we filmed him the vase had a fishing wire tied to it as we tempted him through the maze of items with cat treats. ‘He’ll be massively missed. He was a wonderful one-in-a-million cat who was well known in our town of Chippenham, always sat on the wall affectionately relating to the many passers-by, and watched by millions on a Sunday night.’
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