Halle Berry’s ‘Catwoman’ role made her go from lifelong dog fan to ‘cat lover’
Reflecting on the upside of playing Batman’s sidekick in the flop superhero movie, Halle Berry has said her role in ‘Catwoman’ made her go from being a lifelong dog fan to a “cat lover”.
Halle Berry’s role in ‘Catwoman’ made her go from being a lifelong dog fan to a “cat lover”.
The 57-year-old actress made the admission in a discussion about how she has adopted kittens from her garden, and while reflecting on starring as Batman’s sidekick in the 2004 superhero film – which was mauled by critics, and that she has said caused her to feel haunted by its failure.
She told Entertainment Weekly about the upside of featuring in the flop: “I became a cat lover because of it.
“I just rescued four kitties I found in my yard three weeks ago. I’m a Catwoman through and through, because of that experience and those relationships. That experience changed me.”
Entertainment Weekly described Halle as a “self-proclaimed, lifelong dog person”.
Halle – 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.
She posed with two of the felines, who she called Boots and Coco, and captioned the post: “I found these two little fur babies in my yard along with their 2 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 2 babies I’ve found a forever home for and these two are our new lovies. It’s a full house over here!”
Halle 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.
She said: “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.”
