After this revelation, many fans were left completely confused.
“Hello Kitty is not a cat. Hello Kitty is not a cat. She is actually a little girl born and raised on the outskirts of London. She has a mom and dad, and a twin sister, Mimmy, who is also her best friend. She likes baking cookies and making new friends.”
This news may have come as a surprise to some, but Cook wasn’t the first to share this insight. In fact, Christine R. Yano, an anthropology professor who wrote the book “Pink Globalization: Hello Kitty’s Journey Across the Pacific,” previously acknowledged that Hello Kitty is not a feline.
“Hello Kitty is not a cat,” she told the Los Angeles Times in 2014. “She’s a cartoon character. She’s a little girl. She’s a friend. But she’s not a cat. She’s never been depicted on all fours. She walks and sits like a two-legged creature. But she has a pet cat of her own. It’s called Charmy Kitty.”
What are some other fun facts about Hello Kitty? According to Sanrio, she is five apples tall, weighs three apples, was born on November 1st (Scorpio), and dreams of being a pianist or poet.
