Cat has always felt different because of her synaesthesia and embraces her special powers, which she uses to comfort others. The 58-year-old also produces art featuring the auras she can see and has created works for stars including Holly Willoughby and Oprah Winfrey. Here, she tells her story...
Sitting on my grandma’s lap in our home in East Kilbride, Scotland, I giggled as we examined the dark tea leaves at the bottom of the cup.
“What can you see, Kooky?” I asked eagerly. She grinned and began to read the leaves. I had always called my grandmother, Dorothy, Kooky because she was eccentric and different – just like me. In fact, all the women in my family are “different”.