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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Samuel Port & Alice Peacock

Woman who lost job 'lived on beans and toast' for weeks so she could feed her cat

A woman who lost her retail job at the start of the pandemic “lived on beans and toast” so that she could still feed her beloved cat when money was low.

Kelly Blakeley, from Leeds, has struggled to afford food for both herself and her cat since she lost her job back in 2020.

The 41-year-old dotes on her cat Tigger, a tabby who she rescued from the streets, to the point where she'll put his needs first.

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