Cook likely meant that Hello Kitty has more human features than a 'regular' cat, so she's more like a little girl than a cat, not that she is actually a human wearing a cat costume. Hello Kitty ...

"People finding out that Hello Kitty is not actually a cat but a little British girl who wears a cat costume is quite humorous," one X, formerly Twitter, user wrote. Another one posted ...

before revealing in another shocking twist that Hello Kitty also has a pet cat named Charmmy Kitty. Getty Hello Kitty was first created by Yuko Shimizu in 1974. She made her first appearance on a ...

The cat’s out of the bag. On the 50th anniversary of Hello Kitty, fans were shocked to learn that their beloved cat-inspired character is, in fact, not a feline at all. “Hello Kitty is not a ...

Jill Koch, the senior vice president of marketing and brand management at Sanrio, appeared on Today on Thursday and said, "Hello Kitty is not a cat," and "she's actually a little girl.” ...

“That’s one correction Sanrio made for my script for the show. Hello Kitty is not a cat. She’s a cartoon character. She is a little girl. She is a friend. But she is not a cat,” said Yano.

She wears a big red bow on her cat-shaped head, her face has whiskers, and her name is Hello Kitty. But once again the iconic character’s parent company is saying she’s no feline.

In a recent interview, a Sanrio executive confirmed that Hello Kitty is not a cat after all. In a recent interview with ABC’s Today, anthropologist Christine R. Yano confirmed that Sanrio has ...