Hello Kitty’s most outrageous secret is that she, according to her creators, is not a cat at all, but a little girl.

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 ...

"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 ...

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.” ...

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.

“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.

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 ...

This year marks the 50th birthday of Hello Kitty, but the character has become so ubiquitous over the years that it's easy to lose track of her true nature. Is she a cat, or a girl, or just ...