She said: "So Hello Kitty is not a cat, she's actually a little girl. Born and raised in the suburbs of London, she has a mum and dad and a twin sister Mimmy who's also her best friend.

“Hello Kitty is not a cat,” Jill Koch, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Brand Management at Sanrio, told the “Today” show Thursday ahead of the brand’s 50th anniversary celebrations.

Hello Kitty creators reveal the beloved character is not a cat.. On 18 July, Sanrio, the Japanese entertainment company that created Hello Kitty, made an astounding revelation for the iconic ...