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Radio 1 DJ Jo Whiley pays £160 for felt replica tribute to her dead cat

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Jo Whiley is the latest celebrity to join an eccentric craze of having pets immortalised as felt models. The Radio 1 DJ, 55, paid £160 each for a replica of her cat GinGin, who died last year, and her puppy Django, who is still “alive and kicking”.

The six-inch life-like models, which take three days each to make, are created using needle felting. Comic David Walliams, 49, TV psychic Sally Morgan, 69, and Birds of a Feather star Linda Robson, 62, are among other big names to have their pets turned into the mini artworks.

Jo showed off her models on Instagram, telling followers: “Thank you @artbykiki_ for immortalising our beloved pets.” The little statues – featuring glass eyes and tiny bespoke noses – are created by artist Katy

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