The British actress, 47, shared a video on Instagram on Tuesday revealing that an anonymous fan had left an unsolicited rabbit and a basket of flowers at her front door. Yes, a live animal.
In several since-deleted videos, you can see Kate’s confusion and shock over the “pretty unsettling” gift. She crouches beside the rabbit to examine it, and says: “Maybe [the flowers] have a note. Why have we got an adult rabbit?” The person recording the video explained that the gift had arrived at her door.
She had shared the videos with the caption: “PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE however much someone loves animals please never send an unsolicited pet to someone’s house, especially anonymously and especially on a boiling hot day where it could have been left outside to roast to death. We have found a loving home for Marvel without cats but it was quite a shock and I think pretty unsettling for Marvel too. Appreciate so much the good wishes but please please don’t send anyone an animal as a present or a joke or really at all.”
It’s no secret that Kate is an animal lover, as she frequently posts videos with her cat on Instagram. Was this a prank or a fan gift gone wrong? Either way, this was not very bunny.. err funny. ~Marriska Fernandes