Hollywood star's cat catches fire before awards

Reuters

FURRY FIRE: Kate Beckinsale's cat caught fire on a candle, sparking an emergency as she was getting ready for the Screen Actors Guild Awards.

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Kate Beckinsale's cat's caught fire at the weekend at the worst moment - while the actress was preparing for the SAG Awards.

The Underworld star revealed her feline friend Clive accidentally brushed past a candle causing his tail to ignite as she was getting ready for the Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony on Sunday.

Kate said: "Our cat Clive caught fire on a candle. As I was getting ready, there was like a 'whoosh' - a fireball and he went up like a rocket."

The British actress - who attended the awards ceremony with her director husband Len Wiseman - insists Clive was left unscathed by the incident.

Kate said: "Don't worry. The cat is fine. He had no idea what was going on."

However, Kate's Los Angeles mansion now reeks with the smell of singed cat hair.

She said: "The smell of burnt hair is awful!"

Kate, 34, has just finished shooting Nothing But the Truth alongside David Schwimmer and Matt Dillon.

In the drama, Kate plays a female reporter who faces a jail sentence for outing a CIA agent and refusing to reveal her source.

- Z_Bang! Showbiz