“Sometimes you just need a Smoothie in your life” or at least that’s what her website says. Not everyone is photogenic, just take a look at your most recently tagged Facebook photos. However, there’s one British longhair that doesn’t have that problem. Smoothie is the world’s most photogenic cat and if you don’t believe us take a look for yourself.
20. Meet Smoothie
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This is Smoothie, a British Longhair living in the Netherlands. She lives with her owner Arvid van Boekel and has quite the online reputation. For you see, Smoothie is no ordinary cat.
19. Online Following
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Smoothie has a huge online following on her Instagram account that Arvid manages. “I started this Instagram account because I was posting too many pictures on Facebook, and my friends were complaining (“Another cat pic, really?”),” van Boekel told The Huffington Post.
18. Lots of Followers
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So Arvid went on to create an account for Smoothie, not thinking much of the situation. “I just had so many nice pictures, that I wanted to share with the world … and in a few months Smoothie gained a lot of followers all around the world,” he explained.
17. Precious Kitten
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“I guess all cat owners think they have the most precious kitten, but people seemed to agree that Smoothie is really special.” It seems that Arvid was right because Smoothie began to amass hundreds of thousands of followers. So what was so special about Smoothie?
16. Photogenic
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It seems that the world is obsessed with Smoothie because of her beauty. Yes, you read that correctly! Smoothie is considered the most photogenic cat in the world and she seems to know it!
15. Angles
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Smoothie really knows her angles and she isn’t afraid to pose for the camera. In fact, she seems to love the spotlight. Just look at her, that’s a cat that knows she looks good.
14. Beauty
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“I guess she knows how pretty she is, cause she’s all the time posing when I’m making pictures or videos,” van Boekel said. Who could blame her? Just look at those green eyes and perfectly plush tail – that’s a super photogenic cat.
13. Meme’d
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Although Smoothie’s beauty did bring her a lot of followers it was a funny online post that made her an Internet sensation. “At some point, one of her pictures became a meme that appeared all over the Internet,” van Boekel added. You won’t believe what the joke was about!
12. Funny
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Smoothie’s good looks managed to turn her into a hilarious meme that was shared throughout the internet. This helped her gain even more followers as people became obsessed with finding out who the photogenic cat in the photo was. As for her fame, van Boekel still finds it odd…
11. An Honor
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“I still find it really bizarre. I’ve never expected this. People gave her the title “the most photogenic cat in the world.” I’ve never said that myself, but of course it’s an honor,” van Boekel admitted. “She has beautiful green eyes. That’s what most of her articles are about.”
10. Personality
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One would think that with such good looks, Smoothie wouldn’t be the nicest cat in the world. Some have even questioned if she is arrogant. Her owner completely disputes this theory and has defend Smoothie’s sweet disposition.
9. Real Queen
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“She’s a Queen but a very sweet one—not arrogant. She doesn’t always like to be held but sometimes she asks for cuddles. She doesn’t harm a fly,” van Boekel said when describing Smoothie’s personality. “She’s really calm — as you can see in the videos I uploaded — and prefers people over other cats.”
8. Hobbies
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With such good looks, it can be hard to believe that Smoothie does much else outside of posing for the camera. However. she has a pretty interesting life filled with fun activities. She even has a brother named Milkshake that she shares the spotlight with from time to time.
7. Milkshake
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Milkshake is Smoothie’s five-month-old brother. The real question on everyone’s mind was whether the two of them actually get alone. Arvid had a pretty surprising response to that question.
6. Buddies
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When asked if Smoothie and Milkshake are friends, van Boekel had this to say, “They fight sometimes, but I think they can get along quite well. We took the introduction very slowly, so they could get used to one another. That worked out pretty well.”
You won’t believe who the more mischievous one is!
5. Mischievous
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You’d never believe it but Milkshake is the more rambunctious one in the relationship. It seems that Smoothie is bit more mature. “[Smoothie’s] really cautious. Milkshake is way more mischievous. Sometimes she has her moods, but it never got her really into trouble.”
4. Fun Activities
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When Smoothie isn’t posing for the camera, she can be found playing around the house. “She loves playing with threads and climbing. The higher the better,” van Boekel revealed. Even beautiful cats enjoy playful cat activities. Her owner especially feels lucky to have her as a pet…
3. Proud Owner
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“She’s so pure—it breaks my heart sometimes. Such a vulnerable little creature,” van Boekel gushed over Smoothie. It seems that Smoothie has the uncanny ability to win over anyone’s heart. However, with eyes like hers how can you resist?
2. Advice
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Arvid has a serious piece of advice for anyone willing to listen. “Cats give so much love and laughter! I could recommend everyone to take a cat (there’s also a lot of cute cats in shelters) cause it really brightens your life.” You won’t believe the sweet words he had to say about both Smoothie and Milkshake.
1. Sweet Words
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Arvid lamented about the day when Smoothie and Milkshake may no longer be in his life. “I can’t think of the fact that I’ll have to miss her one day, so I enjoy every day with Smoothie and Milkshake to the fullest and give them all the love and attention they deserve.” It’s no wonder this sweet family has such loyal followers!