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There are a wealth of people who love dogs. They dress them, they put them in strollers and give them their own social media pages. But plenty of inividuals are also cat people — including a number of Black women. Take for example actress Gabourey Sidibe.

Last summer the Empire star adopted a cat she named Aaron Purr, whom she affectionately calls “A-aron.” Since then, their relationship has grown in adorable and often hilarious ways, which she’s documented on her social media. They watch TV together (including RuPaul’s Drag Race and Monk), take selfies together, and hell, they even hit the gym together. Sidibe loves her cat, so it was no surprise that when someone tried to say she looked “hella lonely” celebrating her feline friend’s 1st birthday, the 34-year-old star made them wish they’d kept quiet:

Gabby doesn’t play about A-aron, now. If you need further proof of that, check out all the cute and comical evidence she’s shared by hitting the flip.

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