The internet is abuzz with discussions about Jessie Buckley after she won the prestigious 2026 Oscar Award. She bagged the accolade in the Best Actress in a Leading Role category for her performance as ‘Agnes’ in Hamnet. Notably, just two months ago, the role earned Jessie Buckley her first Golden Globe nomination and win, and now, adding on to her list of firsts is the 98th Academy Award. As she beat talented actresses like Emma Stone and Kate Hudson for the title, the spotlight fell on Jessie’s personal life, particularly her secret husband, Freddie. Here’s a look back at Jessie and Freddie’s little tiff that almost led to her getting cancelled by fans.
Jessie Buckley threatened to leave Freddie if he didn’t agree to her one clause
During her November 2025 appearance at Josh Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused podcast, Jessie Buckley shared that when she first started dating her now-husband, Freddie, his cats “staged a coup” against her. He had two fur babies, and one of them, as per the actress, was a “pedigree model b****” that would leave poop on her pillow when she came home. She meant that the cats didn’t like her and did unpleasant things to chase her away. Unable to bear it any longer, Jessie gave Freddie an ultimatum: get rid of his pets if he wanted to keep dating her. Jessie’s exact words were:
“I don’t like cats…Cats are mean…When I started dating (Freddie), he had two cats. This is bad, so I’m going to get canceled. One of the cats was like a pedigree model b**** and she staged like a coup against me. I’d come home and there’d just be like poo on my pillow. And I was like, ‘It’s me or the cats.’…But I won.”
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