Nicole Appleton and Liam Gallagher are mourning the death of their beloved cat.

Nicole actually bought the pet when she was dating Robbie Williams back in 1997 but when they separated in 1999 she kept the cat and then when she embarked on a romance with Robbie's pop rival Liam, the former Oasis frontman fell in love with her pussy too.

Nicole highlighted the death of Lady Our Kid to the former Take That star in her Twitter post along with a photo of her hugging the moggie, writing: "I lost my best friend of 19 years tonight ..ladyrkid..I'm hurting so bad!..@robbiewilliams (sic)"

Liam, 43, posted his own photo tribute to his feline friend on his Twitter account, simply writing "RIP KID".

Nicole, 41, retweeted her ex-husband's post, showing that there is no hard feelings between the pair following their divorce in October 2015.

The ex-couple's five-year marriage imploded in August 2013 when

Nicole dumped Liam - with whom she has 14-year-old son Gene - after it was revealed he had fathered a love child with American journalist Liza Ghorbani.

Robbie - who is now married to American actress Ayda Field - previously admitted he did sometimes think about the cat he and Nicole bought together.

In an interview in 2013, he said: "Nicole got her in the 'cat-vorce', which is best because at that point in time, she was more equipped to look after her. I wonder if she is still alive?"