 James Bowen, the author of A Street Cat Named Bob, has said he could be homeless by Wednesday. The 44-year-old shot to fame in 2016 when a film about his 2013 book of the same name was released. A Street Cat Named Bob follows James and his beloved pet cat Bob who he found as a stray and credited with saving him from a heroin addiction was he was homeless. Thanks to the success of the film and book, James was able to buy a '£500,000' house, however, can no longer keep up with spiralling mortgage costs and insists he'll 'be homeless on August 9'. Speaking to MailOnline this week, James – whose beloved cat Bob died in 2020 – explained: 'I have had to sell my house, as the mortgage rates shot through the roof and I can't afford to own this home anymore.' The best-selling author added: 'Problem is, I won't get paid till after I have left the house empty and cleared. James says he is now once again facing homelessness (Picture: Jenny Goodall) 'I don't even have the money for rent for a temporary place till I can find a new home, which means that myself, my four cats and Chewbie [James' dog] will be homeless on the 9th as we wait for some money, after paying off the mortgage, to become available to us.' He frankly added: 'I can't move my stuff into storage and I can't move my personal belongings to even a friend's house with nothing, I need to pay for at least a removal company to clear my home and enough for temporary storage.' A Street Cat Named Bob follows James and his beloved pet cat Bob who he found as a stray (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/REX) James also appealed for financial help, promising to repay anyone who can assist 'as soon as he's able to'. James met Bob when he was working as a busker in Covent Garden in 2007. Finding a ginger cat in the hallway of his building two nights in a row, he checked he didn't belong to other residents before taking him in while he continued to look for his ow){kind=link}
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James Bowen, the author of A Street Cat Named Bob, has said he could be homeless by Wednesday.
The 44-year-old shot to fame in 2016 when a film about his 2013 book of the same name was released.
A Street Cat Named Bob follows James and his beloved pet cat Bob who he found as a stray and credited with saving him from a heroin addiction was he was homeless.
Thanks to the success of the film and book, James was able to buy a ‘£500,000’ house, however, can no longer keep up with spiralling mortgage costs and insists he’ll ‘be homeless on August 9’.