Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

STARSTRUCK

- —Michelle Stacey

SELMA BLAIR & SCOUT The Cruel Intentions star received a multiple sclerosis diagnosis in 2018. Her English Lab service dog is a tremendous gift, she says. “He has kept me moving and helped me build stamina.”

TAYLOR SWIFT & OLIVIA BENSON, MEREDITH GREY & BENJAMIN BUTTON

Swift’s Instagram followers know all about her felines through her many hilarious posts. Her Scottish Fold Olivia (named for the Law & Order SVU character played by Mariska Hargitay) has been valued at $97 million, thanks to her star turns in commercial­s and her own line of merchandis­e.

OPRAH WINFREY & SADIE, SUNNY & LAUREN

Oprah adores her dogs so much that they’re included in her will, to the tune of $30 million. The media magnate says she has owned more than 20 dogs in her life, adding “Over the years I have felt the truest, purest love” from her dogs. “I imagine that’s what God’s love feels like.”

JOE BIDEN & MAJOR

President Biden’s German shepherd is the Ĥrst shelter animal to live at the White House.

JILL BIDEN & WILLOW

First Lady Biden met First Cat Willow when the farm feline jumped up on stage while she was giving a speech in Pennsylvan­ia during the 2020 presidenti­al campaign. Previous White House cats include George W. Bush’s India and the Clintons’ famous Socks; Lincoln had two cats, Tabby and Dixie (he reportedly once said that Dixie was more intelligen­t than his cabinet).

RYAN REYNOLDS & BOOTS

The megastar went viral in December with an Instagram photo of his goldendood­le Boots, writing in the caption, “She had her hair washed and her lips done hoping to be photograph­ed by the one and only ±guyaroch.Ĕ

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