Lucy, aged 39 is believed to be the oldest cat in the world.

Lucy might have been the oldest cat in the world after reaching her 39th birthday which made her a record breaker!

Bill, inherited Lucy when his wife’s Godmother died in 1999 but it wasn’t until an elderly aunt came to visit that he realized Lucy was in fact a record breaker.

‘My aunt saw the cat and could not believe her eyes.’ Bill said.

The elderly aunt could remember Lucy scampering around the local fish and chip shop when she was a kitten back in 1972.

The family talked to other people who could verify seeing h