The fat cat has been sleeping, and we’re going to wake him up today.” Rosenthal routinely fell asleep at his desk in the union office after downing a huge meal.

"He's a very friendly cat who's sleeping most of the time and recovering from all his exercise. And he's a talkative cat who rolls over on his back and seeks out belly rubs," Adams said.

Such is the legend of Tiddles, the tabby-and-white cat who lived in the ladies' toilets at Paddington station almost his whole life, and grew to such a size — both in reputation and physicality ...