WOMAN SPENDS £30K ON HELLO KITTY ADDICTION 

A shoe designer from London has spent a whopping £30,000 on Hello Kitty memorabilia. Amy-Louise Allen fell in love with the cartoon cat at the age of 11 and has been amassing Hello Kitty clothing and merchandise ever since. The 31-year-old’s home in Walthamstow, north-east London is packed with 5,000 items branded with the world famous white kitten, including dresses, handbags, bedding, crockery and cuddly toys.

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