Seriously?
Tardar Sauce – better known as Grumpy Cat – has cashed in on her look to the tune of more than $1 Million.
Owner Tabatha Bundesen has been quite savvy in keeping her meal ticket pet busy making appearances on a variety of shows, including the MTV Awards and most recently, American Idol. She took a leave of absence from her day job at Red Lobster to manage Grumpy Cat’s schedule.
Tabatha’s brother, Bryan Bundesen, said with various endorsements, appearances and merchandising, Grumpy Cat was worth around $1 million.
Grumpy Cat, who owes her grouchy look to feline dwarfism, has more than 5 million “likes” on Facebook and was featured on the front covers of The Wall Street Journal and The New Yorker.
— Grumpy Cat (@__GrumpyCat) April 21, 2014
The famous feline made a guest appearance on Wednesday’s American Idol, a sure sign the show is in desperation mode.
In case you didn't get enough @RealGrumpyCat last night, we've got so much more for you: http://t.co/RPRZa5MjHB pic.twitter.com/LFAqgpRMTX
— American Idol (@AmericanIdol) April 24, 2014
Introducing the fourth judge. #GrumpyCatOnIdol @AmericanIdol @YO_RANDYJACKSON @KeithUrban @HarryConnickJR #IdolLive pic.twitter.com/fc421a7Ax0
— Grumpy Cat (@RealGrumpyCat) April 25, 2014
I was on @AmericanIdol once. It was awful. @RyanSeacrest @JLo @KeithUrban @HarryConnickJR #GrumpyOnIdol #Idol pic.twitter.com/Zkn6V8dF1i
— Grumpy Cat (@RealGrumpyCat) April 24, 2014
Judges Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban, Harry Connick Jr, Randy Jackson, and host Ryan Seacrest fawned over Grumpy Cat, posed for pictures and took their own selfies.
Everyone wants a selfie with @RealGrumpyCat! Meow. #GrumpyCatOnIdol pic.twitter.com/QY2EQdYGco
— American Idol (@AmericanIdol) April 24, 2014
All the amazing photos from @RealGrumpyCat's visit to @AmericanIdol http://t.co/EBjIJjfPTJ #Idol pic.twitter.com/uf7fNasWyF
— Yahoo Music (@YahooMusic) April 25, 2014
Well @RealGrumpyCat wasn't impressed #idollive pic.twitter.com/VwCg0du9kh
— Randy Jackson (@YO_RANDYJACKSON) April 24, 2014
I'm still Grumpy from the block. @JLo @AmericanIdol #IdolLive #Idol #AmericanIdol #GrumpyCatOnIdol #GrumpyOnIdol pic.twitter.com/ZJQshsKde0
— Grumpy Cat (@RealGrumpyCat) April 25, 2014
#grumpycats pic.twitter.com/CxMhLGss8n
— Jennifer Lopez (@JLo) April 24, 2014
my vip guest is making me nervous for tonight #idollive @realgrumpycat pic.twitter.com/9QmdNEHqJq
— Ryan Seacrest (@RyanSeacrest) April 23, 2014
Grumpy Cat didn’t seem too impressed with her visit to Idol.
Not this again… #GrumpyCatOnIdol @AmericanIdol @RyanSeacrest #Idol #IdolLive #AmericanIdol pic.twitter.com/neZackqXh2
— Grumpy Cat (@RealGrumpyCat) April 25, 2014
How much more could this frowning feline make in the future? Considering cats have nine lives, it could be substantial.
We have a feeling that @RyanSeacrest is growing quite fond of this little @RealGrumpyCat! #GrumpyCatOnIdol pic.twitter.com/1LdhCltvhy
— American Idol (@AmericanIdol) April 25, 2014
Image via Twitter, The Grumpy Cat