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Helena Worthington, who’s seen on the armchair critic present, along with her mum Alison and pop George, made the declare in a section about Expedition X, a programme by which American investigators regarded into sightings of panther-like creatures within the English countryside.
Sightings of “catbeasts” have been reported throughout West Yorkshire since a person believed he filmed an enormous catin the Wakefield countryside in November 2022.
During the Expedition X section on Gogglebox, Helena mentioned: “I’ve seen it! On the train, going to Todmorden. I was on my own and there was a giant black cat walking across a field.
“I had to ring a friend and say ‘you’ll never guess what I’ve seen’”
Shortly after, in the identical a part of the programme Lee Riley, who watches TV for the present in Hull with finest good friend Jenny, additionally famous the obvious phenomenon on this a part of the nation.
He mentioned: “Isn’t there that black panther in West Yorkshire?”
Since the video was filmed in Wakefield, witnesses reported sightings over the years in that space, in addition to elements of Calderdale and Dewsbury.
Richard Strauss from Hipperholme shared his account.
He mentioned: “I could have mistaken it for a housecat except its shoulders were the same height as the wall, which was waist height on me.
“Our dog went missing around that time and when we searched we found out farmers had been having sheep go missing and finding the carcasses so it was definitely hunting in the wild and possibly ate our dog.”
Simon Sykes mentioned he noticed a puma-like animal in North Kirklees.
He mentioned: “I would say it was a black leopard or puma. It went across the road probably no more than 15 metres away from my car.
“This was in Briestfield around 4pm in full daylight. The animal was long in body and around the height of a labrador.”
Another sighting was reported on the Redbeck Motel in Crofton – a well-known Wakefield cafe and motel that might quickly be demolished.
Royal Mail employee Phil Chapman mentioned: “It was just casually walking across the field.
“It was clearly not a domestic cat.”
