Lupita Nyong'o Celebrates Her Orange Cat's Birthday With Color Coordinated Photo Shoot

One of the most fun aspects of celebrity culture is watching the amazingly talented actress Lupita Nyong'o transform from self-proclaimed gatophobe to absolutely adoring cat mom. Ever since starring in A Quiet Place: Day One the Academy Award winning star has been blessing our timelines with the cutest snaps of her and her beautiful ginger cat YoYo.

Including this photoshoot for YoYo's birthday! Awwwww!

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Nyong'o posted on Instagram, "Go Yoyo! It’s yo birthday! Please join me in wishing him a very happy 3rd birthday!" with beautiful photos of her and YoYo matching with his soft ginger fur and Nyong'o dressed in a lovely slip dress. Looks like YoYo got some new celebratory crinkle balls and cat toys too!

Related: Lupita Nyong'o Was So Terrified of Cats She Had To Undergo Therapy Before Filming 'A Quiet Place: Day One'

Awww Happy Birthday to your cute as ever fur baby.People in the comments are wishing YoYo a happy third birthday and one person said, "Happy birthday, Yoyooo!! Lots of love and treats and snuggles!" Someone else added, "Go YoYo! It's ya Birthday! Happy Birthday,YoYo!!!! Welcome to Our Cat Legion, Lupita!!! Viva Los Gatos!!" Another fan responded, "Awww Happy Birthday to your cute as ever fur baby."

Before filming A Quiet Place: Day One, Academy Award winning actress and star of the movie Lupita Nyong'o was not a fan of cats. In the science fiction/horror movie Nyong'o's character has an emotional support cat named Frodo who accompanies her to NYC when the aliens invade. In order to work with her feline co-star in the movie, Nyong'o used exposure therapy, which involves releasing cats in her presence at her home, to get over her fear. It must have worked considering now she's the most doting cat mom ever.

It's always so fun to celebrate a pet's birthday, but you may want to take a less festive approach when celebrating your cat's special day.

How To Celebrate A Cat's Birthday

Sure, there are plenty of cat parents who have had big birthday blowouts for their kitty's special day , but because cats are more reserved than dogs, it may be a better idea to make their celebration a bit low-key.

A birthday photo shoot like Nyong'o did is a very sweet idea and won't freak a cat out.

Buying them some new toys from the pet supply store is also fun.

You can make a special cat friendly cake and there are lots of recipes online.

One of the very best ways to celebrate your cat's birthday is to make a donation to the shelter you adopted them from in their name! Happy birthday to your own special fur baby!