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Take a tour of The Real Housewives of Auckland star's Pussy Palace

January 29, 2020

Anne Batley-Burton’s feline obsession is taking over her Kumeu estate. (Source: Other)

She burst onto our screens as the Champagne Lady on the Real Housewives of Auckland, but there's one thing Anne Batley-Burton loves even more than the bubbly.

She is absolutely in love with cats.

Which is why she set up the Pussy Palace in Kumeu, Auckland - a home for stray cats that's bursting at the furs.

Seven Sharp's Laura Daniel took a tour of Batley-Burton's estate in the video above.

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