Barbra Streisand has revealed that she has cloned her dog, with two puppies produced from her old dog Samantha.

Samantha, a 14-year-old Coton du Tulear, died in 2017.

Before Samantha died, Streisand had cells taken from her mouth and stomach, and her two new dogs, Miss Violet and Miss Scarlett, are the result of the cloning.

Their names reflect the colours she dressed them in, to tell them apart.

“They have different personalities,” Streisand says. “I’m waiting for them to get older so I can see if they have her [Samantha’s] brown eyes and seriousness.”