Celebrity cat Mittens travels around Wellington looking for good company and a place to lie down.

A Facebook fan group dedicated to the daily ramblings of the turkish angora has more than 43,000 members.

People have been known to travel to Wellington in hope of seeing, and patting, the famed feline.

Silvio Bruinsma Famed Wellington cat Mittens is weathering the lockdown in a printer box.

But Mittens' owner Silvio Bruinsma on Thursday - day one of the nationwide lockdown - confirmed Mittens, like his fans, was in lockdown.

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"He likes to visit people. If he is out on the street he won't find anyone.

"He is very much a people cat."

Bruinsma had to hastily buy a printer to work from home so Mittens had found a new favourite place to spend lockdown - in the printer box.

ROBERT KITCHIN/STUFF Mittens and Latte are both in lockdown, owner Silvio Bruinsma has confirmed (File photo).

Mittens liked to visit homes. Bruinsma was first to admit he did not know the ins and outs of disease transmission but with so many hands patting Mittens on an average day it wasn't worth the risk.

"Lots of his fans have asked for daily posts as it's a bright point in their day so I will be doing my bit to keep spirits up by showing them what Mittens and Latte are up to," Bruinsma said.

Mittens' celebrity status initially came as a surprise to Bruinsma, even if his pet's ramblings didn't.

Before moving from suburban Auckland to Wellington, Mittens would often be spotted at the local supermarket or greengrocers.

ROBERT KITCHIN/STUFF Mittens, the feline social media star of Wellington, is in lockdown.

"Occasionally, I would get a call saying: your cat is here, " Bruinsma told Stuff in 2019.

But after moving to a home on the fringe of Wellington City two years ago, Mittens' stomping ground became notably more public.

"He has made Wellington his playground, " Bruinsma said.

Without his knowledge, SPCA set up the Facebook fan page so people could see that Mittens was indeed OK. It had about 2000 followers when Bruinsma found the page and was given administrator rights. It now has 43,144 followers.