Prince’s dancer, Cat Glover, was hospitalized for 30 days. Moreover, she was in a coma for around two weeks during that period.
Sadly, choreographer, singer, dancer, and rapper Catherine “Cat” Glover passed away at the age of 60 due to an unspecified cause.
Highlights
- Cat Glover sadly took her last breath on September 25, 2024, at 60.
- Glover was in a coma for two weeks in 2013, according to her daughter Angel.
- She woke up from a coma one day when doctors tried to pull the plug.
The news was shared on September 25, 2024, on Glover’s official Facebook page with a caption,
It’s with great sadness that we formally announce the passing of Catherine Vernice Glover- AKA “Cat” Please allow her children, family and friends privacy at this difficult time. A further statement will be released in due course. “Dance with the Angels, we love you”
She was a choreographer, dancer, singer, and rapper on Prince’s 1987 Sign O’ Times and 1988-1989 Lovesexy tours.
Glover can be seen in the 1987 Sign O’ the Times concert movie and on the 1989 Lovesexy Love broadcast and home video.
She also performed on Prince’s album Lovesexy, delivering a memorable rap on the album’s debut single “Alphabet St.”
Cat can also be heard on his Black Album, initially scheduled for release in 1987 but shelved and released for a limited time in 1994.
Choreographer Cat Glover Was in Coma After Serious Illness
Catherine Glover, better known as “Cat… Prince’s Cat,” spent 30 days in hospital in 2013 after a spell of ill health.
Glover’s daughter Angel informed that her mother had been in hospital for 30 days and was in a coma for two weeks.
She had a blood transfusion and didn’t know two weeks had gone. Doctors told Angel that Cat wouldn’t be able to talk and walk again. Luckily, she became able to walk and talk on her own.
However, the exact details of the illness from which she went into a coma have not been disclosed yet.
Cat suddenly woke up one day after doctors were about to pull the plug. When Prince called Cat, the nurse answered the phone as she was too weak to talk.
When Cat was asked when she last talked to Prince, she said it was about a year and a half ago when she was in the hospital.
After two weeks of getting out of a coma, Prince called her again, and they talked to each other for hours.
Moreover, she wanted to know how he knew she was in the hospital. Prince said many people reached out to him, had my back, and were always there.
When asked what she would do with her life after Prince. Cat answered,
“I don’t know right now. People are calling me. We’re going to do concerts dedicated to Prince.
However, Catherine Glover will be remembered for her contributions to the dance and music field.
Additional Information
- Cat Glover was born in Chicago to her mother, Mildred Glover, and her father, Doneall Glover. She started dancing with her sisters at the age of 5.
- She attended the Esmond Elementary and Morgan Park High School.
- Glover had an estimated net worth of $3.5 million at her passing.
