Could this be Maldon's most mournful looking cat?

Mr Fiddles has his own Facebook fan club thanks to his furrowed brows and down-turned mouth.

His owners, the Blake family of Maldon, regularly update his status.

Whether the short-haired exotic is lounging on a bookshelf, bed or in a box, he always appears to have the world on his shoulders.

Mum-of-two Margaret Blake, 37, said: “He will sit in the window and people will walk past and look at him.

“People say he’s unusual and they have never seen a cat like him before.

“He never looks happy, ever.”

Miss Blake set up the Facebook page so that her former colleagues could keep up-to-date on Mr Fiddles’ latest antics.