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Snoop Dogg confesses to keeping pet cockroach that 'grew to size of dollar bill'

US rap star Snoop has told fans that he once had a seriously unusual pet for six or seven months - a cockroach that he christened 'The Gooch' and made sure to feed

Snoop Dogg has admitted that he once had a pet cockroach named The Gooch who grew as big as a dollar bill.

The Drop It Like It's Hot rapper said he originally wanted to get rid of the critter when he spotted it wandering around in his apartment.

But when his attempt to kill it failed, he decided the roach would be his pet instead so he started caring for it.

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"The Gooch used to live with me," he said in an interview with celeb journalist Nardwuar.

"In my apartment, I had a roach that we couldn't kill.

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Snoop had a pet roach(Image: Getty Images)

"We tried to kill the motherf****** when we first moved in and he wouldn't die, so we called him The Gooch and he kept just getting bigger and bigger."

Snoop, whose real name is Calvin Broadus Jr, said he kept his unusual pet for a while and gave it food, which helped it to reach quite the size.

"I stayed in that apartment for about, like, six, seven months," he said.

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The cockroach got pretty big(Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)

"We would leave food out for him and everything."

"Cuz grew to the size of about a whole dollar bill," said the US star, 51.

"He was the size of a dollar bill."

Fans were tickled by the tale and many flocked to social media to comment.

"The story highlights Snoop's playful and unique spirit," said one admirer.

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Snoop had the creature for months(Image: Getty Images)

Another said of the interview: "These moments make me love hip hop even more."

"Snoop Dogg is one of those celebrities that's above the norm," said someone else.

"He'll be remembered for a long time. He's too cool."

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