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Did you know who Cat Deeley was before she joined This Morning?

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youareht · 16/09/2024 17:29

When Cat Deeley became presenter of This Morning earlier this year I had not heard of her before, some of my friends are surprised that I did not know who she was. (We are all in our 40's by the way) I knew who Holly Willoughby was though.

Am I weird in never having heard of her before?

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Anothernamechane · 16/09/2024 20:20

Shocked to hear Patrick Kielty described as ugly. Not your standard chiselled jaw type maybe but I always thought he was a good looking fella. Their love story is actually very sweet as they were friends for many years, having worked together on Fame Academy but were both never single at the same time. They both found themselves single and he flew across to America and surprised her for her 30th birthday and they were married 9 months later.

I watched the documentary he made about his father being murdered by the UVF. The IRA offered him and his brother the chance to join up afterwards but they refused and chose to be engaged in the peace process. He considered Mo Molam a good friend and campaigned for the Good Friday Agreement even though it meant his father’s murderers being released.

clarkkentsglasses · 16/09/2024 20:09

Ant and Dec!

Skipsurvey · 16/09/2024 20:09

i didnt watch ant and dec and dont watch day time tv but for some reason i heard of her,

StMarieforme · 16/09/2024 20:09

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What an awful way to describe anyone. Good grief. He's a highly intelligent, funny man. Unbelievable.

StMarieforme · 16/09/2024 20:07

I don't watch daytime TV but I know who Cat Deeley is. Very successful career in her own right and married to Patrick Kielty.

nOasistickets · 16/09/2024 20:05

Not me - but I’m not from here originally, lived here 20 years.

jazzyBBBB · 16/09/2024 20:05

Of course! She was a Pantene girl as well and possibly L'Oreal.

BookHimDanno · 16/09/2024 20:03

Biiiiirmmmmiiinnnghaaaaaaaaaaaam 😂

Skipsurvey · 16/09/2024 20:03

patrick kielty of course

TwoLeftSocksWithHoles · 16/09/2024 20:03

Was she Kitten Natividad?

xsquared · 16/09/2024 20:03

Yes, of course. She was everywhere in the late 90s and comprehended SM TV with Ant and Dec on Saturday morning.

Itisjustmyopinion · 16/09/2024 20:02

SMTV was one of the few shows where it was commissioned for children but a lot of the content was just as funny for young (usually hungover) adults.

Even if you didn’t watch it I think it would be hard to believe that anyone over the age of about 10 in the late 90s didn’t know who she was. She was a huge star and not just known for SMTV

That fake Peter Kay version of X Factor where she swore at the audience was great because she had just made it big in the US at that time and it had to be explained that it was a spoof and not the real thing

BookHimDanno · 16/09/2024 20:02

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this! and she was hilarious!

Skipsurvey · 16/09/2024 20:02

i dont know
i know she married the irish presenter whose name escapes me

Mama2many73 · 16/09/2024 20:01

TulipTuesday · 16/09/2024 17:32

I knew her from SMTV live.
Even though I was a bit older than the demographic probably, I loved that show.

Same here!!

TheBookAccordingtoIsaac · 16/09/2024 20:00

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Wow, what an utterly rude thing to say. Show us all the Brad Pitt lookalike you married then.

MouseofCommons · 16/09/2024 20:00

Of course. I'm 50.
Wonkey Donkey!

Elderflower14 · 16/09/2024 19:58

BarbaraHoward · 16/09/2024 19:54

Oh feck I didn't know that. That's awful, and must've been very traumatic for him given his past.

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Here

Cat Deeley recalls husband and son facing shooting incident

They admit ‘fear’ pushed them to leave the US.

https://metro.co.uk/2020/09/13/cat-deeley-terrifying-moment-husband-patrick-kielty-son-shooting-incident-13265737

OhTediosity · 16/09/2024 19:57

IT’S GOT TO RHYME

IAmBarbaraMillicentRoberts · 16/09/2024 19:56

Her and Patrick also presented the original Celebrity Love Island back in the day! Although "celebrity" was pushing it for most of the contestants 😂

BarbaraHoward · 16/09/2024 19:54

Elderflower14 · 16/09/2024 19:40

They came back to the UK because Patrick and one of their boys were in a mall when there was a shooting and they had to hide... 😔 😔 😔

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Oh feck I didn't know that. That's awful, and must've been very traumatic for him given his past.

PottedPlantCrazy · 16/09/2024 19:53

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Stop 😂😂

TheHangingGardensOfBasildon · 16/09/2024 19:53

StaunchMomma · 16/09/2024 18:13

Ugly is harsh but I do think it's disingenuous to suggest they look like a probable match as a couple based on appearances (they clearly do match as a couple, considering how long they've been together).

I haven't seen him on anything for years so took it he's still working in the US?

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What on earth would make you think that marriages/partnerships are based mainly on what people look like? There are so many factors involved in people being attractive to others and choosing to form relationships.

We aren't socks, where you just have to find a visual match in order to make a proper pair!

TheHangingGardensOfBasildon · 16/09/2024 19:50

That was the beauty of it, though: SM:TV was not just a kids' show, but it worked on several levels. Probably not dissimilar to Saturday Night Takeaway - loads that kids would love, but also plenty to interest the adults as well.

user1492538376 · 16/09/2024 19:50

siucra · 16/09/2024 19:33

Paddy Kielty is definitely not ugly - but a really intelligent, sensitive man (not easy when your father was murdered). He's hilarious doing stand up - I saw him once years ago and he was amazing. He's been able to make jokes about things that should be impossible. He's a nice, unassuming person. And currently has the biggest job in Irish broadcasting.

I agree he’s not ugly - and he might be different now but early in his stand up career he did use his dad being murdered as part of his stand up routine.