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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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TheHangingGardensOfBasildon · 16/09/2024 19:49

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.

SantoriniSunrise · 16/09/2024 19:48

Of course!

Pennyswimsplash · 16/09/2024 19:47

Pocketlint you are so rude, Cat was famous in her own right, Patrick Kielty is not ugly at all and they are a fabulous couple.

Taluulaah · 16/09/2024 19:46

She was everywhere back in the day. I’m the same age as you and I remember her from lots of presenting roles.

BotterMon · 16/09/2024 19:42

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Wash your mouth out!

Elderflower14 · 16/09/2024 19:40

ShowOfHands · 16/09/2024 19:35

I know who she is. I'm 43.

I enjoyed the story of how she and Paddy got together as well. I've always liked them enormously as a couple. I seem to remember that they had a tough experience in the US involving a lockdown which predicated their return to the UK.

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... 😔 😔 😔

Clarabellasingsthisbit · 16/09/2024 19:39

Used to watch SMTV with our daughter!

thoonerismspread · 16/09/2024 19:36

Wasn't she on live and kicking or something on Saturday morning tv? I'd have been a teen/tween then I think? Early 40s now.

ShowOfHands · 16/09/2024 19:35

I know who she is. I'm 43.

I enjoyed the story of how she and Paddy got together as well. I've always liked them enormously as a couple. I seem to remember that they had a tough experience in the US involving a lockdown which predicated their return to the UK.

Mercurial123 · 16/09/2024 19:35

Yes, I used to watch her on the US show You think you Can Dance

ComtesseDeSpair · 16/09/2024 19:33

I had to Google Patrick Kielty just to check that either a) I wasn’t thinking of completely the wrong person or b ) he hadn’t had a face transplant. He’s not ugly, he’s a decently attractive pleasant looking man! He looks like he’d be kind as well as funny.

I know of Cat from SMTV, which I would have been 10-12 when watching. I knew vaguely that she’d done other Saturday night TV sort of stuff later in her career, but I didn’t know that she’d been in a lot of the shows other posters have mentioned - so I suppose if you were too old for SMTV at the time and aren’t much of a casual TV watcher, you might not have caught her.

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.

Anoisagusaris · 16/09/2024 19:31

Mikunia · 16/09/2024 18:43

It started in 1998, I was 23 then but used to watch it! I guess it was just something to have on, like people put the radio on?

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Yes we didn’t have smart phones back so you’d up watching all sorts on TV when bored or hungover!

fancyfrogs · 16/09/2024 19:27

Yes I think most people would know. You're definitely the minority

BarbaraHoward · 16/09/2024 19:27

Piggywaspushed · 16/09/2024 18:17

I don't think that's fair. She was genuinely funny on SMTV.

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Yeah agree. I've never even regularly watched anything she's on and I know she's very good. I haven't seen her on This Morning but I would've thought she'd be very good on it.

His job is massive too, they've always been successful but for them both to have gotten such big boosts in quick succession must've been quite the adjustment.

newfriend05 · 16/09/2024 19:26

Yes from fame academy!

MovingTooFast121 · 16/09/2024 19:25

Chums! Wonky Donkey! Please Mr Postman!

so…er… yes.

BertieBotts · 16/09/2024 19:23

YABU I never know any famous people and I know who she is. Am 36 Grin

That said. I had totally forgotten where from, except some vague notion of her being a children's presenter, until I read other people's replies. But yes I used to watch her with Ant and Dec on SM:TV Live.

Sortalike · 16/09/2024 19:18

StaunchMomma · 16/09/2024 18:07

She'll always be Cat the Dog to me!

same 😁 She was a good sport!

Illegally18 · 16/09/2024 19:07

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An ugly Irishman? A comedian (saw him do something about the Irish having to read manuals about how to make bombs, and 'Seamus, the manuals are all in Polish!' ) and a wit, and a man who answers back. Saw him answer back someone on a singing competition in the Noughties. Ugly maybe, but sexy AF!

Illegally18 · 16/09/2024 19:07

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An ugly Irishman? A comedian (saw him do something about the Irish having to read manuals about how to make bombs, and 'Seamus, the manuals are all in Polish!' ) and a wit, and a man who answers back. Saw him answer back someone on a singing competition in the Noughties. Ugly maybe, but sexy AF!

Ttcagainnow · 16/09/2024 19:06

I think she's pretty well known and would be shocked at someone in the UK not knowing who she is!

DreamW3aver · 16/09/2024 19:06

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He does a Sat am radio show on BBC radio 5 quite peak time so not entirely disappeared

Runnerinthenight · 16/09/2024 19:06

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Well he's doing just fine for himself in Ireland. Plus he lived in the US for years.

PineappleRingpiece · 16/09/2024 19:04

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