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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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Patrick Kielty is not ugly at all, and he’s one of the funniest comedians on TV. He comes across as a lovely husband and family man.

DreamW3aver · 16/09/2024 19:01

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Are you Irish? If be very surprised if many English people know her primarily because of who her husband is

Newusernameforthiss · 16/09/2024 19:00

OneTC · 16/09/2024 17:39

Everyone saying "what you're 40s and didn't watch smtv" were all watching it when they got home from raves right?

You were 20 something watching kids TV so there'd better be some excuse Grin

Yes, we were hungover! It was blatantly aimed at us, do you remember the one where they got a big chocolate jelly in the shape of a starfish and made the guests get the ring out of the chocolate starfish 😂😂😂 I think it was Busted? Cat couldn't keep a straight face. It was genius.

76evie · 16/09/2024 18:57

Of course - Cat The Dog from Birmingham!

LardoBurrows · 16/09/2024 18:56

I'm fairly old and I knew who she was, but she had been in USA for work for a good while.

How dare someone call Patrick Kielty an ugly Irish man, what a cuntish thing
to say.

PottedPlantCrazy · 16/09/2024 18:56

I think she used to go on about a wonky donkey?

ImDuranDuran · 16/09/2024 18:52

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What an unnecessarily nasty comment Confused

StolenChanel · 16/09/2024 18:52

SMTV Live was my childhood!

Funnywonder · 16/09/2024 18:51

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What a nasty little comment about Patrick Kielty. I'm sure he thinks very highly of you.

Gowlett · 16/09/2024 18:49

I remember her from her younger years.
Then she had a TV career in the USA.

Now, of course I know her, but don’t watch This Morning.
Her husband. Patrick, has the biggest show on Irish TV.

SonicTheHodgeheg · 16/09/2024 18:48

Did you work on Saturdays while the rest of us watched SMTV while nursing a hangover?

the80sweregreat · 16/09/2024 18:48

C.H.U.M 's was funny though

LBFseBrom · 16/09/2024 18:47

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?

I knew her from other things, some a good few years back because she has been around quite a long time. I think she is married to Patrick Kielty (?spelling).

However, you are not weird. I often see, and hear about, well known people of whom I have never heard. There are programmes I've never bothered to watch where they apparently appear or have appeared.

I don't know a lot of the Strictly contestants this year, that often happens.

funinthesun19 · 16/09/2024 18:46

SM:TV and CD:UK! So I’ve known about Cat Deeley for coming up to 30 years or so now? I’m 34.

Wouldhavebeenproficient · 16/09/2024 18:45

Ant, Dec and Cat!

lollylo · 16/09/2024 18:43

OneTC · 16/09/2024 17:39

Everyone saying "what you're 40s and didn't watch smtv" were all watching it when they got home from raves right?

You were 20 something watching kids TV so there'd better be some excuse Grin

As I tell my kids constantly, ‘there wasn’t a lot on in my day’ so I was watching teen focussed things into my 20s 😂

Mikunia · 16/09/2024 18:43

YellowRollercoaster · 16/09/2024 17:42

I think if you are in your 40s you are probably slightly too old for SMTV? Unless you had a younger sibling.
But I do think its unusual you hadn't heard of her at all, eg from celeb magazines or other TV shows. Were your parents super strict on what you watched?

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?

DreamW3aver · 16/09/2024 18:42

Of course I did, she's been well known for years if not decades

the80sweregreat · 16/09/2024 18:41

Loved fame academy
That was good, but only lasted a few seasons
I had forgotten that she presented that too

MissPobjoysPonies · 16/09/2024 18:39

NewSchoolYearRevamp · 16/09/2024 17:52

Agreed

Show quote history

Totally agree - big Friday night then everyone watching Smtv and rehashing the night before 🤣

Happyher · 16/09/2024 18:39

She’s been around years - she used to present children’s version of stars in their eyes. She was well established then

Perimenopausalpenny · 16/09/2024 18:38

With Patrick kielty - bet you don't know who he is either! 🤣

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BunnyLake · 16/09/2024 18:37

I’m in my 60s but I’ve heard of her from years back. I couldn’t have been watching children’s tv so she must have been in other things.