Cat Deeley

Cat Deeley
Deeley in 2011
Born
Catherine Elizabeth Deeley

(1976-10-23) 23 October 1976 (age 48)
West Bromwich, England
Occupations
  • Television presenter
  • actress
Years active1997–present
Spouses
Mark Whelan
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(m. 2001; div. 2006)​
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(m. 2012)​
Children2

Catherine Elizabeth Deeley (born 23 October 1976) is an English television presenter. She currently co-presents ITV's This Morning (2024–present), alongside Ben Shephard.[1][2] She began her career as a co-presenter of the ITV children's show SMTV Live (1998–2002), for which she won a BAFTA Children's Award, and its spin-off chart show CD:UK (1998–2005).

In 2003, Deeley co-presented the talent competition show Fame Academy on BBC One and became the presenter of the ITV talent show Stars in Their Eyes. Following the final series of Stars in Their Eyes in 2006, Deeley began hosting the reality competition show So You Think You Can Dance in the United States, for which she has been nominated five times for a Primetime Emmy.[3]

Since 2003, Deeley has been a patron of London's Great Ormond Street Hospital for sick children. In December 2009, she was made a UNICEF UK ambassador.[4]

  1. ^ Sigsworth, Tim (16 February 2024). "Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard named new This Morning presenters". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  2. ^ Breen, Nadia (16 February 2024). "Cat Deeley announced as one of two new This Morning presenters". Belfast Live. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Emmys: Cat Deeley is having an 'absolutely amazing' time". Los Angeles Times. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  4. ^ Wollaston, Steve (31 October 2019). "Revealed: West Bromwich Albion's famous celebrity supporters". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 26 June 2020.