Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard have been named the official presenting duo of This Morning, moving into the sneakers of Holly Willoughby and Philip Schofield after their shock departures from the ITV daytime present final yr.
Cat, who has hosted So You Assume You Can Dance in the US since 2005, will make her This Morning debut alongside Ben in March.
The previous SMTV presenter was dubbed a “breath of contemporary air” for ITV after a trial stint in November, and has mentioned she is going to “do her finest” to deal with the beloved present, which she referred to as: “humorous, good, foolish, heartfelt, informative and joyful – like all the best friendships!”
Cat’s main TV function comes almost 4 years after she left behind her £3.eight million home in Los Angeles. The star shared the home along with her husband, Patrick Kielty, and their two children, Milo, six, and James, 4.
Cat and Patrick’s choice to uproot their household’s lives in LA got here after a horrifying shooter incident in an LA mall that put their household underneath menace.
Now, the Birmingham native has discovered pleasure in Hampstead, London, after placing down £4.9 million for a fixer-upper challenge and securing planning permission to remodel it right into a lavish mid-century fashion trendy home.
In accordance to MailOnline, Cat and Patrick have grand plans for the 1950s home, with hopes to create a grand new entrance corridor, demolish a front room mezzanine ground and prolong the bedrooms and terrace by 4ft.
The five-bedroom home can be mentioned to have a ‘nanny suite’, visitor room, his and hers dressing rooms, a bar, cosy and a children’s play space, whereas the present storage shall be transformed right into a boot room and workplace.
In July 2023, Cat revealed that renovations for her dream home had been effectively underway. Sharing a photograph from inside a demolished space of the property, the shocked TV star instructed her followers on Instagram: “Not going to lie. Bought a little bit of a shock immediately. Not a lot home, a number of air.”
Whereas the household home looks as if it nonetheless has a method to go earlier than it is a patch on their Los Angeles mansion, Cat did share a glimpse of her kitchen throughout a baking session along with her son Milo final yr.
The area seemed modern and spacious, with marble-top counters and trendy chestnut cabinets.