Cat Deeley | |
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Born | Catherine Elizabeth Deeley 23 October 1976 West Bromwich, England |
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Years active | 1998–present |
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Children | 2 |
Catherine Elizabeth Deeley (born 23 October 1976) is an English television presenter and actress. 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 became the host of 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.[1] In 2024, she began co-presenting ITV's This Morning alongside Ben Shephard from Monday to Thursday.[2][3] As an actress, she played the role of Camomile White in the American supernatural comedy series Deadbeat (2014–2015).
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]