Inside Cat Deeley and Patrick Kielty's relationship as they announce split
Cat, 48, and Patrick, 54, relocated from Los Angeles to London in 2020, after having lived abroad for more than a decade.
In a joint statement the couple have said: 'We have taken the decision to end our marriage and are now separated. There is no other party involved.
'We will continue to be united as loving parents to our children and would therefore kindly ask for our family privacy to be respected. There will be no further comment.'
The So You Think You Can Dance host has been a staple of British TV since the late 1990s and even moved out to the US to present the dance competition.
Cat moved her entire family out to the states following her success but she and her comedian husband have moved back to London since.
She took over from Holly Willoughby on This Morning in 2024, reportedly keen to work alongside Rylan Clark as a co-host.
Cat was unveiled as the new host of This Morning, alongside Ben Shepard, in February 2024.
Earlier this year, it was revealed why Cat did not attend the funeral of Patrick's mother in County Down, Northern Ireland.
The presenter said she wanted to be there for her sons Milo, nine, and James, seven, before and after they finished school as they grieved the loss of their grandmother.
Her representative confirmed to MailOnline: 'Cat remained at home to be there for her two young children before and after school on this very sad day.
Patrick is the host of The Late Late Show on Ireland's RTE One channel, he also presents a Saturday morning programme on BBC Radio 5 Live.
The star has recently interviewed the likes of Paul Mescal, Andrew Scott, Jean Claude Van Damme, Take That and Jamie Dornan.
He was announced as the host last year, taking over as the show's fourth-ever presenter from Ryan Tubridy.
Before his turn as a late-night host, he was a stand-up comedian and toured in 2022 for the first time in seven years.
In 2003, Patrick co-presented the talent competition show Fame Academy on BBC One alongside his future wife, Cat.
Cat and Patrick met on the set but it would be years before they got together – partly as the Stars in Their Eyes presenter was married at the time.
After her split, she revealed she would 'love to tie the knot' one day and really admired her parents' 30 year marriage.
Slowly the friendship between the model and comedian devloped into a relationship and in 2012 they got married at an intimate ceremony in Rome, Italy.
He had won her over by flying out to Los Angeles to see her on her birthday, paying for her and all her friends.
'That's quite possibly the most romantic thing anyone has ever done for me,' Closer magazine quoted her as saying. 'And he was just sitting there hanging out with 12 of my friends, making everybody laugh.
'It was romantic, noble, kind of amazing and pretty hard not to fall in love with him.'
They moved back to their North London home, ditching the £3.8 million Beverly Hills mansion with its lavish amenities – including pool, gym and sunshine.
The pair kept their kids fairly out of the spotlight but did occasionally post snaps together as a family on special occasions.
Cat and her family now reside in a £4.9 million 1950s home in leafy Hampstead, with Harry Styles as one of their famous neighbours.
Together the couple have two sons; Milo born in January 2016 and James who arrived two years later in June 2018.
Before welcoming James, Cat had shared with The Daily Mirror: 'I would love some more. But I have got to get on with it if I do.
'When you go for your check-ups they call you a 'geriatric mum'. That is the terminology they use, I swear.'
Before falling for Patrick, Cat was in a five-year relationship with public relationships executive, Mark Whelan.
They got together in 2000, tying the knot despite the presenter – then in her late 20s – saying she wasn't sure about marriage just yet. More Trending
The divorce was finalised in February 2006, as Cat upped sticks to the US and admitted that her focus was on work at the time.
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During her American adventure, she began dating Expats star Jack Huston, nephew of Anjelica Huston, although this romance was short-lived and fizzled out by 2011.
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