29-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Mirror
'No other party involved' in shock Patrick Kielty and Cat Deeley marriage split
Late Late Show host Patrick Kielty and Cat Deeley have insisted there is no one else involved in their separation – as the couple announce their shock split after 13 years together.
The couple, who wed in September 2012 at a ceremony in Rome, announced they had separated in a joint statement on Tuesday.
But the pair, who have two boys together, Milo, eight and James, five, insist there is 'no other party involved'.
They said in a joint statement to the PA news agency: "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."
Cat has just gone on her summer break from co-hosting ITV's This Morning with Ben Shephard, while the Co Down star is due to return to our screens on RTÉ in September to host a new season of the Late Late Show. Patrick Kielty and Cat Deeley arrive at the 7th Annual Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic at Will Rogers State Historic Park on October 15, 2016 in Pacific Palisades, California
Rumours began to swirl that there was trouble between the pair after Cat wasn't spotted supporting Patrick at the funeral of his mother, Mary, in Northern Ireland earlier this year.
A spokesman told the Mail at the time that Cat was at home minding their two children.
"Cat remained at home to be there for her two young children before and after school on this very sad day," the spokesman said.
The couple recently purchased a new home in London after moving back to England from LA.
They bought a €5.7 million (£4.9 million) property in Hampstead, North London, which they were in the middle of renovating.
They were reportedly aiming to create a "west coast-inspired" home, drawing on mid-century modern architecture, with Cat sharing some details of their renovation on their home on her Instagram stories.
The couple's architect told the MailOnline: "The proposed external appearance builds on the inherent character of the existing house but updates it into a contemporary dwelling both in use and character.
"It is inspired by mid-twentieth design ranging from the designs of Alvar Aalto to houses of the west coast of America which are familiar to the clients who spent many years living there. Cat Deeley and Patrick Kielty on the Fame Academy (Image: BBC ONE)
"Materials have also been introduced that connect the clients to their previous home in LA and to places that have significant memories for them."
When completed, the lavish home will also boast of a "nanny suite" guest room, his and hers dressing rooms, a children's play area and its very own bar.
Last year, Patrick revealed he contracted shingles from doing a loft renovation in their home.
Their neighbours would've included the likes of Harry Styles, Benedict Cumberbatch, Emma Thompson and Daniel Craig.
But the news of their split will come as a shock to many. Cat and Patrick seemed like a couple in love after Patrick flew to LA to profess his love for her over a brunch on her birthday.
Cat and Patrick met in 2002 whilst they hosted BBC talent show Fame Academy - but the couple weren't wed until 10 years later.
Cat previously opened up about the romantic gesture that wooed her over, and 'knocked her socks off'.
"It was my birthday and he'd rung me, he was at a pub in Ireland and he'd rung me from the pub.
"Bear in mind it was probably about 2 o'clock in the morning because they'd had a lock-in."
Cat told him she was having a birthday brunch at Beverly Hills Hotel, to which he said: "I'll see you there!"
She continued: "He went home, set his alarm for five, got up, went to the airport, flew from Belfast to London, then jumped on the first plane from London to LA, got in a cab, told the cabbie on his way from the airport what he was doing, and the driver was literally like 'do you want me to wait for you?!'"
In an interview on This Morning, Patrick revealed he had "no regrets" about taking so long to romance Cat.
Speaking to Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford he said things happened exactly as they should: "If we had got together at the start, we could have got on one another's nerves. All things came at the right time."
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