From presenting our favourite TV shows to swearing in hilarious skits, Cat Deeley has remained in the headlines over the years.
She rose to fame after hosting Saturday morning shows SMTV Live and CD:UK and later hit it big Stateside after fronting So You Think You Can Dance?. Now, Cat is a regular presenter on ITV’s This Morning, alongside Ben Shephard.
While the 48-year-old presenter has celebrated many highs throughout her career, she has also suffered several awkward moments she’d probably rather forget…
The Cat Deeley swearing skit everyone thinks is real
In 2008, Cat appeared on comedian Peter Kay’s Britain’s Got the Pop Factor two-part series as the host of a talent show mocking The X Factor.
After walking on stage to do her job, she tried to ask a loud audience to keep quiet.
“The voting lines have officially closed. The votes have been counted and verified. Could we please have quiet in the studio?” she asked.
As the audience ignored her request and appeared even louder, Cat responded: “Quiet, please.”
Continuing to ignore Cat, she lost her temper and shouted: “[BLEEP]ING SHUT UP!” Immediately, the room went silent, and she thanked everyone for finally listening to her.
While the scene was part of a parody, many fans still awkwardly believe the skit was real.
“Is this real or edited,” one user asked on TikTok.
“VERY UNPROFESSIONAL,” another person shared.
“Shame on them,” a third who clearly didn’t get the joke remarked.
Cat’s ‘poor’ joke about seizures
Last June, Cat found herself in some heat after she ungracefully joked about having a seizure.
While dancing on This Morning alongside co-host Ben, he asked how she was doing, to which she responded: “I’m fine, I’m just having a seizure.”
Her unexpected remark certainly didn’t go unnoticed as The Epilepsy Society hit back on X, formerly Twitter.
“Seizures are no laughing matter for people with #epilepsy @catdeeley. Please do better and educate yourselves about this difficult and poorly understood condition, @thismorning,” they wrote.
I do apologise and am very sorry for the upset.
During This Morning the following day, Cat issued an immediate apology.
She said: “I just wanted to apologise to anyone who was offended yesterday when I made a light-hearted comment about my dancing style.
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