Cat Deeley
- Profession: TV Personality
- Place/Date of Birth: Birmingham, 23 October 2020
- Associated with: Ant & Dec
Cat has car trouble? - June 11 2007
Cat Deeley may have impressed TV viewers in the States with her hosting skills, but it seems the same can't be said of her driving ability.
The host of hit US show So You Think You Can Dance has apparently admitted she has difficulty driving around LA, where she is currently based.
"I'm not a great driver and I've had a few bumps. My car looks like it's been to Basra and back," she's quoted by the Daily Express as saying.
Cat added: "But, happily, I don't bump into people. I tend to only hit inanimate objects. It's difficult because the roads are so different over here."
The Fox reality show So You Think You Can Dance, which is now in its third series, searches for America's favourite dancer.
Cat, 30, has also been working on American Idol, NBC's The Tonight Show and ABC's Good Morning America. She also presented Fox's live New Year's Eve coverage from Times Square.
Cat to host Grease show? - Feb 8 2007
TV presenter Cat Deeley is reportedly being lined up to host new ITV talent show You’re The One That I Want.
The 30-year-old, who has been making a splash across the pond presenting US show So You Think You Can Dance?, will apparently front the nationwide search for a Danny and Sandy in a new Grease musical.
The idea for the show follows the success of How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?, which found Connie Fisher fame as the new Maria in a West End production of The Sound Of Music.
The show is the brainchild of X Factor’s Simon Cowell and will start screening this summer.
A TV source told The Sun: "Lots of presenters had their names in the frame. But Cat was chosen and it’s a done deal. She’s in the US and it’s simply a matter of getting her agent to sign on her behalf.
"Cat’s star is really rising in the States but she really wants to do this. It’s also a good excuse for her to come home and see her mum."
Cat lands top TV job? - Jan 17 2007
British beauty Cat Deeley has reportedly landed herself a job on American Idol.
The 30-year-old blonde will host a special UK spin-off of the reality talent show, reports The Sun.
Cat will apparently chat to British fans of the US show, which stars music mogul Simon Cowell, and conduct backstage interviews.
A staggering 50 million people tuned in to the finale of the last series, which saw Taylor Hicks take the crown.
The new season kicks off today in the US and screens on ITV2 from Friday.
Since hopping across the pond, the Birmingham-born former Stars In Your Eyes presenter has been a real hit.
Last year she hosted the American reality show So You Think You Can Dance for Fox and hosted a special version of the show live from New York City’s Times Square on New Year’s Eve.
She also reports for The Tonight Show and is the entertainment correspondent for Good Morning America.
Cat gets the New Year’s Eve cream - Dec 13 2006
Cat Deeley’s star is rising in the US, where she is set to present Fox TV’s New Year’s Eve special.
The Sutton Coldfield-born beauty, who first found fame as an MTV presenter, has become a regular on American TV hosting another Fox show, So You Think You Can Dance.
Now she is set to take on the crucial New Year’s Eve role, broadcasting live from New York’s famous celebrations in Times Square.
Last year the job was given to veteran chat show host Regis Philbin.
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Cat Deeley first stepped into the limelight at the tender age of 14, when she entered a regional BBC Clothes Show competition. Despite her limited modelling experience she made it through to the final round and was instantly snapped up by Storm modelling agency. After successfully sitting both her GCSE’s and A Levels she became a full time model.
Cat first appeared on MTV after sending a video application of herself performing as a VJ; she was invited to interviews and auditions before finally bagging a job.
Her progression onto terrestrial television saw her present the popular CD:UK. But it was her stint co-hosting SMTV Live with Ant and Dec that really secured her position on the small screen. In 2001 she was awarded a Children’s BAFTA for Best Presenter.
Since then she has gone on to host The Record of the Year, Fame Academy, The Brit Awards 2004 and Stars in Their Eyes. Cat has also branched out into to radio with a weekly slot on London’s Capital FM.
Having firmly set her sights on Hollywood, in 2006 Cat hosted the American reality show So You Think You Can Dance and is due to return for the third season which will be aired in 2007.
Cat is reported to have purchased the former Brentwood, LA residence of Marilyn Monroe, where the actress was found dead in 1962.
June 2007