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Cat Deeley and Patrick Kielty split after 13 years of marriage

This Morning presenter Deeley married The Late Late Show host in Rome in 2012

Jacob Stolworthy
Tuesday 29 July 2025 23:24 BST
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Cat Deeley and Patrick Kielty split after 13 years of marriage

Cat Deeley and Patrick Kielty have split after 13 years of marriage.

The TV presenters, who have been married since 2012, announced the news on Tuesday.

In a joint statement, they 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.”

Before marrying Kielty, 54, This Morning presenter Deeley, 48, was married to businessman Mark Whelan for five years. They divorced in 2006.

Patrick Kielty and Cat Deeley at the Film Is Great reception in Los Angeles
Patrick Kielty and Cat Deeley at the Film Is Great reception in Los Angeles (PA)

Northern Irish comedian and presenter Kielty was in a high-profile relationship with Irish model Amanda Bryam for five years, separating in 2003.

Deeley and Kielty had known each other for years before becoming a romantic item, hosting Fame Academy together for two seasons in 2002 and 2003.

The couple wed in September 2012 at a ceremony in Rome. They have two sons together - one born in January 2016 and another June 2018.

The couple lived in Los Angeles for more than a decade but more recently moved to north London.

Deeley has hosted ITV’s This Morning alongside Ben Shephard since early last year.

Deeley has presented This Morning with Ben Shephard since last year
Deeley has presented This Morning with Ben Shephard since last year (ITV)

She started her career appearing on SM:TV Live with Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly from 1998 to 2002.

After various hosting jobs in the UK, including taking over ITV’s Stars In Their Eyes from Matthew Kelly, she moved to the states to host the US series So You Think You Can Dance from 2006, for which she received five Emmy nominations.

Kielty is the host of RTE talk show The Late Late Show, having taken over from Ryan Tubridy in 2023.

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