TV presenters Cat Deeley and Patrick Kielty have split after more than a decade of marriage – and Cat previously opened up about a heartbreaking moment before their wedding
Cat Deeley courageously opened up about a devastating moment from before her stunning wedding to Patrick Kielty. The television hosts confirmed their split earlier this week following more than 10 years of marriage.
This Morning star Cat, 48, and RTE presenter Patrick, 54, first crossed paths whilst presenting BBC Fame Academy back in 2002. The pair fronted two series of the programme together during 2002.
The duo exchanged vows in Rome during September 2012, merely nine months after they started their romance, reports the Mirror. Around 100 guests witnessed their private ceremony, which was officiated by Belfast priest Father Gary Donegan.
Cat has previously disclosed that her grandfather was unable to make it to the overseas wedding due to being too poorly to make the journey. The former pair filmed the ceremony especially for him, however he passed away before getting the chance to view it.
The presenter spoke candidly about the heartache when questioned about her “biggest regret” by Grazia magazine back in 2017. She responded: “He died before he saw it. The good thing is we love it and, after two glasses of wine, Patrick and I put it on like a pair of losers.”
Fans of the couple were left stunned when details of their wedding appeared. Especially because Patrick denied they were engaged just months before they said “I do”.
Cat even picked out her wedding dress before the couple were planning to walk down the aisle. Speaking on Lorraine in 2021, she said: “Mine [wedding dress]is in the cupboard somewhere but I’d actually already got my dress before… It wasn’t because I was feeling lucky, I promise! It was a couture dress from Alexander McQueen – a shift white dress.
“It was so beautiful that I just couldn’t not buy it and I hadn’t even met Paddy at that stage. I literally put it in my cupboard and I was like I’ll wear it to something… I’ll wear it to some awards. There you go.”
The couple, who share two children, announced their separation this week, stating: “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 first came into the limelight while presenting SM:TV Live alongside Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly. Although she met Patrick in 2002 on Fame Academy, they didn’t become romantically involved until nearly 10 years later.
Patrick, an RTE presenter, claims he won Cat’s heart with a grand romantic gesture. He told The Daily Mail: “Unless someone was stupid enough to get on a plane, nothing would have happened.
“Cat was in LA and I was in Northern Ireland, so I texted her to wish her a happy birthday. When she said she was having a birthday lunch at the Beverly Hills Hotel, I said I’d be there. She told me to go to sleep as I was drunk.
“That was 2am. I got up at 5am, went to Belfast airport for 6am, got the 7.15am flight to Heathrow, landed at 8.30am, took off again at 9.40am and arrived in LA at 1.15pm.”
The couple lived in America while Cat presented So You Think You Can Dance. They however returned to the UK in 2020.
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