Cat Deeley and Patrick Kielty have announced they have split after 12 years of marriage.
In a joint statement, the pair, aged 48 and 54 respectively, confirmed: ‘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 notably did not attend Patrick’s mother Mary’s funeral back in March.
It was reported that she stayed home in order to support their two young children, Milo, nine, and James, seven, who were suffering the loss of their grandmother.
Patrick, 54, looked bereft as he carried Mary’s coffin through his home village, where he was joined by close family and friends at the Church of the Sacred Heart.
Cat Deeley and Patrick Kielty have split: The couple have announced they have separated after 12 years of marriage – they have two sons together
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.(pictured August 2024)
A spokesperson for Cat has told Daily Mail at the time: ‘Cat remained at home to be there for her two young children before and after school on this very sad day.’
Cat and Patrick first met in 2002 while they hosted BBC talent show Fame Academy, however sparks didn’t fly between the couple until 10 years later.
After being friends for years, their friendship turned to romance thanks to his major gesture when he flew all the way from Belfast to Los Angeles for brunch with Cat.
They married in a secret, intimate ceremony in Rome in 2012 with their close family and friends present.
A wedding photo showed the pair looking blissfully happy as they enjoy a celebratory drink at their wedding reception.
The couple lived in California for over 14 years but they put their Beverly Hills mansion on the market for $4.9 million (£3.8 million) and moved back to North London in 2020, prior to Cat securing her job at This Morning.
Back in March Patrick opened up about the tricky times the couple had faced balancing their careers.
Prior to her job at This Morning, Cat was the host of So You Think You Can Dance over in the US.
Cat and Patrick first met in 2002 while they hosted BBC talent show Fame Academy, however sparks didn’t fly between the couple until 10 years later (pictured in 2002)
Pictured together for the last time on Cat’s Instagram back in September 2023
Cat notably did not attend Patrick’s mother Mary’s funeral back in March
It was reported that she stayed home in order to support their two young children, Milo, nine, and James, seven, who were suffering the loss of their grandmother (pictured on This Morning on July 17)
Speaking about a period during Christmas 2023, Patrick admitted: ‘There was a moment after Christmas that was tricky.
‘She had to fly to Atlanta for seven weeks. There was a wee bit of a juggle there. But I think with all these things, as long as you have a routine, it doesn’t take as much fizz out of you as some people think.’
Discussing how things have changed since her move to This Morning he added: ‘Because Cat’s doing her stuff in the morning, she would normally be back just after lunchtime. And we’ve got the start of the week and the weekends together, so it’s not “Hi/bye”.’
Meanwhile last year Cat stunned ITV viewers when she made a shock bedroom confession on This Morning.
She and her co-host Ben Shephard were discussing whether separate rooms are the key to a happy marriage alongside Linda Lusardi and married couple Emma and Kevin – who choose to sleep in separate bedrooms.
Speaking about her own bedroom arrangements, Cat revealed her sleeping situation with Patrick.
She explained: ‘It’s one of those things that because of our schedule here [This Morning], from Monday to Thursday I sleep in the guest bedroom and the rest of the time I’m back.
‘Because otherwise I get up at 5am and I want to fall asleep earlier.’
