TV stars Cat Deeley and Patrick Kielty have announced their separation after more than a decade of marriage. The couple, who wed in September 2012 at a ceremony in Rome, confirmed they have decided to end their relationship.
The pair, who have two children together, released a joint statement to PA news agency addressing their decision. They emphasised that no third party was involved in their separation.
Joint statement released
"We have taken the decision to end our marriage and are now separated. There is no other party involved," the couple said in their statement. They stressed their commitment to co-parenting their children despite the end of their marriage.
The television stars requested privacy for their family. "We will continue to be united as loving parents to our children and would therefore kindly ask for our family privacy to be respected," they added.
No further comment planned
Deeley and Kielty made clear they would not be making any additional public statements about their separation. "There will be no further comment," they concluded in their joint announcement.
Deeley has hosted ITV's This Morning alongside Ben Shephard since early last year, and previously lived in Los Angeles for more than 10 years. She hosted the US series So You Think You Can Dance, also appearing on SM:TV Live with TV duo Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly from 1998 to 2002.
Television careers continue
She also previously co-hosted BBC singing contest Fame Academy and took over ITV's Stars In Their Eyes from Matthew Kelly. Northern Irish presenter Kielty, 54, is the host of RTE talk show The Late Late Show, having taken over from Ryan Tubridy in 2023.
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