Cat Deeley decided to return to the UK after her husband and son were caught up in a gun scare. The TV star, 47, moved to the US more than a decade ago and has carved out a successful presenting career over there, fronting hit shows like So You Think You Can Dance? But she has returned home to front ITV's This Morning alongside Ben Shephard after the magazine show underwent a presenter shakeup following the departures of Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby.
Now, The Sun on Sunday has discovered that the gun incident her husband Patrick Kielty, 53, and Milo, eight, were caught up in was done at the hands of ex-Amazon employee Nicholas Oates who pointed a gun at staff at a mall in Century City, LA. Cat's husband and son were having a burger at Shake Shack when the incident unfolded and she raced to the scene.
The former Stars in Their Eyes host previously recounted that everyone was told to 'lie down' on the floor at the scene as she recalled seeing police and helicopters when she arrived. In a 2020 interview, she said: 'Everyone was told to lie behind the counter or pushed into the loos. People were screaming and crying. Then, as they were all hiding, the FBI turned up with guns. Paddy kept Milo calm — he didn't really know what was going on. As I was driving, I began to see helicopters, news vans, firemen and armed police response squads.'
On February 16, 2024, Cat and Ben were finally confirmed as the upcoming regulars to take over from Holly and Phil, nine months after the iconic duo were broken apart by Schofield's departure. It had been claimed that Cat was finally won round with a more lucrative deal, but insiders at ITV denied the claims - insisting it was the ability to spend more time with family which sealed the deal.
