Catherine Elizabeth Deeley (born 23 October 1976) is an English television presenter, model, actress, and television personality.
From 1998 to 2002, she hosted the children’s programme SMTV Live and its spin-off chart show CD:UK. In 2001, she won a BAFTA Children’s Award for hosting SMTV Live. She has also hosted Fame Academy on the BBC, and the 2004 Brit Awards.
Deeley became the last presenter of the original run of Stars In Their Eyes, taking over from Matthew Kelly. Since 2006, Deeley has been the host of So You Think You Can Dance in the United States, for which she has been nominated five times for a Primetime Emmy.
Since 2003, Deeley has been a patron of London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital for sick children. In December 2009, she was made a UNICEF UK ambassador. She is married to Northern Irish comedian and television personality Patrick Kielty. She is known to be a supporter of West Bromwich Albion F.C.
Cat Deeley net worth
The TV host has a fortune of £10.8million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
Having fronted various TV shows for more than 20 years it is no surprise she has amassed such wealth.
Most recently, Cat has presented the US reality show So You Think You Can Dance, which she began in 2006.
Cat Deeley Salary
What was Cat Deeley’s salary per episode of So You Think You Can Dance? $60,000. She hosted the show from 2005 to 2020.
Real Estate: In 2006 Cat paid $2.7 million for a home in Beverly Hills, California. She and Patrick used this home as their US-base until 2020 when they hoisted it onto the market for just under $5 million.
Career
She began her modeling career when she was a 14year old teenage girl. She first appeared in a regional fashion competition for the show named The Clothes Show, which was telecasted on the famous channel named BBC. With her awesome skills as a model, she made her way to the same competition’s national finals. She started her modeling career with the pet name was Cat. She did this so that she can get modeling opportunities easily. Her modeling career came to an end in 1997, after which her contract with Strom changed. After her modeling career, she made her debut on the small screen with the popular television show named Hitlist, UK.
This was a chart show which was premiered on the channel named MTV. She co-hosted the show with her friend Edith Bowman. In the following year, that is, in 1998, she was one of the hosts of the popular children’s shows named Ant&Dec, which was especially for the children. This show was premiered on the channel named SM: TV Live. She hosted the show till 2002. Other than that, she was also a part of the spin-off program of the same shows: CD: the UK, which was telecasted from 1998 and continued till 2005. She was also a host of the popular show named CD: UK Hotshots.
She earned her first-ever award in 2001, which was the Children’s BAFTA award. Other than that, she also appeared in a popular episode of a popular show named BBC’s Happiness. In the following year, that is in 2002; she was selected in a television advertisement for the popular brand Marks and Spencer. Other than that, she also hosted other programs, namely The Record of the Year, Fame Academy, The 2004 Brit Awards, as well as Stars in Their Eyes. Other than that, she was s host of the popular show which was telecasted on the channel named London’s Capital FM.
Awards
Being such a wonderful television presenter as well as an awesome actor, the list of awards that she has is never-ending. She earned her first-ever award in 2004. She was awarded the Glamour Actor for Theater Actress. She also won the Glamour Award for TV Personality twice, that is, in 2004 and in 2005. Other than that, she also earned the award named Critics Choice Television Award under the category of Best Reality Show Host.
