Catherine Elizabeth "Cat" Deeley (born October 23, 1976) is a popular English disc jockey, television personality and former fashion model, who rose to fame at the age of 21, co-hosting the well-known children's series SMTV Live, alongside Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly. Most recently, she replaced Lauren Sanchez as the host of So You Think You Can Dance, and is doing more work in the United States. Before you can upload images you will need to register an account Only use this if you hold the copyright on the image. ... October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England_(bordered). ... unga bunga This article is about the English city. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ... A celebrity is a person who is widely recognized in a society. ... Photograph of the once famous model Dovima A model is a person who poses or displays for purposes of art, fashion, or other products and advertising. ... SMTV Live (an abbreviation of Saturday Morning Television Live also written SM:TV Live and in early promotional material SMTV://live) was a British Saturday morning childrens television programme, first broadcast on ITV1 on 29 August 1998 and last broadcast on 27 December 2003. ... Anthony Ant McPartlin (born November 18, 1975) is one half of the acting and television presenting duo Ant & Dec alongside Declan Donnelly. ... Declan Joseph Oliver Dec Donnelly (born September 25, 1975) is one half of the acting and television presenting duo Ant & Dec alongside Ant McPartlin. ... Wendy Lauren Sanchez (b. ... So You Think You Can Dance is an American dance reality show and competition that is broadcast on the Fox Network, on Fox Japan, on CTV in Canada, on Living in United Kingdom and Ireland and on Network Ten in Australia. ...

Early life

The elder of two children, born in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England, Deeley attended Grove Vale Infant School in Great Barr followed by Dartmouth High School, where she played clarinet in the Sandwell Youth Concert Band. She then continued her education at Bishop Vesey's Grammar School's Sixth Form College. After achieving nine A grade GCSEs and four A-levels at school, Deeley became a full time fashion model. She occasionally hung out with her brother Max, becoming a tomboy. Prior to this, she entered a regional BBC competition called The Clothes Show, where she made it through to the finals. She was spotted by an agent, and Deeley signed with the Storm modelling agency, where Kate Moss was also on the roster. She shortened her first name to Cat because there were several other Storm models named Catherine. Map sources for Sutton Coldfield at grid reference SP1395 Sutton Coldfield constituency shown within Birmingham Sutton Coldfield is a part of the City of Birmingham, England. ... unga bunga This article is about the English city. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... Great Barr is a large and loosely-defined area which straddles the boundaries of Birmingham, West Bromwich (Sandwell) and Walsall, West Midlands, England. ... Dartmouth High School is a secondary school located in West Bromwich, England, near the border with Birmingham in the Great Barr area of the town. ... Two soprano clarinets: a Bâ™­ clarinet (left, with capped mouthpiece) and an A clarinet (right, with no mouthpiece). ... Sandwell is a metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. ... Bishop Veseys Grammar School (BVGS) is a grammar school and Language College in the Sutton Coldfield area of Birmingham, England, one of the oldest schools in United Kingdom which celebrated its 450th anniversary in 1990. ... A sixth form college is an educational institution in England, Wales or Northern Ireland where students aged 16 to 18 complete post-compulsary further education qualifications, such as A Levels. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... An A-level, short for Advanced Level, is a General Certificate of Education usually taken during Further Education and after GCSEs. ... Photograph of the once famous model Dovima A model is a person who poses or displays for purposes of art, fashion, or other products and advertising. ... A tomboy is a girl who behaves according to the gender role of a boy. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion (US$7. ... Katherine Ann Moss (born January 16, 1974), known as Kate Moss, is an iconic English supermodel and fashion designer. ...

Television career

Deeley left modelling after two years and became an MTV UK presenter in 1997. She usually co-hosted with Edith Bowman, with whom Cat is very good friends. She became famous for presenting in her bare feet, saying she felt more comfortable and at home hosting this way. Photograph of the once famous model Dovima A model is a person who poses or displays for purposes of art, fashion, or other products and advertising. ... MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network headquartered in New York City. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Edith Eleanor Bowman (born 15 January 1975) is a Scottish television presenter and a radio D.J. She currently presents a radio show on BBC Radio 1, from 1pm-4pm. ...

From 1998 to 2002, she was co-host with Ant & Dec on the Saturday morning children's show SMTV Live and also hosted its spin off shows CD:UK (From 1998 through to 2005) and CD:UK Hotshots. In 2001, she won a Children's BAFTA award for Best Presenter and appeared in an episode of the BBC's Happiness. In 2002, Deeley appeared in a television commercial for the iconic British high street store Marks and Spencer. 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean by UNESCO. [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Anthony McPartlin (born 18 November 1975) and Declan Donnelly (born 25 September 1975), from Newcastle upon Tyne, England are popular presenters of light entertainment television programmes in the United Kingdom, as the duo Ant & Dec. ... SMTV Live (an abbreviation of Saturday Morning Television Live also written SM:TV Live and in early promotional material SMTV://live) was a British Saturday morning childrens television programme, first broadcast on ITV1 on 29 August 1998 and last broadcast on 27 December 2003. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean by UNESCO. [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organization that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, childrens film and television, and interactive media. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion (US$7. ... “Happy” redirects here. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Marks and Spencer plc (known also as M&S and sometimes colloquially as Marks and Sparks) is the largest retailer in the United Kingdom by sales. ...

Other programmes she has hosted include The Record of the Year, Fame Academy, The 2004 BRIT Awards and Stars in Their Eyes, as well as a weekly show on London's Capital FM and BBC Choice series Roadtripping both with former MTV colleague Edith Bowman. In 2003 she became patron of Great Ormond Street Hospital, and in 2005 she played herself in an episode of Little Britain and provided the voice of "Loretta Geargrinder" in the UK version of the film Robots replacing Natasha Lyonne The Record of the Year is an award show voted for by the UK public. ... Fame Academy is the name of televised competition to search for and educate musical talents. ... The 2004 Brit Awards were marked by a set of victories by the comedy rock band The Darkness. ... Stars in Their Eyes is a British television talent show in which contestants impersonate showbiz stars. ... This article is about the British radio station. ... BBC Choice was a TV station from the BBC which launched on September 23, 1998. ... Edith Eleanor Bowman (born 15 January 1975) is a Scottish television presenter and a radio D.J. She currently presents a radio show on BBC Radio 1, from 1pm-4pm. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children was founded in London in 1852 as the first hospital specifically for children in the English-speaking world. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Little Britain is a character-based BBC radio and television sketch show written by and starring Matt Lucas and David Walliams. ... Robots may refer to: Robot, an dogs-mechanical or bio-mechanical device Robots (film), a computer-animated film Robots (video game), based on the movie Robots (novel), a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov Robots (J-Pop) Robot (disambiguation) Category: ... Natasha Lyonne (born Natasha Braunstein on April 4, 1979) is an US actress. ...

In 2006, she hosted the American reality show So You Think You Can Dance. She is set to return for the third season, airing in 2007. Deeley interviewed Kylie Minogue for a television special which aired in the United Kingdom on Sky One on 16 July 2006, in Australia on Channel Nine on 17 July 2006 and BBC America on 9 September 2006. [1] [2] [3]. For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Reality television is a genre of television programming in which the fortunes of real life people (as opposed to fictional characters played by actors) are followed. ... So You Think You Can Dance is an American dance reality show and competition that is broadcast on the Fox Network, on Fox Japan, on CTV in Canada, on Living in United Kingdom and Ireland and on Network Ten in Australia. ... Kylie Ann Minogue (born May 28, 1968) is an Australian dance-pop singer-songwriter and occasional actress. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 168 days remaining. ... Channel Nine is an Australian television channel broadcast by the Nine Network, available in major markets across Australia. ... July 17 is the 198th day of the year (199th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ...

Deeley also had a stint as a guest reporter on NBC's Tonight Show around this time. On December 31st, Deeley presented Fox's New Year's Eve special live from Times Square. NBC (a former acronym for National Broadcasting Company) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... The First Lady of the United States, Laura Bush and current host Jay Leno. ... This article is about the animal. ... Times Square Broadway at 42nd St. ...

In 2007, Deeley appeared before and after advertisement breaks during the UK Edition of American Idol season 6 on the UK television channels ITV1 and ITV2. She also did interviews with stars on the show and big name singers, analysing the contestants' performances. However, she was criticised for this role by some viewers, who claimed she was a pointless addition to the show, especially as her segments were only seen by British audiences for the UK version. On one of the interviews, former idol contestant LaKisha Jones was said to be allergic to her. There was also alot of controversy over her aledged relationship with idol contestant Blake Lewis after many fans claimed they had "amazing chemistry" and also claimed that they were seen out together on dates. Because of this presenting role, she did not return for the Third Comic Relief does Fame Academy Special of Fame Academy. She is also an entertainment contributor for ABC News, providing coverage from various awards shows including the Golden Globes and the Grammy and Academy Awards. 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the CE era. ... AMERICAN IDOL HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO DEATH OF SIMON ... AMERICAN IDOL HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO DEATH OF SIMON ... ITV1 is the name, in England, Wales and the Scottish borders, for a terrestrial, free-to-air television channel, broadcast in the United Kingdom by the ITV network. ... ITV2 is a free-to-air entertainment television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV plc. ... LaKisha Ann Jones[1] (born January 13, 1980) placed fourth on the sixth season of American Idol. ... Blake Colin Lewis (born July 21, 1981) is an American singer and finalist on the 6th season of American Idol. ... Comic Relief Does Fame Academy is a spin-off of the original Fame Academy show where celebrities (students) sing as students of the Academy. ... Fame Academy is the name of televised competition to search for and educate musical talents. ... ABC News is a division of ABC television and radio networks (ABC), owned by The Walt Disney Company. ... The Golden Globe Award The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ...

For a period, Deeley was the face of Shape Water and number of Garnier Fructis products, appearing in print and television advertising in the UK and Ireland. Shape (OE. sceap Eng. ... Garnier is a company producing hair care products, including the Fructis line, that are sold around the world. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ...

She is known to be a good friend of the fashion designer Matthew Williamson and frequently wears his clothes during red carpet events. Matthew Williamson is a fashion designer based in the United Kingdom. ...

Personal life

As a result of her ambition to break into Hollywood, Deeley's long term relationship with PR Executive Mark Whelan broke down [4] Deeley then moved to Los Angeles in May 2006, as she stated on a late night TV interview with Craig Ferguson. .[5]. Her ex-boyfriends also include Hugh Morgan from the Fun Lovin' Criminals. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Craig Ferguson (born 17 May 1962) is a Scottish actor, writer and talk show host. ... Hugh Huey Morgan is the frontman of the New York based rock/hip hop group Fun Lovin Criminals. ... The Fun Lovin Criminals are an alternative rock band from New York City, United States. ...

Trivia

• Deeley is an avid supporter of the English football club, West Bromwich Albion
• She purchased the last known address of Marilyn Monroe. This was the house in which Marilyn Monroe was found dead in her bedroom in 1962.
• She was paid a reported $2million to host So You Think You Can Dance