EXCLUSIVE This Morning's Cat Deeley brands her first six-months hosting the ITV show a 'rollercoaster' while Ben Shephard admits making his debut HUNGOVER - as they join Alison and Dermot to film dramatic new promo By Geraint Llewellyn For Mailonline Published: 15:54 EDT, 25 August 2024 | Updated: 15:55 EDT, 25 August 2024 e-mail View comments Cat Deeley has branded her first six months hosting This Morning a 'rollercoaster', while co-host Ben Shephard admitted he made his debut on the show hungover. The duo took the reins of the much loved ITV series in March after being announced as Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield 's replacements. And to mark the show's return following the summer holidays Cat, 47, and Ben, 49, joined Friday hosts Alison Hammond , 49, and Dermot O'Leary , 50, to film a dramatic new promo on cherry pickers high above the This Morning studio.
Cat told MailOnline: 'It has definitely been a learning experience because I haven't done a show that's similar to this really'. 'I’ve done more kinds of entertainment, shiny floor shows. And they’ve never been on a daily basis and not been full of different topics and subjects like this.
I’ve done a lot of live TV, but with This Morning I’ve had to get used to the roller coaster a little bit'. Cat Deeley (pictured) has branded her first six months hosting This Morning a 'rollercoaster' The duo took the reigns of the much loved ITV series in March after being announced as Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield 's replacements (Ben Shephard pictured) Meanwhile Ben revealed to MailOnline he made his debut on the show hungover (pictured during on their first show) Reflecting on their debut she said: 'I actually can't believe it's been nearly six months. I mean, I know we started in March, but that was a bit of a blur because I'd just come back from the States and we had seen each other over a zoom call, but we hadn't really done much else before we started had we?' Read More This Morning hosts are snubbed an NTA nomination as co-star throws them out the category As a red-faced Ben revealed: 'No.
We came in one Sunday morning and I had been out the Saturday night before and only had about three hours sleep!'. Shocked, Cat exclaimed: 'Well you certainly didn't tell me that on the day!' 'No, I was being very well behaved and I then had to go to West Ham to do some filming for the show too!' Ben admitted. Before adding 'But yeah, it was just really a surreal period that we'd been talking about and building up to, and then we just started.
It does feel like it's flown by so fast. Mainly because there is so much content in every single show'. Cat went on to say: Some [days] are like a roller coaster! Earlier this year I remember we went from Rishi Sunak, to the cast of Chorus Line, interiors with Kelly Hoppen, singer Natalie Imbruglia and Toadie from Neighbours'.
Before the pair revealed how they'd also, in the past six months, given away a whopping £30K to viewers with their new game Coin Drop. They then went on to brand This Morning National Television Award nomination in the Daytime a 'privilege' - after the show missed out on a nod for the first time in 12 years in 2023. Cat and Ben joined Friday hosts Alison Hammond (pictured) and Dermot O'Leary to film a dramatic new promo They climbed into cherry pickers and were raised high above the show's London studio (Dermot O'Leary pictured) This is the first time ever that a promo has been filmed on the roof of the iconic Television Centre in London Cat told MailOnline: 'It has definitely been a learning experience because I haven't done a show that's similar to this really' Cat gushed: 'I can't believe it! Are you sure? Did you have your glasses on when you read that list?' While Ben quipped: ' My mum did vote an excessive number of times!' 'But seriously, for us, it's a real privilege to host this show and I'm very lucky to work alongside this amazingly talented, brilliant woman who makes me better at what I do and we can all share this together and that's a real treat'.
Going on to say: 'And the fact that the viewers are enjoying it too, it’s really special'. Before his co-host added: Absolutely. Every day we love coming to work to do this show with the team, and with everybody watching at home and the guests we have on the couch, we couldn't love it more, so thank you to all who voted! It comes after Cat gave fans a glimpse into her family getaway as she shared a slew of Instagram snaps from the South of France amid her break from the ITV show.
Reflecting on their debut she said: 'I actually can't believe it's been nearly six months. I mean, I know we started in March, but that was a bit of a blur' Cat went on to say: Some [days] are like a roller coaster! Earlier this year I remember we went from Rishi Sunak (R) to the cast of Chorus Line, interiors with Kelly Hoppen, singer Natalie Imbruglia and Toadie from Neighbours' During their summer break, a rotation of guest presenters were be brought in to front the show in their absence. Cat put her incredible figure on display in a black bandeau bikini that she paired with a paisley printed skirt.
In another sweet snap, the mother-of-two cosied up to husband Patrick Kielty , 53, who lovingly planted a kiss on her cheek. The couple share sons Milo, eight, and James, five, who joined the pair on the sunsoaked trip, as well as Cat's parents. Cat was seen in another shot wearing a skimpy khaki bikini while her sons worked on building sandcastles on the beach.
Join Ben and Cat for a new season on This Morning from Monday 2nd September, and Alison and Dermot from Friday 6th September, at 10am on on ITV, ITVX, STV and STV Player It comes after Cat gave fans a glimpse into her family getaway as she shared a slew of Instagram snaps from the South of France amid her break from the ITV show ITV Ben Shephard This Morning Holly Willoughby Share or comment on this article: This Morning's Cat Deeley brands her first six-months hosting the ITV show a 'rollercoaster' while Ben Shephard admits making his debut HUNGOVER - as they join Alison and Dermot to film dramatic new promo e-mail Add comment.
