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This Morning star's son caught up in 'terrifying' shooting incident
This Morning presenter Cat Deeley, 49, has admitted her move back to the UK was prompted after her then-husband Patrick Kielty, and their son were caught up in a "terrifying" gun incident in 2020. The star surprised many when she agreed to return home and host the ITV daytime show as she had enjoyed nearly two decades of major success in America. She first officially moved across the Atlantic to take over as host for the second season of Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance and the show quickly became a massive primetime rating hit, launching her into US stardom
TL;DR
- Cat Deeley's return to the UK was prompted by a "terrifying" gun incident in 2020 involving her then-husband Patrick Kielty and their son.
- The incident occurred at Century City Mall in the US, where Kielty and their son Milo hid in a Shake Shack kitchen during an FBI response to a shooter.
- The experience influenced Deeley's views on US gun control laws and school safety.
- Deeley and Kielty moved back to the UK with their sons Milo and James.
- In July 2025, Cat Deeley and Patrick Kielty announced their separation after more than a decade of marriage.