This Morning’s Cat Deeley is currently on a break from the show

Cat Deeley once confessed that her wedding ring wasn’t freshly bought for her when she married RTÉ One’s The Late Late show host, Patrick Kielty. Instead, the unique item has a sentimental meaning behind it, which dates back to the 1940s.

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While a guest on the Outspoken Beauty podcast, the 48-year-old dived into many topics about her life including motherhood, her beauty secrets, and her career.

On the subject of confidence, host Nicola Bonn said to Cat: “I think a lot of people would say you are a traditional beauty, but I like that, I love imperfections as well.

“Like, my wedding ring is bent now and it’s got a little diamond missing but I’m like, no, that’s like marriage, marriage is a bit bent.” Agreeing with Nicola, Cat replied: “Exactly.”

The This Morning presenter, who fronts the ITV show with Ben Shephard, went on to dive into details about her meaningful wedding ring.

She explained in 2020: “My wedding ring is actually my nan’s wedding ring. And it says, I think, ‘Lil and Jim 1942’ in it.

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Patrick Kielty and Cat Deeley have separated after 13 years of marriage

“I think my grandad got it from under the counter because there was no gold because it was after the war, so very similar.”

The on-screen regular and 54-year-old Patrick married at an intimate ceremony in Rome back in 2012, with their close family and friends present.

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Together they share two sons, Milo, nine, and James, six, who the pair keep away from the public eye.

Earlier this week, the long-term couple announced they had separated after 13 years of marriage.

In a joint statement, they said via a spokesperson: “We have taken the decision to end our marriage and are now separated. There is no other party involved.

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“We will continue to be united as loving parents to our children and would therefore kindly ask for our family privacy to be respected. “There will be no further comment.”

Since the announcement, both presenters have remained silent on their respective social media pages.

Cat Deeley opened up about the meaning behind her unique wedding ring (Image: Penske Media via Getty Images)

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Cat will also avoid being on-screen as the news settles publicly, due to her scheduled break from ITV amid the summer term.

Patrick’s last public post about his wife was back in 2024 when she replaced Holly Willoughby on the show.

Alongside a reel of pictures of her on Instagram, he wrote: “I didn’t know what a morning person actually was until I met this woman.

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“She gets up every day with a smile on her face. [At] 5.30am, whistling in the shower, smile on her face.

“Then downs two coffees, and gives you the look. The ‘What the f**k’s wrong with you, let’s do this’.”

He added: “It’s not a pretend smile. And it’s not just some mornings. It’s every morning. Which is b****y difficult cos she’s married to me.