{"id":339630,"date":"2025-08-12T23:00:26","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T23:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/339630\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T23:00:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T23:00:26","slug":"cat-deeley-is-seen-for-the-first-time-since-split-from-patrick-kielty-with-a-friend-in-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/339630\/","title":{"rendered":"Cat Deeley is seen for the first time since split from Patrick Kielty with a friend in Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SEI_261931526-e222.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23896114\" alt=\"A split image of Cat Deeley having dinner at a restaurant with a friend, alongside a selfie with Ben Skervin, a freelance hairdresser\" decoding=\"sync\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tCat Deeley was seen holidaying in Spain after her recent marriage split (Picture: catdeeley\/ Instagram\/ Daily Mail)<\/p>\n<p><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/cat-deeley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cat Deeley<\/a> has been spotted for the first time <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/07\/29\/cat-deeley-patrick-kielty-announce-end-marriage-13-years-23782042\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">since her separation from Patrick Kielty<\/a> was announced, following more than a decade of marriage.<\/p>\n<p>Cat, 48, and Patrick, 54, shared a joint statement confirming the shock split earlier this month and Cat has now been seen enjoying some time away in Spain.<\/p>\n<p>The <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/this-morning\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This Morning<\/a> host was seen out with a friend at a restaurant in Sitges on August 2, just days after Cat and Patrick announced their separation after 12 years of marriage.<\/p>\n<p>In a joint statement, the couple said: \u2018We have taken the decision to end our marriage and are now separated. There is no other party involved.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We 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.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Cat\u2019s friend Ben Skervin, a freelance hairdresser with a raft of celebrity clients, shared a highlight reel of pictures and videos from his trip to Spain, describing it as \u2018an adventure\u2019. Cat commented on the post: \u2018I love you\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SEI_261855725-383b.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23890206\" alt=\"HOLD FOR DAN Cat Deeley seen on holiday with male friend\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tCat was photographed having dinner at an open-air restaurant (Picture: Daily Mail)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"861\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SEI_261855723-54a6.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23890207\" alt=\"HOLD FOR DAN Cat Deeley seen on holiday with male friend\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tCat is on summer break from This Morning (Picture: Daily Mail)<\/p>\n<p>A fellow diner at the restaurant where Cat and her friend were spotted told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-14991191\/Cat-Deeley-snapped-time-shock-split-husband-Patrick-Kielty-male-friend-Spain.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Daily Mail<\/a>: \u2018Cat looked a bit down and a touch crestfallen, not her usual spritely self, which is understandable given her marriage split.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018She clearly needed to be around her nearest and dearest during such a difficult time.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The So You Think You Can Dance host has been a staple of British TV since the late 1990s and moved out to the US with her family to present the dance competition.<\/p>\n<p>She took over from Holly Willoughby on This Morning alongside Ben Shepard in 2024, having moved back to the UK in 2020.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/PRI_193862678-003b-e1754131678147.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23815650\" alt=\"HOOK, HAMPSHIRE - AUGUST 07: Cat Deeley and Patrick Kielty seen arriving at the wedding of Ant McPartlin and Anne-Marie Corbett at St Michael's Church in Heckfield on August 07, 2021 in Hook, Hampshire. (Photo by Karwai Tang\/WireImage)\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tPatrick and Cat married at an intimate ceremony in Rome in 2012 (Picture: Karwai Tang\/ WireImage)<\/p>\n<p>Patrick took over from Ryan Tubridy as the host of The Late Late Show on Ireland\u2019s RTE One channel in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>In 2003, Patrick <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/07\/29\/inside-cat-deeley-patrick-kieltys-relationship-announce-split-23784394\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">co-presented the talent competition show Fame Academy <\/a>on BBC One alongside his future wife Cat.<\/p>\n<p>Slowly the friendship between developed into a relationship and in 2012 they wed at an intimate ceremony in Rome, Italy.<\/p>\n<p>The former couple have two sons: Milo born in January 2016 and James who arrived two years later in June 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Cat and her family now reside in a \u00a34.9 million 1950s home in leafy Hampstead, with Harry Styles as one of their famous neighbours.<\/p>\n<p>Metro contacted Cat Deeley\u2019s representatives for further comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/submit-stuff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Submit Stuff<\/a> page \u2013 we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"comment-now metro-button metro-comments-cta\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tComment now<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tComments<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\">Arrow<br \/>\nMORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/08\/11\/boy-4-dies-heatstroke-wildfires-engulf-europe-23888070\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Houses destroyed and thousands evacuated after wildfires rage across Europe<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\">Arrow<br \/>\nMORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/08\/10\/husband-asked-a-divorce-devastated-proud-23839983\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">My husband asked for a divorce \u2013 I was devastated but proud of him<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\">Arrow<br \/>\nMORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/08\/09\/spicy-revenge-thriller-tops-netflix-chart-binged-56-900-000-hours-23872632\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Spicy\u2019 revenge thriller tops Netflix chart after being binged for 56,900,000 hours<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cat Deeley was seen holidaying in Spain after her recent marriage split (Picture: catdeeley\/ Instagram\/ Daily Mail) Cat&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":339631,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5312],"tags":[9639,1806,77,2000,299,100195,693,104],"class_list":{"0":"post-339630","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-spain","8":"tag-cat-deeley","9":"tag-divorce","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-eu","12":"tag-europe","13":"tag-patrick-kielty","14":"tag-showbiz","15":"tag-spain"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115018283708341135","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339630","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=339630"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339630\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/339631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=339630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=339630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=339630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}