Home Entertainment The cat is out of the bag: New This Morning presenter Deeley chooses family over US stardom as she is ‘ready to part with £43k an episode in So You Think role You Can Dance” for the coveted UK concert.

The cat is out of the bag: New This Morning presenter Deeley chooses family over US stardom as she is ‘ready to part with £43k an episode in So You Think role You Can Dance” for the coveted UK concert.

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Cat Deeley was confirmed as the new presenter of This Morning on Friday, marking her return to UK screens after years in the US (pictured on the show in November)

Cat Deeley was confirmed as the new presenter of This Morning on Friday, marking her return to UK screens after years in the US.

The showbiz veteran, 47, will join Ben Shephard, 49, to take the place of Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield as the magazine’s permanent presenters after months of speculation over who will fill the vacancy.

After rumors began last month, many wondered how she would maintain her long-standing role as host of the US show So You Think You Can Dance, which she has hosted since the second season in 2006.

Sources claimed he would not receive any special treatment regarding permission to fly to the US to continue his £43k-per-episode gig, meaning Friday’s announcement appears to confirm he has chosen the UK instead. place of his stardom in the US.

Cat’s husband Patrick, with whom she shares two children, is the host of the Irish show The Late Late Show and her role on This Morning would bring her closer geographically to her husband than to her job in the United States.

Cat Deeley was confirmed as the new presenter of This Morning on Friday, marking her return to UK screens after years in the US (pictured on the show in November)

Cat is not short of cash as she currently earns at least £344,000 per season presenting So You Think You Can Dance in the US, where she is said to be paid £43,000 per episode.

Cat is not short of cash as she currently earns at least £344,000 per season presenting So You Think You Can Dance in the US, where she is said to be paid £43,000 per episode.

Cat and Ben have been introduced as the new presenters of This Morning, ITV revealed on Friday.

Cat and Ben have been introduced as the new presenters of This Morning, ITV revealed on Friday.

The reason for the sudden U-turn may have been financial, with Cat set to land a big payday as the new hostess.

When reports first emerged that she would be joining the show last year, it was claimed that she and Ben would receive an annual salary of £555,000.

Although high, the salary still paled in comparison to that of former presenters Holly and Phil, who were said to be paid £700,000 a year for their role.

Cat is not short of cash though, as she currently earns at least £344,000 per season presenting So You Think You Can Dance in the US, where she is said to be paid £43,000 per episode.

The new series will air in March and Cat has been splitting her time between the US and UK to film.

There was talk of what he would do with his This Morning contract and how it would allow him to continue juggling his job in Los Angeles.

However, if he decides to keep both jobs, it won’t be for financial reasons, as brand and culture expert Nick Ede revealed he could double his This Morning salary with offers from online brands.

Nick told MailOnline: ‘Cat is popular when it comes to style and I can see her making a lot of money by partnering with brands such as John Lewis and M&S, who will compete for her to wear their items.

The showbiz veteran, 47, will join Ben, 49, to take the place of Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield as the magazine's permanent presenters after months of speculation over who will fill the vacancy.

The showbiz veteran, 47, will join Ben, 49, to take the place of Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield as the magazine’s permanent presenters after months of speculation over who will fill the vacancy.

“She could earn over £200,000 from fashion collaborations and also has her own fragrance which I’m sure will fly off the shelves.

‘I can also see her potentially collaborating with a brand like Charlotte Tilbury or L’Oréal and she could earn a cool £250,000 for them.

‘Cat is the perfect presenter for This Morning. She has a huge fan base of people who grew up with her on a Saturday morning and has always been a confident person.

“She has a great reputation for being very funny, but she can also balance difficult discussion points, so she will make a winning pairing with Ben.

“What’s also really great for a brand about Cat is that she has huge appeal in the US as host of the hit show So You Think You Dance, so if you’re looking to expand or create brand deals in the UK UK and US, she’s the perfect person to do it.’

It looks like Dermot O’Leary and Alison Hammond will continue as regular hosts of the show on Fridays and school holidays.

It comes after Holly left the show last October “for the sake of her family” after discovering she was the target of a foiled kidnapping and murder plot and has not been permanently replaced since.

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Cat and Ben have landed the coveted role on the show.

It came five months after Phillip’s departure after his affair with a young showrunner became public, followed by claims of an increasingly strained relationship with his co-host.

Phillip has been out of the spotlight in recent months since his affair scandal in May, which led to his exit from This Morning after more than 20 years on the show.

After much speculation about his private life, his affair finally became public and he admitted it had left him “devastated and embarrassed” but insisted he was not a hairdresser.

He said the affair “never seemed” like an abuse of power because he and his lover were “partners.” He told The Sun: ‘I was unprofessional, once, in a 41-year career. There are no excuses. Nobody did anything wrong apart from me.’

In his first interview since leaving the broadcaster and This Morning, the 61-year-old presenter said: ‘I didn’t do it, I didn’t prepare it.’

‘There are accusations of all kinds of things. It was never like that because we had become companions. I do not know about that. But, of course, I understand that there will be a massive judgment, but taking into account that I have never exercised it.”

At the time, Phillip offered several apologies, including to his co-host of 14 years, Holly, and his wife of 30 years, Stephanie Lowe.

It came five months after Phillip's departure after his affair with a young showrunner became public, followed by claims of an increasingly strained relationship with his co-host.

It came five months after Phillip’s departure after his affair with a young showrunner became public, followed by claims of an increasingly strained relationship with his co-host.

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