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'Ultimate working mum' Cat Deeley overcomes insider fears she is 'too American' for This Morning debut... but will have to spend most of her weeks away from husband Patrick Kielty, writes KATIE HIND


After months of rocky waters and a fall-out that almost sank ITV 's flagship breakfast show, there was a mood of relief on This Morning as Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard took the helm for the first time.

After months of rocky waters and a fall-out that almost sank ITV ’s flagship breakfast show, there was a mood of excited relief among the This Morning team yesterday – as new presenters Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard took the helm for the first time. But on Saturday, she flew back to the UK on a red-eye service from New York and arrived at the north-London home she shares with husband Patrick Kielty and sons Milo, eight, and James, five, with just hours to spare before her first visit to the This Morning set. Bosses can only hope the ‘dream team’ end the period of high-profile shocks that rocked the 35-year-old show — from Schofield’s ‘unwise but not illegal’ relationship with a young employee, to Willoughby’s traumatic resignation last year following an alleged plot to kidnap and murder her.

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