By Ciara Farmer and Amelia Wynne For Mailonline
08:41 09 Nov 2023, updated 08:41 09 Nov 2023
On Wednesday night, Cat Deeley stepped out for the first time since it was reported she had joined ITV’s This Morning as a presenter.
The TV personality and actress, 47, looked nothing short of sensational in a silver maxi dress paired with a leather jacket and chunky silver jewellery.
She attended the Anine Bing Kate Tote cocktail launch event at The Stables in Camden alongside a host of stars, following the news about her career move.
Earlier this week, it was reported that she has joined the magazine show as a presenter and will make her debut with Rylan Clark on November 13.
Cat looked typically stunning at the bash as she wowed in the slinky dress, which she toughened up with the leather jacket and statement jewellery.
Her famous locks – which scored her a long-running collaboration with Pantene – were styled into bouncy waves while she opted for bronzed make-up.
At the party, she posed up a storm with woman of the hour Anine Bing and model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, who both looked chic in leather.
Cat will be taking to the famous sofa to co-host with Rylan – who is currently guest-presenting the breakfast show alongside permanent host Josie Gibson.
News of Cat’s arrival on the sofa comes after Holly Willoughby left the show last month ‘for the sake of her family’ after discovering she was the target of a foiled kidnap and murder plot and has since not been replaced permanently.
It came five months after Philip Schofield’s departure after his affair with a young male showrunner was made public, followed by claims of an increasingly strained relationship with his co-host.
Cat began her career as a co-presenter for the ITV children’s show SMTV Live, for which she won a BAFTA Children’s Award, and its spin-off chart show CD:UK.
A source told The Sun: ‘Cat is a seasoned pro and execs have been keen to get her in for a while. She takes live TV in her stride and his really witty and personable with guests.
‘She is comfortable interviewing both pop stars and politicians, so if it goes well she could be a much more permanent solution to Holly leaving. Cat would be safe captain to steady the ship.
‘Rylan was a resounding success too so fans can expect to see a lot more of him in the future.’
ITV and Cat’s reps have been contacted by MailOnline for comment.
The bookies’ new favourite to be one-half of This Morning’s presenting team was revealed last Thursday as fans praised their presenting skills.
William Hill has announced that Rylan, 35, has 5/4 odds to take over from Phillip and more recently Holly.
Rylan, is currently guest-presenting the breakfast show alongside permanent host Josie Gibson.
His high odds will be welcome news to Rylan who has had a tough year due to his mother’s ill health.
Rylan is currently a rotating presenter from Monday to Thursday alongside Josie Gibson, Craig Doyle, Rochelle Humes, and Ben Shepherd.
However, the duo being permanent seems unlikely as Josie has just 50/1 odds of replacing Holly.
The favourite to replace Holly is Loose Women’s Christine Lampard.
William Hill also revealed the four people that are close on Rylan’s heels to replace Philip Schofield. Leading the pack is Dermot O’Leary.
Dermot, 50, is best known for his former presenting role on The X Factor. He currently co-presents This Morning with Alison Hammond, 48, and bookies say he has a 3/1 chance of continuing the role permanently.
The father-of-one has been linked to This Morning since 2014 when he served as a stand-in for Schofield.
Dermot admitted in September that the audience could pick up on the awkwardness between himself and Alison.
He said: ‘The presenters make a difference … if two people aren’t getting on, the viewers can see that.’
‘Alison Hammond, my co-host, and I didn’t really know each other when we started working together but now we’re like family. I think there’s an honesty to that.’
An insider co-signed this, saying: ‘Alison and Dermot got off to a tricky start, they had very different levels of experience and came from totally different places but they then did start to rub along quite nicely.’
Marvin, 38, a member of boyband JLS, the runners-up of the fifth series of X Factor in 2008.
He has previously presented This Morning during the summer holidays with his wife Rochelle.
William Hill says he has 3/1 odds for taking over the top spot, meanwhile Rochelle Humes, 34, who previously held 10/1 odds for replacing Holly.
The couple are currently the co-hosts of the popular BBC Saturday night gameshow The Hit List.
Separately, Rochelle regularly co-presented the family favourite Ninja Warrior UK, which returns for season 5 next year.
Marvin and Rochelle are a hit with viewers who can relate to their busy household – the couple shares daughters Alaia-Mai, 10, and Valentina, 6, and son Blake, three, together.
They are the favourites to take over from Willoughby and Schofield as the hosts for Dancing On Ice in 2024, should Holly leave.
Though best-known for his presenting, Stephen, 46, is also a magician.
He began his career presenting various children’s television programmes on CITV with magical themes, and some without.
Stephen transitioned into mainstream television with Dancing On Ice: Defrosted from 2006 to 2007.
He began rapidly gaining popularity in 2007 when he became the presenter of Britain’s Got More Talent, a sister show to Britain’s Got Talent for acts that didn’t make it into the main show.
The presenter stayed in this role until 2019.
Stephen officially became a household name when he began presenting hit gameshow Catchphrase from its 2013 revival until present.
He was a guest presenter on This Morning from 2012 to 2013.
Stephen is also the favourite to take over from Schofield as the host of Dancing On Ice in 2024, should Holly choose to stay on.
Richard Madeley has 14/1 of replacing Schofield, says William Hill.
It is no surprise that Richard, 67, is on this list, given he presented the show when it began in 1988, alongside wife Judy, 75.
The couple left the show in 2001 to host their own, Richard & Judy, which ran on Channel 4 until 2009.
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