Cat Deeley reveals she was involved in a shooting incident at a Los Angeles mall, which inspired a move back to the UK


Cat Deeley, long-time presenter So you think you can danceShe revealed details of her experience in the Los Angeles shopping mall shooting, which made her want to leave her home in Hollywood and return to live in the UK.

the sun Daily is set to take over hosting duties on ITV’s flagship daytime show, a newspaper reported This morningwanted to move away from the United States after her family was arrested in a mall shooting in 2019.

The newspaper tells how the presenter, her husband, Buddy, and her young son, Milo, were forced to take shelter during a lunch outing at Shake Shack in Century City, Los Angeles. When sirens sounded, they were told to seek shelter after a disgruntled former Amazon employee. Daily quoted in the sun to remember:

“Everyone was asked to lie down behind the table or pushed into the bathroom. People were screaming and crying.

“Then, while they were all hiding, the FBI picked up weapons.

“Paddy kept Milo calm – he didn’t really know what was going on.

“As I was driving, I started seeing helicopters, news trucks, firefighters and armed police. It makes me laugh now. America’s gun laws are crazy.”

The attacker, Nicholas Oates, was arrested and sentenced to seven years in prison for arson and assault with a firearm. the sun Reports say he is now out of prison.

By the time of Panic, Daily had been working and living in Hollywood for more than a decade, including a long stint as a showrunner. So you think you can dance For Fox.

This week will see her take on main showcasing duties This morningAlong with Ben Shepherd. ITV are hoping their arrival will see a new chapter for the show after a roller-coaster 2022, in which former hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby both departed in dramatic fashion – Schofield quit after his secret affair with a young trainee was revealed, and Willoughby resigned afterwards. She discovered that she was the target of a kidnapping and murder plot.

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