After officially stepping out together at last week's Glamour Women Of The Year Awards, Cat Deeley has come clean about her romance with Patrick Kielty, admitting: "I have finally seen the light".

The TV star confirmed she had been seeing the Irish comedian in an interview with US talk show host, Kelly Ripa.

"I am no longer a single lady," Cat revealed. "I am dating a really old friend of mine. I have known him for 10 years."

The loved-up pair first met when they both presented the BBC talent show Fame Academy in 2002 but are believed to have started dating at the start of this year.

Asked why it took her so long to get together with her old friend, Cat said: "I don't know. Ladies just like to take their time. Now I have finally seen the light."

She also said she loved their new 'PatCat' moniker, saying: "People call us Pat-Cat or Catric. And there is another one which my friends have come up with which is called Caddy, because he is called Paddy."

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