It took ITV months of twists and turns to signal her from her huge money presenting job within the US.
And now, simply weeks after Cat Deeley made her This Morning debut, BBC bosses are eager to lure her to the community to host an leisure present.
Sources on the Beeb have revealed that following an ongoing ‘tit for tat’ row between the BBC and ITV over poaching each other’s expertise, some Corporation bosses are mentioned to ‘see the super worth’ in hiring her.
One informed The Mail on Sunday: ‘Cat has the queen of Saturday evening tv really feel about her, and females are missing in that space.
‘She is used to internet hosting a glitzy present in America and put with the precise programme over right here, she might be an absolute rankings winner.
‘There is not any love misplaced between the BBC and ITV for the stealing of stars, so what an incredible transfer it might be.’
ITV just lately poached BBC stars Graham Norton, Gary Lineker and Zoe Ball to host their exhibits, whereas Alison Hammond and Paddy McGuinness have been each lured from ITV to their rival.
With a scarcity of ‘golden handcuffs’ offers in recent years, stars are free to work throughout whichever channels they like. When Holly Willoughby – Ms Deeley’s predecessor – hosted This Morning, she additionally anchored BBC present The Voice between 2012 and 2014 and in 2022, she offered Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof.
ITV managed to safe Ms Deeley, 47, to host their daytime programme after months of negotiations.
It is unlikely that she’s going to return for the subsequent collection to So You Think You Can Dance, the US actuality TV programme, as her This Morning commitments is not going to permit her the time to movie it.
