Cat Deeley

Born in Sutton Coldfield in 1976, Catherine Deeley was 14 when she won a Clothes Show modelling competition. After gaining nine GCSE A-grades and four A-levels, she modelled with Storm before becoming and MTV presenter. She can currently be seen hosting SM:TV Live with Ant & Dec on ITV, and presenting MTV's Hitlist UK.

What do you wake up to in the morning?
The alarm clock on my mobile phone, which gradually gets louder and louder. The trouble is, I forget to switch it off so when I come out of the shower there's a horrible racket. It sounds like a fire alarm.

What's the last video you rented and were you late returning it?
I never ever rent videos because I never ever return them. It's cheaper for me to go to the shop and buy the film. I did take a film back really late once and the bloke let me off which was very nice of him. The last one I bought was Notting Hill.

Ever cried at the cinema?
Oh yes. The last time was at Patch Adams. It got really sad at the end, and I cried really badly, but I pretended I wasn't. I'm a secret sniffler, I try and pretend I'm well 'ard but I'm not really, I'm a big softie.

Who would you give an Oscar to?
The little boy in The Sixth Sense. He was great; really sad.

Ever owned a dirty video?
No, I've never had one.

You liar!
No I really haven't, I don't think I'd ever get over the embarrassment of having to buy it. We found a case on top of our bin once next to our flat, but there was no tape inside.

Strangest thing you've ever seen on the internet?
Eugh. The lads were pissing themselves around this computer, and there was this woman with her mouth open, panting incessantly, and this man stood over her, and he shits in her mouth. It was huge, hits the back of her throat and bends over her lip. It was really disgusting, I couldn't believe they showed me it over my lunch. I punched them for that.

When was the last time a TV show made you laugh out loud?
Ant and Dec have been talking about Trigger Happy TV, so I watched it and it did make me laugh out loud: the one where he interviews Tony Blackburn and this girl just walks up and kisses the presenter. I literally pissed myself.

Really?
Not really, but it was good.

Who's the most annoying person on TV?
Er, Vanessa Feltz I guess. She's on all the time going on about weight loss. I don't like it, and I don't want to hear about her husband all the time. But bless her, she's lost weight.

Can you DJ?
I did at a wedding once. The DJ let me mix a couple of tracks, but he basically did everything for me. It was a bit of a buzz, the whole power kick thing. You can understand why people do it.

Have you got any pictures of famous people pinned up around your house?
Yes. But just some mates who are famous people pinned to my fridge. But my favourite is one with me singing Drifters songs with Noddy Holder in the Met Bar. We'd been drinking for ages, and we got told to be quiet. That was very exciting.

Most embarrassing record in your record collection.
Tiffany, I Think We're Alone Now. I used to sing it in maths, along with the theme tune to the Littlest Hobo, and The Lost Cities Of Gold. Remember that?

What's your perfect Saturday night?
Saturday's a funny one because we do the show, but afterwards we go straight to the bar. It feels like about four in th afternoon for us as we've been up for so long. I always have my extra cold Guinness. But I like quite chilled out Saturday nights. I really enjoy eating so I go out for dinner somewhere.

Can you name all of Westlife?
Yes. Nicky, Ian, Shane, Graham, and, er, who's the other one?... Mark. [Cat only gets three right - Ed]

Do you like their music?
[Laughs] They're nice boys. But please don't put that in!

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