Cat Deeley

Minutes after getting her Woman Of The Year award, TV presenter and lad's mag uberbabe Cat Deeley is far from fazed.
"I'm nothing special," she says. "I'm just a Brummie scally." But to her fans she's a lot more than that. Cat's the girl grown men lust after, women want to look like and children want to be. And at 23, with some exciting new TV projects in the offing, she's also the girl we'll be seeing a lot more of...

With the admission "I'm so uncool it's untrue," Cat Deeley says she's long held an ambition to become famous.
"I passed the stage every kid has to wanting to be on the telly, went to grammar school where everyone was going to be a lawyer or a doctor and kind of lost my way a bit" she says.
"I was a model and was thinking what to do next, and remembered the six-year-old girl who wanted to present Blue Peter."

Since Cat Deeley joined Geordie duo Ant and Dec to host the cult Saturday morning show SMTV:Live, she's had to curb her infamous 'ladette' lifestyle.
Cat says, "You've got to be hard on yourself and careful not to go out. I have to be fit and healthy. Even if I'm slightly ill on a Saturday it kills me. "It's a physically demanding job and even a sore throat can knock me for six."

Despite a reputation for being 'one of the lads', and a predilection for sinking pints faster than her TV pals Ant and Dec, Cat looks in great shape. But the former hockey player and model lets us in on her new secret: "I've started having a personal trainer twice a week," she says.
"It's a big thing for me as there's been times when I've thought about just hiding from her when she comes around."

Worldwide travels as a model and four years in London haven't weakened Cat's strong Brummie accent and she's remained steadfastly down-to-earth.
"No one will let me go all la-di-dah and showbizzy," she says. "And I don't think I ever will."
"At the first sign of trouble my dad Howard would drag me back home kicking and screaming until I sorted myself out."

Cat is committed to another year with SMTV:Live and has other jobs fronting music shows coming up too. Life is looking sweet for the star who turned her back on university for a modelling and TV career. But she has one big fear for the future.
"I have to admit I'm scared stiff of making a really big mistake," she tells 24 Hours. "My dad keeps saying I have to be ready because it will come."