[Ammi]

This Morning host Cat Deeley has apologised after facing a backlash for making an insensitive joke about seizures.

The TV presenter, 47, came under fire after quipping that she was “having a seizure” while dancing to Meghan Trainor's song All About That Bass, during Monday’s episode.

Addressing the issue during the opening moments of the ITV show the following day, Deeley said she was sorry and insisted that no malice had been intended.

Holding her hands up, she said: “I just wanted to apologise to anyone who was offended yesterday when I made a light-hearted comment about my dancing style.

“It really wasn't supposed to cause any upset to anybody, but I can see why that might have been the case.”

Co-presenter Ben Shephard, 49, agreed and backed up Deeley’s version of events.

It came after angry social media users had taken to their various platforms to berate Deeley and inform her that seizures were “no laughing matter” for those who have epilepsy or similar conditions.

The Epilepsy Society also condemned the comments, posting on X, formerly known as Twitter: “Seizures are no laughing matter for people with #epilepsy @Catdeeley.

“Please do better and educate yourselves about this difficult and poorly understood condition, @thismorning.”

Some however did defend Deeley and praised her for her “genuine” apology.

“She was making fun of herself and not people that have seizures. Sometimes we need to be less critical. It was clearly a joke on herself,” wrote one person.

“'I thought the apology from @Catdeeley on @thismorning regarding her seizure comment yesterday was truly genuine. I do hope now that it will stop the mob from constantly attacking her character. Jury by social media can go too far and we've seen that in the past,” agreed another.

The latest controversy comes after recent reports that the show is in “crisis” with viewing figures plummeting by half”, since Deeley and Shephard took over for previous hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield in May.

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/cat-deeley...122403529.html

[Alf]

What a pathetic story.

I'm having a seizure laughing at it.

[Zizu]

Right !!

That’s her one chance !!

Get her out and let’s have Holly Willowbooby back !!


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[Crimson Dynamo]

she is joking

these charities are pathetic

**** idiots

[UserSince2005]

All the **** Holly Willotit used to get away with and they are slating Cat for this!

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by UserSince2005

All the **** Holly Willotit used to get away with and they are slating Cat for this!

What !!

Lovely Holly never did anything wrong


She has a heart of gold


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[GiRTh]

The worlds gone mad.

[Quantum Boy]

It's daft and probably doesn't even reflect most people who actually have seizures. Most people don't live immersed in outrage (or pretend to).

Originally Posted by GiRTh

The worlds gone mad.

I reckon it's just gone "loud". People with these complaints always existed, they just had to rant about them in their living room and couldn't take to The Internet to let everyone know.

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Soldier Boy

It's daft and probably doesn't even reflect most people who actually have seizures. Most people don't live immersed in outrage (or pretend to).



I reckon it's just gone "loud". People with these complaints always existed, they just had to rant about them in their living room and couldn't take to The Internet to let everyone know.

…when things were just ranted about in the living room and the dining room etc, though…they didn’t have the ‘power to influence’….but society has even applied that ‘influencer’ label and tag now…so daft or not, it has all become very detrimental and dangerous at times…we live in a world of words, the internet/social media specifically is filled with text …so the power is hugely with the word…

[smudgie]

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Ruddy hell.
People need to get a life.

[GiRTh]

This is actually quite silly A seizure is not exclusive to epilepsy. A patient can have a seizure for one of a number of reason so to automatically assume it was an epilepsy reference. Silly story and even sillier that she had to apologise

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by GiRTh

This is actually quite silly A seizure is not exclusive to epilepsy. A patient can have a seizure for one of a number of reason so to automatically assume it was an epilepsy reference. Silly story and even sillier that she had to apologise

…yeah, I think the Epilepsy Society are the ones that are going to have ‘poorly understood’ levelled at them, more than Cat Deeley is…which is the irony of it…context and intent etc are so relevant …and if presenters feel that they’re going to be scrutinised to the nth …there just won’t be any presenters anymore…

[Mystic Mock]

I always say this, and will always stand by it.

If you're getting offended by a joke, then you're the problem, not the person making the joke.

And there is a difference in not finding a joke funny, and the other option which is to be a jackass about it, and you just wanting to spitefully say that you don't like someone's sense of humour under the guise of morality.

Imo you have two options.

1. Laugh along (I know.)

Or 2. Say that the joke isn't personally for you, and don't try to be a killjoy about it.

It's honestly that simple imo.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

I always say this, and will always stand by it.

If you're getting offended by a joke, then you're the problem, not the person making the joke.

And there is a difference in not finding a joke funny, and the other option which is to be a jackass about it, and you just wanting to spitefully say that you don't like someone's sense of humour under the guise of morality.

Imo you have two options.

1. Laugh along (I know.)

Or 2. Say that the joke isn't personally for you, and don't try to be a killjoy about it.

It's honestly that simple imo.

Mock nails it as per

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Mock nails it as per

Thanks LT.

It's good to see that we're both on the same page on this topic.

[Niamh.]

People need to stop apologising over stupid **** like this

[Mystic Mock]

^It's what I meant yesterday morning about how you can't seem to make any kind of comment without at least a few idiots going around looking to ruin your life.

It's like dealing with children, you have to sternly tell them no when they're doing something wrong, but the Showbiz world is too cowardly these days to stand up to these freaks.