Cat Deeley has apologised to viewers after being slammed by an epilepsy charity over a joke made during Monday’s This Morning.
The presenter faced criticism after quipping that she was ‘having a seizure’ while dancing to Meghan Trainor’s song All About That Bass.
The remark sparked backlash from charity The Epilepsy Society, who noted that seizures are ‘no laughing matter.’
Cat addressed the backlash in the opening moments of Tuesday’s This Morning, and 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.’
Cat Deeley has apologised to viewers after being slammed by an epilepsy charity over a joke made during Monday’s This Morning
In the previous day’s episode, Cat had made the brief remark while introducing an interview with singer Meghan Trainor.
As they played her famous 2014 song, Cat showed off her dance moves before telling co-host Ben Shephard: ‘Nothing to see here. Yeah, I’m fine, just having a seizure.’
The comment then sparked backlash from viewers, who were quick to note that seizures were ‘no laughing matter’ for those who have epilepsy or similar conditions.
The Epilepsy Society also condemned the comments, posting on X: ‘Seizures are no laughing matter for people with #epilepsy @catdeeley.
‘Please do better and educated yourselves about this difficult and poorly understood condition, @thismorning.’
