It’s made me take stock’ - Cat Deeley on turning 50 and the surprising things she won’t be doing in midlife

She turns 50 today (Friday 23) and when woman&home caught up with her just before her milestone birthday, Cat Deeley had a refreshing take on ageing.

While she admitted she’s “not a fan of my own birthday,” saying, “I don't like being the centre of attention very much,” the This Morning presenter revealed that she’ll be marking the occasion with “travel”, “hanging out with people that I really love” and “a glass of something bubbly.”

"I'm spending the day with family before going to Ibiza with some friends," she told us.

But, away from the celebrations, she shared that approaching her sixth decade has made her “take stock.”

“It’s definitely made me go, ‘ok, where am I in my life at the moment, I'm really lucky.’ I'm incredibly happy, I've got two lovely little boys that are happy and healthy. I've got a career that I love. I've really enjoyed every step of the way too, so I'm just quite excited.”

And while many women are worried about getting older and find their confidence dropping, she shared that she “definitely feels more comfortable in my own skin now.’ The star explained, “I think you start to learn what suits you, what works for you.”

As for what life at 50 has in store, Cat, who split from husband Patrick Kielty in July 2025, revealed that she won’t be signing up to reality shows any time soon. “Oh no! I have the worst, I can’t even play poker. I’d probably Richard E. Grant it and just blurt it,” she revealed when quizzed about a stint on Celebrity Traitors.

The same goes for Strictly and I’m a Celebrity, which she surprisingly revealed she’s “never been asked to do.”

She did, however, admit that she isn’t afraid of stepping outside of her comfort zone. “I like doing things that scare me a little bit,” she confessed.

“I always feel like if you've got something, an opportunity that comes up or something life changing that you want to do or some big decision, whatever that is, if you feel a little bit scared when you're approaching it, trepidation - I don't mean being terrified - but just slightly scared, then you should probably do it.”

Cat added, “I think things that are exciting are worth pursuing and even if you kind of fail. You learn so much from failing.”

When it comes to her burning career goals, she told us, “I don't know. I'm lucky, I've done most of them that I kind of wanted to. It's also the right place, right time as well for certain things in your life. It's like at a certain point I wouldn't do that, but later, maybe.”

“For instance, This Morning is perfect for me at the moment because it means that I go to work, I come back and I can do [school] pick up and homework and bath time and dinner. So it's perfect for me right now actually and it's something I really love doing. I think there is a little bit of right place, right time.”

Cat concluded, “I feel good. My kids keep me young, I do something I love. Life doesn't get much better.”