Top 50 Cat Deeley Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “I hate birthdays. I hate birthday parties. I hate them. I don’t know what it is, anybody’s only got to come wafting near me with a piece of cake with a candle on and I break out in hives.”

— Cat Deeley

2. “You are so much better off on your own than with the wrong person.”

— Cat Deeley

3. “I hate last-minute shopping, it’s always unsuccessful.”

— Cat Deeley

4. “As long as you smile, have sparkly eyes and stick your shoulders back, nobody’s going to notice your bum or your waist or your feet, for that matter.”

— Cat Deeley

5. “I’m a great swimmer, probably due to the size of my feet.”

— Cat Deeley

6. “I think that if you keep your eyes and your ears open and you are receptive to learning, there are skills you can get from any job at all.”

— Cat Deeley

7. “There actually isn’t anything better than a noble failure. It will always teach you something and you will always learn from the experience.”

— Cat Deeley

8. “Nothing gets you to mend your heart quicker than throwing yourself into work.”

— Cat Deeley

9. “I love people who are very honest and very open and don’t pretend to be anything they’re not.”

— Cat Deeley

10. “I used to say I wanted somebody funny and intelligent, but kindness is the most important quality in a man.”

— Cat Deeley

11. “I don’t even own my own name on the internet – somebody else bought it.”

— Cat Deeley

12. “I have a Damien Hirst spot painting which I love. It has pride of place over my dining-room table.”

— Cat Deeley

13. “In Britain, it’s almost as if we’re ashamed of having ambition and drive.”

— Cat Deeley

14. “Never work with kids or animals.”

— Cat Deeley

15. “To have family behind you who love you more than words can say gives you so much confidence, because it allows you to go off and be who you want to be.”

— Cat Deeley

16. “I find great lighting and a squint of the eyes makes anyone look better.”

— Cat Deeley

17. “Everybody has a bad hair day, but us girls still like to be told we look nice even if we don’t feel like we do.”

— Cat Deeley

18. “It’s quite nice to have something where you can be a bit naughty if you have a twinkle in your eye and you can get away with things a bit more and that’s what ‘The Choice’ is about.”

— Cat Deeley

19. “I can’t dance at all by myself.”

— Cat Deeley

20. “I’d say to any woman, get out of that bad relationship that’s turning you into a shell of your former self. Learn from it and get out. Then wait; enjoy yourself and your friends because, when what you want comes along, you’ll spot it.”

— Cat Deeley

21. “I don’t feel any pressure to lose weight – and in any case, if I didn’t have my food I’d be a nasty piece of work and wouldn’t be able to function.”

— Cat Deeley

22. “You have to trust your instincts and know that the right question or the right answer will come to you. You don’t always have to have the solution to the problem; sometimes it’s very interesting to watch somebody go through the process of solving the problem, but it’s got to be truthful.”

— Cat Deeley

23. “A girl’s got to do what she’s got to do to make somebody pay her a compliment. If that means moaning ’til the cows come home, then so be it.”

— Cat Deeley

24. “You can do one of two things. You can bury you head in the sand and believe what everyone tells you – that you will always be that young, that thin and that fabulous. Or you can use all the things you have – talent, contacts, knowledge – and do something different.”

— Cat Deeley

25. “I love a glass of champagne. It can make even the most average Monday seem like a Saturday night. I always say there’s happiness in every bubble!”

— Cat Deeley

26. “I am addicted to ‘Vogue’ magazines, be they French, British – I adore, adore, adore.”

— Cat Deeley

27. “Jewellery is a great way to take your look from day to night.”

— Cat Deeley

28. “It’s great to admire other people’s fashion choices, but I don’t think you should idolise anyone.”

— Cat Deeley

29. “I’ve been out with men who have literally had an argument with the mirror because they couldn’t get their hair right. When I was younger, I might have reassured him, but I can’t do that anymore.”

— Cat Deeley

30. “I enjoyed school, I was a bit of a square. I did very well in exams. I was quite lucky I was academic.”

— Cat Deeley

31. “I don’t shop because I need something, I just shop for shopping’s sake.”

— Cat Deeley

32. “I’ll never stop appreciating how lucky I am.”

— Cat Deeley

33. “I have the biggest hair in the world – and that’s official!”

— Cat Deeley

34. “I love bold, colorful party dresses because they don’t need accessories. Just throw one on and you’re done.”

— Cat Deeley

35. “The only time I ever look good dancing is if I’m next to my dad at a wedding.”

— Cat Deeley

36. “I understand how important hair is to a woman’s self-esteem and confidence.”

— Cat Deeley

37. “My house feels like a proper home. It’s very relaxed with a hippyish vibe.”

— Cat Deeley

38. “The good show is not about people fighting or getting drunk or throwing up on each other, or hating each other – it’s about celebrating people’s talent.”

— Cat Deeley

39. “I’m in an on-off relationship at the moment.”

— Cat Deeley

40. “Being famous hasn’t changed my perception of myself – I’ve just grown up.”

— Cat Deeley

41. “There are fit men everywhere, so I’m working my way through them, one at a time!”

— Cat Deeley

42. “Style is a very personal thing and women should develop their own individual look.”

— Cat Deeley

43. “I don’t host a show and go, ‘Have you got my best angle?’”

— Cat Deeley

44. “I just don’t crave junk food.”

— Cat Deeley

45. “I choose what to wear depending on how I feel and what I’m comfortable in. That’s when you look your best.”

— Cat Deeley

46. “The trouble is that as women we try to take care of everybody else before we take care of ourselves.”

— Cat Deeley

47. “If I’m interviewing someone I need to know everything about them – I do these massive spider diagrams. Everything under different categories, and certain questions in other categories.”

— Cat Deeley

48. “I’m getting comfortable with West Coast style, which is more laid-back than British style.”

— Cat Deeley

49. “One thing for me that modeling definitely did was that you go to do a different job every day, and you are working with a completely new team of people. You have to learn how to talk to people and how to creatively achieve the same goals. I think it just hones your people skills.”

— Cat Deeley

50. “All great reality shows have a very, very similar format. That’s why it was so easy to parody.”

— Cat Deeley