Cat Deeley is forced to apologise after being slammed by an epilepsy charity for joking she was ‘having a seizure’ during a dance on This Morning
Cat Deeley has apologized to viewers after she was criticized by an epilepsy charity over a joke made on Monday’s This Morning.
The presenter was criticized after she joked that she was ‘having a fit’ while dancing to Meghan Trainor’s song All About That Bass.
The comment sparked a backlash from the charity The Epilepsy Society, which noted that seizures are ‘no laughing matter’.
Cat addressed the backlash in the opening moments of Tuesday’s This Morning, saying: ‘I wanted to apologize to anyone who felt offended yesterday when I made a light-hearted comment about my dancing style.
“It wasn’t really intended to upset anyone, but I can see why that might be the case.”
Cat Deeley has apologized to viewers after she was criticized by an epilepsy charity over a joke made on Monday’s This Morning
In the previous day’s episode, Cat had made the short comment 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. Yes, I’m fine, just having a seizure.’
The comment subsequently sparked backlash from viewers, who quickly noted that seizures were “no laughing matter” for people with 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 educate yourself about this difficult and poorly understood condition, @thismorning.”