THIS Morning host Cat Deeley broke down in tears on today's show as they paid an emotional tribute to rugby star Rob Burrow. The ITV daytime show discussed the sad passing of Rob during their daily headline roundup on Tuesday. 5 Cat Deeley struggled to fight back tears during an emotional segment Credit: ITV 5 Her voice began to break as she paid tribute to late rugby star Rob Burrows Credit: itv 5 Cat began to sob as she read from the autocue 5 Credit: PA Cat and co-host Ben Shephard were joined by resident Agony aunt Deirdre to speak about grief.
Presenter Cat told viewers: "Just a quick word about our phone in. Yesterday, we spoke about the devestating news that former English rugby league player Rob Burrow passed away peacefully over the weekend aged 41 with a battle with motor neurone disease." Ben said: "Last night his family released a very touching message from Rob, recorded before he passed away, let's take a look.
" After the heartbreaking video was played, Cat broke down and began to sob. The star struggled to fight back her tears as Ben asked: "Are you alright?" Cat shook her head and said: "No, I told you I watched it this morning." With her voice cracking, Cat pushed through to read the next line on the autocue.
Stifling her tears, she said: "Losing a loved one is one of the hardest things we'll ever go through, which is why Deirdre is here to help manage your grief today." Most read in News TV DAYLIGHT ROBBYRY Rangers star 'submits transfer request and rejects n.
