Showbiz I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice . This Morning bosses instructed Cat Deeley to apologise after her seizure joke on Monday's show sparked backlash, according to a new report.
The 47-year-old came under fire after quipping that she was “having a seizure” while dancing to Meghan Trainor's song All About That Bass. The Epilepsy Society condemned the comment, stating on social media that seizures are “no laughing matter”. It has since been claimed that ITV bosses asked Deeley to apologise on air the following day in a bid to prevent the daytime show from becoming embroiled in a new dispute.
A TV insider told MailOnline : “This Morning are so worried about offending anybody they asked Cat to apologise, hoping that would be the end of the matter. It's not something she suggested, but understood the decision. “The show is desperate to avoid any controversy after what's happened over the past two years.
But there is a feeling behind the scenes the apology wasn't overly necessary.” The Standard has contacted ITV for comment. On Tuesday, viewers watched as the TV presenter apologised after facing a backlash for making an insensitive joke about seizures.
Addressing the issue during the opening moments of the ITV show the following day, Deeley said she was sorry and insisted that no malice had been intended. Holding her hands up, she said: “I just wanted to apologise to anyone who was offende.