SMILING CAT DEELEY SHARES A RARE VIDEO WITH HER TWO SONS AS SHE ENJOYS SUN-SOAKED FAMILY HOLIDAY IN FRANCE
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Cat Deeley shared with her followers a rare video of her children making the most of their time off from school as they all enjoyed a family holiday in France.
The This Morning host, 47, is currently enjoying some quality time with her children during her summer break from the ITV daytime programme.
The family, who are keen to make the most of their time away, ditched rainy England earlier this week as they jetted off to France to bask in glorious sunshine.
Taking to Instagram, Cat shared a glimpse of her two sons Milo, eight, and James, five, climbing onto a wall as a luxury Chanel store was evident in the background.
The presenter captioned the post with: 'C'est si bon!' which translates to 'It is so good!'
She later shared a clip of her two boys heading to the local beach carrying an inflatable boat as they walked along with their boat paddles.
Cat's holiday comes after she and her co-host Ben Shephard, 49, announced they would be departing This Morning for several weeks.
The new hosts, who joined the ITV daytime show in March and are said to be receiving an annual salary of £555,000, are set to take a seven-week break.
During their summer break, a rotation of guest presenters will be brought in to front the show in their absence.
Friday favourites Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary will kick off the summer shows from, Monday July 15, before a mix of familiar faces return to the sofa.
Also stepping in to host will be Josie Gibson, Craig Doyle, Rylan Clark, Rochelle Humes and Joel Dommett, plus new mum Sian Welby also making her return to broadcasting since welcoming her baby daughter Ruby last month.
Ben and Cat return to ITV's flagship daytime show on September 2, and Alison and Dermot return to fronting Fridays on September 6.
This Morning's editor, Martin Frizell, said of the summer lineup: 'Viewers will not want to miss a moment this summer!'
'The shows will be packed and whatever the weather, the team in front of the cameras and behind will deliver plenty of content to keep the nation smiling.'
'I'm delighted Alison and Dermot are kicking things off and together with our brilliant family of hosts - made up of the biggest names in TV - they will be serving up really exciting content on Britain's biggest daytime show.'
However, viewers were left baffled when the early exit was announced on Thursday's show.
Taking to X, formerly Twitter, they shared: 'Ben and Cat only joined #ThisMorning back in April of this year'; 'Back in September?? Its July 11... ITS ONLY THE 11th of July part timers basically got TWO month off work what a Joke!'; 'Let's see if they do come back in September. Their viewing figures suggest maybe not #thismorning.'
Other viewers were delighted by the shakeup, however, as they expressed their delight at seeing Irish presenter Craig back on their screens.
Ben and Cat's summer break comes weeks after they took time off for Easter.
The duo enjoyed two weeks away from the programme in April, during which time Alison and Dermot fronted Monday to Friday for the fortnight.
Ben and Cat were officially announced as the new This Morning hosts in February after months of whispers.
Sources at the channel said that they were 'thrilled' at the signing of the pair after 'so many obstacles had to be negotiated to get there'.
The Mail first revealed that the duo were top of the list but in December Cat turned down the role because she wasn't able to commit to the programme at the time.
However, after further negotiations and the offer of more money, she agreed. One source said: 'Cat was the one they wanted all along and finally they have her. It is incredible news for them.'
It's possible the reason for the sudden U-turn was financial, with Cat set to nab a bumper payday as the new host.
When reports of her joining the show first emerged last year it was claimed she and Ben would receive an annual salary of £555,000.
While hefty, the salary still paled in comparison to former hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield, who were said to have been paid £700,000 annually for their roles.
Holly left the show last October 'for the sake of her family' after discovering she was the target of a foiled kidnap and murder plot and has since not been replaced permanently.
Her departure came five months after Phillip's when his affair with a young male showrunner was made public, followed by claims of an increasingly strained relationship with his co-host.