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Victoria Johns

Cat Deeley shows off waist-length braids as she unveils dramatic new look for dance show

Cat Deeley wowed fans with her new waist-length braids as she unveiled her dramatic new look for So You Think You Can Dance.

The mum-of-two, 45, filmed herself sashaying along the corridor of the US studio rocking striking golden plaits and plenty of bling.

The Brummie sported a figure-hugging red dress with bronze epaulettes, which she teamed with white stilettos with gold chains.

Cat recently joked about getting on glam on after "three long years of sweat pants, no make up and mum buns," with the new season of So You Think You Can Dance, which she's fronted since 2006.

The presenter is married to Irish comedian Patrick Kielty, who she's moved back to LA with to present the Fox show again.

Cat looked unrecognisable with her new look (catdeeley/Instagram)
She'd made sure all eyes were on her (catdeeley/Instagram)

The couple and their two kids Milo, six, and James, four, left the states for London at the beginning of the pandemic.

Cat had lived in LA for 15 years, but revealed one of the reasons the family left was the petrifying moment Patrick and Milo narrowly avoided a public shooting incident at the Century City Mall.

Speaking to Daily Mail’s You magazine, the star revealed: "There was a moment when I was with a friend looking at potential schools for Milo and we had to ask the question nobody wants to: 'What do you do if there is a live shooter on the premises?'

She's back in the US for So You Think You Can Dance (catdeeley/Instagram)
Stunning! (catdeeley/Instagram)

"They tell you exactly what would happen, whether the kids would go to a safe room or hide under the desks, and you go.

"The danger suddenly becomes a reality."

The couple were also keen for their sons to be schooled in the UK as well as being closer to their family and friends.

The foursome are now back across the pond, but only temporarily, with Cat revealing they have relocated for the school holidays and will return to the UK when the series ends.

The presenter is married to Patrick Kielty (Getty Images North America)
They're proud parents of two boys (Getty Images for Baby2Baby)

So You Think You Can Dance is an American reality television dance competition that was created by American Idol producers Simon Fuller and Nigel Lythgoe.

The show features trained dancers who enter open auditions to showcase their talents before being whittled down as finalists.

They then compete for the votes of the viewing audience which, combined with pearls of wisdom from the judging panel, determines "America's favourite dancer".

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