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When Patrick Kielty and one of their sons were involved in a shooter scare in a US shopping mall, Cat Deeley has mentioned on occasion that they lived in the US.

Presenter Cat Deeley said that her husband Patrick Kielty and one of their sons getting caught up in a shooter scare was a “catalyst” for them deciding to leave the US. They later moved back to the UK after the “terrifying” incident.

Cat, 48, and Patrick, 54, who announced their separation this week, returned to London with their two children back in 2020. The former couple, who have been married since 2012, had previously lived in Los Angeles for years.

The family’s relocation is said to have been prompted by Patrick and their eldest son Milo, who was three at the time, ending up in a “really scary” situation, with Cat’s comments about the experience resurfacing recently. It comes amid the news that Cat found moving back to London “really hard” despite her having concerns about her life in LA.

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Cat spoke about the mall incident in an interview published in 2019. Speaking to the Telegraph just “a month or so” after it happened, she said: “They had been in a Shake Shack in Century City Mall and there was a shooter scare.”

She claimed that the mall’s residents were urged to urinate behind the counter or be “pushed” into the restrooms. She also claimed that there were screams and crying. The FBI showed up with guns as they were all hiding, Cat continued.

In the end, she’s said, “Paddy kept Milo calm because he didn’t really know what was going on,” and she later claimed that her three-year-old had experienced that.

She’s since spoken on the incident on other occasions too, including in an interview with You magazine in 2020. She recalled: “They shut down the centre. I got a call from Paddy, saying, ‘They’re taking us out through the fire exits but nobody can get to their car. If we walk to a junction, can you come and get us?'”

Cat said that she hadn’t understood the “enormity” of the situation as her husband was trying to keep their son calm, adding that he distracted him with Peppa Pig on his phone. She said: “As I was driving I began to see helicopters, news vans, firemen and SWAT squads.” She described the situation as “terrifying” but said her son “didn’t properly understand”.

Cat claimed that the incident led to their return to the UK later that year while speaking on ITV’s Lorraine. She remarked, “It was a bit of the catalyst.” She said, “[Paddy] and Milo were stranded in a shopping center, and] I had to go pick them up.”

Cat continued, “I wasn’t sure where they were entirely.” There were news crews, police vans, and helicopters. For me, it was terrifying. Everyone was okay and safe, I suppose, but it was terrifying for me.

She did, however, claim that the couple “always” intended to relocate their children to the UK so they could be closer to grandparents and other relatives. You don’t get those special moments back again, Cat said. We therefore had always believed that we would bring them back to make sure everyone in the family and friends knew us.

And speaking to the Sunday Times last year, Cat said that she found the experience to be “really scary”. The outlet reported that there had been rumours of a shooter in the area but that it turned out to be over a suspect package.

Cat responded, “I found that incredibly frightening.” She continued in the interview, “Then we’d go to schools and they’d say, “This is the safe room and this is the drill if we have a live shooter on the premises.” Very, very challenging.

One of the most contentious tweets in recent memory, singer Jess Glynne, who used her voiceover in a travel advertisement, has criticized the White House.

British singer Jess Glynne has taken aim at the White House following the American admiration using one of her most iconic songs in a recent controversial social media post.

On Tuesday, the official Twitter /X account for the White House used the voiceover used in an advert for travel company Jet 2 to seemingly mock a group of migrants being deported. The audio, which is currently trending online and generating many memes, features Jess’ song Hold My Hand.

The viral TikTok sound begins with Jess singing her 2015 before voice actress, Zoe Lister delivers the soundbite “nothing beats a Jet2 holiday.”

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The White House joined the many content creators and businesses that used the voiceover from a British airline ad in a contentious move to go viral earlier this week.

A GlobalX aircraft, a carrier frequently used by ICE, was shown in the post showing handcuffed undocumented people being led by obscured Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

When ICE books you a one-way Jet2 holiday to deportation, the provocative tweet was followed by the following statement. Nothing can compare to “it”!”

Amid the backlash to the poor taste tweet from the official account for the residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States Donald Trump, Hold My Hand singer Jess has revealed her disgust at the post.

Sharing a screenshot of the offending tweet, Jess told her Instagram followers: “This post honestly makes me sick. My music is about love, unity, and spreading positivity – never about division or hate.”

In response to Jess’ post, a Twitter user wrote online that “I need her AND Jet2 to sue him separately for the maximum amount of money.” Her music is intended to bring healing, not hatred. Another poem was written, “Love wins every time.”

“Good,” a third wrote. Artists must guard their work from being propaganda. White house probably thought they were cute, but it only revealed how out-of-touch they are, lol.

President Trump departed Scotland on Tuesday as his five-day visit came to an end, with Air Force One taking off from RAF Lossiemouth in Moray.

The president concluded his trip by opening a new golf course at his resort in Menie, Aberdeenshire, on Tuesday morning. After playing on the new course, he flew by helicopter to the RAF base.

During his visit, he had earlier stayed at his other Scottish resort at Turnberry in South Ayrshire, where he enjoyed several rounds of golf. Despite the mostly private nature of the trip, he hosted Sir Keir Starmer at both resorts on Monday.

EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen also took part in a meeting with him at Turnberry on Sunday. As Trump cut the ribbon on the new course in Aberdeenshire, he said he would play a quick round before returning to Washington to “put out fires all over the world”.

In front of a crowd that included golfers, football players, Scottish First Minister John Swinney, and Labour leader Anas Sarwar, the US president teed off.

The US president said, “We started with a beautiful piece of land, but we made it much more beautiful,” just before the New Course’s first ball. Today, I’m eager to play it.

We’ll play it very quickly, and then I return to DC where we spread out fires all over the world. You know we put an end to the war when we did one yesterday. We’ve had enough wars to end them. That is much more crucial than golfing. It’s much more significant than I would like, to be honest.

Prior to the course opening, the president and First Minister Swinney had a more formal meeting on Tuesday evening. The situation in Gaza and the Scotch whisky tariffs were the topics of this meeting.