This Morning's Cat Deeley shares Ant's message as she makes surprise ITV I'm A Celeb admission

Cat Deeley left Dermot O'Leary stunned during Wednesday's episode of This Morning with an unexpected revelation about I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!

On the show, Cat, 48, and her co-host Dermot, 51, were discussing the latest instalment of the popular ITV jungle series when Dermot inquired about how she would fare in the jungle. Cat confessed: "You know what, I'd be terrible! In fact, they have never ever asked me. Never approached me, I mean considering how well I know the couple of guys, well, the one guy who 'runs the show apparently'. You'd think they would, wouldn't you?"

Dermot then disclosed: "Well, those two guys were chatting about you on their Instagram Live last night, let's take a look!"

In the subsequent footage, hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly were seen addressing a fan's suggestion that Cat should go on the show during their live chat, acknowledging she'd likely excel because she wouldn't be frightened by anything.

Following the segment, Cat revealed that she did see their Instagram Live, saying: "I did see that, I got on the old [phone]", and went on to share that Ant had messaged her saying: "Ant text me back and said: 'Just in bed, heading to sleep, but would like to follow up and say you'd be great on it as you're a tough Brummie lass, the snakes and spiders should be scared of you!'", reports the Mirror.

She then playfully hinted at a cheeky response she sent back: "Then I responded: 'you are a' and I'm not going to say anything else about that", prompting Dermot to quip in jest: "Oh Cat, not you, wash your mouth out!"

I'm A Celebrity 2024 kicked off earlier this week on Sunday. The ITV reality programme, notorious for its stomach-churning eating tasks and spine-chilling trials, made