THIS Morning has been hit by even more Ofcom complaints after Cat Deeley was forced to apologise for her ‘offensive’ on-air comments.
Presenter Cat, 47, who took over hosting duties alongside Ben Shephard, 49, in March, was forced to apologise over a poorly-conceived joke.
The moment, which aired two weeks ago, saw Cat dancing and shimmying to Meghan Trainor track, All About That Bass, before declaring she was "having a seizure".
The off-the-cuff comment resulted in fans that suffer from seizures as well as the Epilepsy Society, who claimed Cat was making light of the condition.
On June 17, 66 complaints were made to the broadcasting regulator. However, that's now risen to 133.
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Ofcom has not made any comment about an investigation.
Epilepsy is a condition of the brain which can disrupt the electrical communication between neurons in the nervous system.
This often leads to seizures, a sudden event that can change a person’s awareness, behaviour or feeling.
When Cat apologised, she told viewers: "I really wanted to apologise to anyone I offended yesterday when I made a light- hearted joke about my dancing style.
"It was really wasn’t meant to cause any upset to anybody but I can see why that might have been the case, so I do apologise. I am very sorry."
"That would never be our intention," Ben added, prompting Cat to add, "It didn’t come from that place at all."
It was later reported Cat was made to say sorry by This Morning bosses.
A show 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.
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"But there is a feeling behind the scenes the apology wasn't overly necessary."
The upset came after it was revealed ITV's mid-morning show's viewing figures had almost halved in two months.
Just over a million saw Cat and Ben debut as the hosts in mid-March, but by the same point in May the peak fell to 589,000 - with an average of 486,000 tuning in to the ITV show.
- This Morning airs weekdays from 10am on ITV1.
