The 'terrifying' reason Patrick Kielty and Cat Deeley swapped LA for London
In 2020, Cat and Patrick announced they wanted to leave LA after a 'terrifying gun incident'.
They bought a €5.7 million (£4.9 million) property in Hampstead, North London, which they were in the middle of renovating.
Speaking to You magazine at the time, Cat revealed: "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.
"He wanted to keep Milo calm, so I didn't understand the enormity of what was happening. As I was driving I began to see helicopters, news vans, firemen and Swat squads."
Describing the incident as "terrifying" and revealing her husband was "shaken", Deeley said they had to revisit the shooting incident again when they were looking for prospective schools for their son.
"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?'... The danger suddenly becomes a reality."
Their London home was renovated to create a "west coast-inspired" home, drawing on mid-century modern architecture, with Cat sharing some details of their renovation on their home on her Instagram stories.
The couple's architect told the MailOnline: "The proposed external appearance builds on the inherent character of the existing house but updates it into a contemporary dwelling both in use and character.
"It is inspired by mid-twentieth design ranging from the designs of Alvar Aalto to houses of the west coast of America which are familiar to the clients who spent many years living there."
"Materials have also been introduced that connect the clients to their previous home in LA and to places that have significant memories for them."
Last year, Patrick revealed he contracted shingles from doing a loft renovation in their home and was afraid he had infected Pope Francis when he was invited to Rome to meet him.
The Late Late Show host travelled to the Vatican in June and was among an audience of 100 international comedians and artists who met the Pope.
"The week beforehand, we were doing up a house, and I was lifting loft insulation and I thought I actually got loft insulation in my face. (My face) had all swollen up," he added.
"When meeting the Pope, I took off my sunglasses and could sort of see him physically recoiling, 'what's going on with this fella'?
"It was only afterwards that I actually found out I had shingles. So there was a chance that I had given the Pope shingles, but I was never so glad to actually see him the week after in full health, giving the blessings. It was a surreal experience."
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