Fans suspect Cat Deeley of sending political message

This morning (Thursday 4th July), Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard hosted the Election Day show.

However, despite the strict rules that apply to broadcasters regarding what they can and cannot report on politics, some viewers believe Cat is sending a message to voters…

Election coverage on This Morning today?

ITV and other television channels in the UK are now subject to strict rules regarding what they can and cannot report on the election.

Broadcasters are not allowed to report anything that could affect today’s vote.

According to Ofcom, broadcasters are not allowed to report on campaign details or election issues. They are not allowed to publish election results. any of them Nor will opinion polls. They will only be able to do so after the polls close at 10pm tonight.

For example, on GMB today, the extent of their election coverage was to inform viewers that polling stations were open and what ID they could use to vote.

This morning we didn’t even discuss the elections because they followed strict rules.

Cat Deeley on This Morning today

Although This Morning did not discuss the election, some viewers felt Cat was sending a political message with what she was wearing.

The 47-year-old presenter wore a white dress decorated with red roses today.

The red rose is the official symbol of the Labour Party, adopted in 1986.

Some viewers believe Cat was showing her support for the party with her dress today.

“Interesting outfit choice from Cat this morning…especially on election day,” one user tweeted.

“It’s no coincidence that Cat Deeley is wearing this dress,” another said. “Yes, Cat Deeley (rose emoji),” wrote a third.

Some viewers thought Ben was also sending a message with his blue shirt (blue being the colour associated with conservatives).

“Ben wearing this shirt is no accident,” one fan said.

Cat Reveals Security Issue

Yesterday (Wednesday, July 3), Cat faced a security issue before the show.

On Instagram, the star shared a video of herself behind the scenes.

“I had some security issues today,” she said. “But I managed to get into the building… just barely.”

As an explanation, she held up her ITV pass, even though it wasn’t hers, but rather Ben’s.

“Ben Shephard may be in some trouble! He has my pass!” she added.

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This Morning airs weekdays from 10am on ITV1 and ITVX.

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