Richard Madeley almost ran over Cat Deeley's son after sudden road-crossing
Richard Madeley slammed on the brakes in his convertible after Cat Deeley's son crossed the road without thinking during a family bike ride on Wednesday (15.04.26).
Cat Deeley joked that Richard Madeley "almost killed [her] son" after the star nearly hit the youngster with his car when he suddenly crossed the road.
The This Morning co-host enjoyed a bike ride with James, nine, and her youngest son, seven-year-old Milo - whom she has with 55-year-old ex-husband, TV presenter Patrick Kielty - on Wednesday (15.04.26).
But it turned tense after Cat’s eldest stepped into the road without looking, and forced Good Morning Britain anchor Richard, 69, to slam on the brakes in his convertible.
Cat, 49, revealed the revelation during her and 51-year-old co-presenter Ben Shephard's This Morning preview segment on Thursday's (16.04.26's) episode of Good Morning Britain.
She recalled: "We were all biking together, James was on his bike, he goes to cross the road, and I was like, 'No, no, James, you've got to stop, look and listen!'
"There's Madeley in his convertible, literally [brakes sharply]. Almost killed my son, but didn't."
Richard - who co-hosted Thursday's edition of the ITV morning news programme with 58-year-old Kate Garraway - initially did not realise it was Cat and her children, but he understood James' impulsivity at the crossing.
The broadcaster said: "I didn't know it was you because you had your shades on and your cap, and all the rest of it. But I did say, 'It's OK, it's how they learn.'
"I assume you gave him a lecture afterwards because he just came straight out."
Cat said she explained the dangers of crossing without thinking to James following the incident, and then reminded Richard: "That's what seven-year-olds tend to do."
Last July, Cat and Patrick announced their split, 13 years after they tied the knot during an intimate ceremony in Rome, Italy.
In a joint statement, the former couple - who met on BBC's Fame Academy in 2002, with sparks flying 10 years later - said: "We have taken the decision to end our marriage and are now separated. There is no other party involved.
"We will continue to be united as loving parents to our children and would therefore kindly ask for our family privacy to be respected. There will be no further comment."
