Cat Deeley opens up about Patrick Kielty’s current health struggle on This Morning

Deeley revealed the Co Down Late Late Show host currently has the condition, which is caused by the same virus behind chicken pox.

Speaking on the ITV morning show, the 47-year-old presenter was speaking about shingles with Dr Sara Kayat and her co-host Ben Shephard.

She said: “So, my husband’s got it, at the moment, and one of the things was…he didn’t know what the symptoms were. Or, he didn’t spot them. He actually thought he’d got fibreglass in his face.

“Because he’d been shifting things at the house that’s under construction at the moment. And then, he thought he’d touched his face.

“So, he’d got like this burning, tingling, stinging sensation, but that’s what he thought it was.”

Shingles is a painful condition affecting mainly the skin, but also sometimes the eyes. It manifests in a rash and can be caught by anyone who has previously contracted chicken pox.

Deeley has been married to the Co Down comedian and actor since 2012 with the couple sharing two children.

During the show Dr Sara Kayat revealed one in three adults will get shingles in their lifetime.

She said: “Firstly you tend to get this tingly, burning sensation.

“You may also notice you’re feeling more fatigued – you’ve got a headache, you’re tired. You might even have a bit of a temperature.

“A few days later you can start to develop a blotchy rash and then that develops into fluid-filled blisters, which start to crust over and scab away.”

Deeley added: “They can be on the trunk of your body. [Patrick] has got them on his face, actually!”