This Morning viewers back Cat Deeley after 'seizure' joke

This Morning viewers have backed Cat Deeley after she was forced to apologise over a joke made during Monday's show.

Tweets included: 'She was making fun of herself and not people that have seizures. Sometimes we need to be less critical. It was clearly a joke on herself;' 'It really wasn't supposed to cause any upset to anybody, but I can see why that might have been the case.' The Epilepsy Society also condemned the comments, posting on X: 'Seizures are no laughing matter for people with #epilepsy @catdeeley.

One viewer tweeted: 'Wow @catdeeley @thismorning choose your words more wisely! You really think seizures are funny? What a stupid thing to say and then snigger at!' Some seizures cause people to remain alert and aware of their surroundings, while others make people lose consciousness. Since hosts Cat , 47, and Ben , 49, took over Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield's slot, half a million viewers have stopped tuning into the ITV Daytime show.

'The arrival of Ben and Cat was supposed to spark a resurgence and hopefully keep the ratings above the million mark. But within a couple of weeks it became apparent they hadn’t done the trick while their nemesis Morning Live stayed strong. But the following week saw the figure plunge to as low as 692,500, lower than both Holly and Phillip's last day, which saw 767,00 people tune in.

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