Irish comedian Patrick Kielty stole hearts across Ireland after Saturday night's interview with Tommy Tiernan.
The Co Down man appeared on RTE's Tommy Tiernan show where he revealed how he got together with his wife Cat Deeley. Patrick, 51, has been married to the English model and TV presenter for over 10 years.
Patrick said he was at a pub in Ireland around closing time when he called Cat to wish her on her birthday. When Cat told him she was having a birthday brunch in Beverly Hills the next day, Patrick immediately booked the first flight to he could find to LA and before he knew it, he was flying across the Atlantic.
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"She nearly fell off her chair when she saw me at the hotel," Patrick laughed. Fans have taken to Twitter to gush over the adorable love story with one person saying: "This is pure rom-com stuff from Paddy Kielty. The planning that went into making birthday lunch in LA."
Another smittened fan said: "Lovely story about Patrick Kielty and Cat Deeley." A third person said: "Now that’s what I call commitment to getting the girl, most of us are humming and hawing about going on a date 30km as well. Well done, Paddy."
Another Twitter user joked: "Patrick Kielty will leave his local pub in Co. Down for a girl and fly to Los Angeles to be at her birthday lunch and you can't even get a text back x"
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