Patrick Kielty

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Biography

Irish comedian and television personality

  • Primary profession
  • Writer·actor
  • Country
  • United Kingdom
  • Nationality
  • British
  • Gender
  • Male
  • Birth date
  • 31 January 1971
  • Place of birth
  • Dundrum· County Down
  • Spouses
  • Cat Deeley
  • Education
  • Queen's University Belfast

Movies

TV

Books

Trivia

His father was killed by loyalists during the "Troubles".

Formerly engaged to Irish TV presenter & model Amanda Byram.

Along with Cat Deeley , was a host of The Princes Trust 30th Birthday: Live .

His first job was as a landscape gardener in Los Angeles. As well as working for the likes of Roderick Thorp , he had the honor of putting in Jane Seymour s hedge.

(May 2005) Co-hosting ITVs "Celebrity Love Island" , with Kelly Brook.

Met Neil Armstrong in 2004 at a corporate event in County Kerry, Ireland, having decided to not mentioned the moon, and being the only one to not do so, Patrick became his friend for the day. They were put on a helicopter but the pilots may have felt obligated to be brave and fly in stormy weather. Control was lost, the helicopter lost altitude, Armstrong was visibly worried, other passengers were screaming and crying, however it later landed safely. Kielty says that after the flight Armstrong, the former test pilot and astronaut, told him, "that was as bad as it gets, dont get back on that helicopter". Kielty, says thats the day I nearly died as an "also on board".

Patrick and his wife, Cat Deeley , are expecting their first child [September 5, 2015].

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