Cat Deeley flashes a big smile as she heads to a meeting in New York ahead of her This Morning debut - after being unveiled as the ITV show's new host

Cat Deeley flashed a smile as she stepped out in New York City on Thursday as she geared up to make her debut on the This Morning sofa. Cat Deeley flashed a smile as she stepped out in New York City on Thursday as she geared up to make her debut on the This Morning sofa The presenter, 47, was unveiled as the ITV programme's new host alongside Ben Shephard last month and will make her first appearance on Monday The TV personality topped her look off with some chunky boots and carried a crossbody handbag. She will reportedly lose her long-time role on So You Think You Can Dance in the US, where she was paid £43k an episode - instead opting for This Morning with a £550k annual salary Cat headed to a meeting at Fox Studios in the city, where she has been promoting the 18th series of the dancing competition, before making her way to the airport She pulled a brown suitcase behind her as she prepared to depart New York and head back to London Cat and Ben were unveiled as the new hosts of This Morning, with ITV revealing the news three weeks ago, with a teaser clip showing their images in the ITV corridors Cat and Ben have been the subject of whispers for some time after her trial week The pair had been locked in talks for some months following the exit of Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield and are now set to make their debut on Monday Ben added: 'This really feels like a very special moment for Cat and I to be part of the next chapter of This Morning. Stepping out on Thursday, Cat put on a chic display in a black leather trench coat with a highneck jumper and washed out jeans layered underneath The TV personality topped her look off with some chunky boots and carried a crossbody handbag She styled her hair into loose waves and opted for a subtle makeup look It had been claimed that Cat was finally won round with a lucrative deal, but insiders at ITV denied the claims - insisting it was the ability to spend more time with family This Morning's new permanent host Cat was said to be in a stand-off with ITV bosses over her new post and her long-time role on So You Think You Can Dance Managing Director, ITV Studios Daytime, Emma Gormley added: 'I feel immensely proud of everyone working on This Morning - for a programme that has evolved many times over the last 35 years, it remains just as relevant and exciting as ever. Cat currently earns at least £344,000 a season hosting So You Think You Can Dance in the States, where she is said to be paid £43,000 an episode It was claimed that Cat will 'not receive special treatment' to permit her Monday to Thursday role on This Morning and continue her £344k-a season role on the American dance show Holly left the show last October 'for the sake of her family' after discovering she was the target of a foiled kidnap and murder plot It came five months after Phillip's departure after his affair with a young male showrunner was made public, followed by claims of an increasingly strained relationship with his co-host Phillip has bowed out of the spotlight in recent months since his affair scandal in May, which led to his departure from This Morning after over 20 years on the show Holly left the show last October 'for the sake of her family' after discovering she was the target of a foiled kidnap and murder plot.