[all new phil]

The Sun's journalist should've known that Cat would turn it down due to that pre-existing commitment, so why did they report it as being a done deal? ITV wanting her might have been true, but her taking the job looks like it was never a possibility, not when she needs a few months off every year to do an American show.

We don’t know if she’s turned it down or not yet. All we know, pretty much for definite, is Cat and Ben have been in talks. Everything else is just speculation and probably an element of negotiation by both sides.

If Alison can take off most of December and January for panto, I’m sure they can come to an arrangement with Cat. They won’t just walk away from the person they want because of something they can work around.

It’ll be Cat and Ben. Feel free to call me a nob if I’m proven wrong.