Patrick Kielty has ruled out moving back to Ireland full time as he continues to commute to Dublin to present The Late Late Show.
His wife, Cat Deeley, fronts ITV's This Morning and their sons, James and Milo, are in school in London, but their divided schedule works to their advantage.
He also opened up about he and Cat landing their dreams jobs on two of the biggest shows in the UK and Ireland.
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Patrick told RSVP Magazine: "We’ve got the best of both worlds at the minute. I’ve had my house in Dundrum for 25 years now and I’ve always been back and forth.
"The kids are in school in London and Cat works in London, she’s there four days a week. I can just about come to Dublin to do what I do, but she’s in ITV four days a week.
"I can’t see us moving to Ireland anytime soon, but I always call Dundrum home. I had the boys there during the summer and the eldest fella played in a GAA blitz.
"He said 'Are we moving back to Dundrum, dad? This would be great.' There’s no plan yet."
Is it a big culture shock for the boys when they arrive from London to Dundrum? "No, they live their very best life there.
"I’m more than happy to feed them fish and chips and give them ice-cream. They go to their granny to get spoiled.
"When they return to school with all the rules and regulations they look at Dundrum as the greatest place in the world. They love it."
Cat is busy on This Morning from Monday to Thursday and Patrick flies between Ireland and London at the week, but they don't find their schedule too tough.
He said: "I don’t think it is, to be honest. There are lots of people who get up earlier than we are and see less of each other than we do.
"We’re quite lucky where there are days where we see each other right the way through. It’s no hardship."
Rolling back to last summer, or even 18 months ago, Patrick wasn't the host of The Late Late Show and Cat wasn’t presenting This Morning. They’re two of the biggest shows in the UK and Ireland.
He said: "We probably could have timed it better in terms of the juggle [laughs]. I’ve always said that this is a dream job for me.
"For Cat, This Morning is one of the biggest jobs in TV over there. So, for the two of us to be doing two big shows like that is kind of mad."
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The couple presented Fame Academy together all those years ago, but Patrick doesn't want to host This Morning with Cat at some point because that would that be one step too far as a couple.
The RTÉ star explained: "They always say 'Don’t get your money where you get your honey.' I don’t think hosting This Morning is coming down the pipeline and we’re very happy with what we’ve got."
The Late Late Show has been a dream job for Patrick and, for him, it has been very special for his dreams to come true.
He said: "I was speaking to Rory McIlroy about this. Work is one part of your life.
"I feel really lucky to be doing this and I smile everyday I come in here, but I also feel lucky at home and I’ve other things that make me smile."
The Late Late Show airs on RTÉ One & RTÉ Player on Fridays from 9:35pm.
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