Catt Sadler | |
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| Born | (1974-08-24)August 24, 1974 (age 50) Martinsville, Indiana, U.S. |
| Occupation | Entertainment reporter |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 2 |
Catt Sadler (born August 24, 1974) is an Americanentertainment reporter who is best known for her work inE! News,E! News Weekend andDaily Pop.[1] She previously co-hosted the network'sThe Daily 10 before its cancellation.
Sadler was born inMartinsville, Indiana.[2]
Before finishing college, Sadler was hired byWXIN, theFox affiliate in Indianapolis to host the weekly segment "Youth Matters". She then hosted a short lived house music dance show called "The Groove" on WXIN. After working in local news for about a year, she moved to California to advance her career.[citation needed]
After appearing as an extra in a fewVH1 spoofs in Hollywood, Sadler got her first broadcasting job as an entertainment reporter inSan Francisco in 1997 atKBWB/KNTV in San Jose, California, for their entertainment news segments.[3] For four years she hosted a nightly lifestyle segment called "The Bay Beat" and traveled frequently to Los Angeles and New York to conduct celebrity interviews.[citation needed]
In 2001, she moved back to Indiana where she returned to WXIN to co-anchor the station's morning newscast. She also hosted theHoosier Lottery'sHoosier Millionaire show, which became the longest-running syndicated lottery game show in the country. During this time, she also served as the official emcee for the NBA'sIndiana Pacers for the 2003–04 season. In 2005, Sadler gave birth to her second son. Sadler and her family returned to Los Angeles in 2006 when she was named host ofThe Daily 10 on E! alongsideSal Masekela andDebbie Matenopoulos.[citation needed]
Sadler continued acting in Los Angeles. She played herself in Judd Apatow'sKnocked Up, and appeared onGeneral Hospital andNight Shift. She also starred in theRed Jumpsuit Apparatus music video, "You Better Pray", playing the dancing librarian.[citation needed]
In 2010, Sadler joined the extended hour-longE! News withRyan Seacrest andGiuliana Rancic. She also serves as host of several E!Live from the Red Carpet events, covering the Academy Awards, Golden Globes, and Emmys.[3]
In May 2017, E! News launched a new daytime talk show calledDaily Pop, with Sadler as one of three hosts.[4]
In December 2017, Sadler left E! News after learning that her co-hostJason Kennedy was earning "double" her salary.[5]
Sadler now owns her own production company, Love Bug Entertainment.[citation needed] She hosts the weekly podcast "It Sure is a Beautiful Day"[6] in association with Dear Media.
Sadler also regularly hosts the Vanity Fair Oscars Red Carpet Show. She held this position in 2018,[citation needed] 2019,[citation needed] 2020[citation needed] and 2022.[7]
Sadler is the international spokesperson for the Women Like Us Foundation,[8] an organization her mother co-created after writing a book of the same name. In 2010, Sadler founded a local chapter – Women Like Us Hollywood.[9]
Sadler married her college sweetheart, fashion executive Kyle Boyd, in 2001.[10] They have two sons, Austin (2001)[citation needed] and Arion (2005).[11]
Sadler met Brett Jacobson over Memorial Day 2009 at theIndianapolis 500. Five months later in October, they were engaged;[12] but one week later ended their engagement but continued dating.[13]
Sadler began dating British film producer Rhys David Thomas after meeting at a charity event inLos Angeles in May 2010.[14] She and Thomas married on October 23, 2011, in a private ceremony at thePalazzo Hotel inLas Vegas.[15] In March 2016, Sadler filed for divorce from Thomas.[16]
On July 13, 2021, Catt Sadler stated she was fully vaccinated, but she was experiencing intense symptoms after abreakthrough infection of contracting theSARS-CoV-2 Delta variant.[17][18]
