So You Think You Can Dance host Cat Deeley, has claimed that she has forged a successful career for herself in America because she is more ‘real’ than their own TV presenters.

“When I watch shows in America, I feel that some of the hosts are a little ‘Stepford’ – in the nicest possible way,” she told the Radio Times. “It feels as if they’re more worried if the light is in the right place and they’re standing right than they are about communicating with an audience.”

She added: “The fundamental part of my job is to communicate with an audience in a very real way. I think I’m maybe a bit ‘realer’ than typical American hosts.”

So You Think You Can Dance launches this Saturday at 6pm on BBC One.