Cat Deeley has gone on live US television without make-up

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For some women it would be their worst nightmare.

Presenter Cat Deeley has gone on live US television in front of five million viewers - without make-up.

Cat, 30, left the foundation, lipstick and mascara in the bathroom cabinet for a segment on beauty.

She said: "We're constantly bombarded by images of perfection in magazines, TV and films.

"Well, this is me with no make-up.

"I flew from New York to LA and this is what I really look at."

Then appearing with her face on, she said: "But with the right team, this is what I look like."

She was interviewing MTV beauty Vanessa Minnillo, who donned a fat suit disguise and was made to look as ugly as possible to see how people react.

Vanessa, a former Miss Teen USA, said: "We are obsessed by how we look."

She underwent a full body transformation to become a "stereotypical ugly girl".

She found that she was snubbed in shops and laughed at by passers-by.

Birmingham-born Cat has landed a job as the new celebrity correspondent on US breakfast show Good Morning America.

Earlier this week she scored an interview with Hollywood superstar Demi Moore.