Popping out for dinner? Low-key Cat Deeley is pictured for the first time since bitter dispute with LA waiter who accused her of sabotaging his private life with her angry tweets

Published: 08:35 BST, 29 March 2017 | Updated: 08:52 BST, 29 March 2017

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Television presenter Cat Deeley has been pictured for the first time since she was locked in a bitter war with a waiter.

The 40-year-old Brit, who is married to fellow presenter Patrick Kielty, appeared to be trying to keep a low profile as she headed out in sunny Los Angeles.

Wearing a big black hat and dark sunglasses, Cat had a cheeky smile on her face as she headed to a shopping mall.

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Popping out for dinner? Low-key Cat Deeley has been pictured for the first time in LA on Tuesday, after bitter dispute with LA waiter who accused her of sabotaging his private life with her angry tweets

Nothing to see here: The 40-year-old Brit, who is married to fellow presenter Patrick Kielty, appeared to be trying to keep a low profile as she headed out

She showed off her lithe legs in a pair of grey skinny jeans, which she teamed with a black jacket and patterned scarf.

Wearing a cross-body black leather bag by Gucci, she walked along in flat black pumps, holding her phone in her hand.

The outing comes almost a week after the Twitter tiff between Cat and her waiter at LA eatery Tom George appeared to get personal.

Awkward: The outing comes almost a week after the Twitter tiff between Cat and her waiter at LA eatery Tom George appeared to get personal

Oh dear: In a sensational claim, Joseph Vasko-Bezenek has accused the So You Think You Can Dance host of 'using her power to take down' his family

In a sensational claim, Joseph Vasko-Bezenek has accused the So You Think You Can Dance host of 'using her power to take down' his family.

Speaking to Inside Edition, he said: 'This isn’t fair. She’s using her power to take down my family. She grabbed the bill and she said she shouldn’t have to pay for any of this [food].'

Despite a direct Twitter exchange with the waiter-cum-aspiring actor/director in which Deeley insisted it wasn't a personal tirade against him, Vasko-Bezenek has now stoked the fire further by claiming the former SM:TV Live presenter is trying to sabotage his life.

'She’s using her power to take down my family!' Waiter who served Cat 'inedible' food at LA restaurant has accused the presenter of sabotaging his private life with her vehement tweets

Frightened for his life? Despite a direct Twitter exchange with the waiter-cum-aspiring actor/director in which Deeley insisted it wasn't a personal tirade against him, Vasko-Bezenek has now stoked the fire further by claiming the former SM:TV Live presenter is trying to sabotage his family

After launching into a multi-tweet rant online following her experience at the restaurant on Sunday, Vasko-Bezenek hit back, saying: 'Cat, as your server at Tom George I am hurt by your response to free food. I gave you respect, and I served you with love.'

She replied: 'And as I respectfully told you, the catalogue of errors were not your fault. However the mistakes were repeatedly not correctly rectified.'

This back-handed explanation prompted the young waiter to record a video and post it online, likening her angry and impulsive Twitter rants to those that Donald Trump does, and accusing her of 'acting like she's in grade school'.

Not happy: The LA restaurant Cat Deeley, above, branded 'terrible' has hit back by claiming she 'did not like anything' and that her tweets shaming it were 'inappropriate'

Tom George hit back by claiming the star simply 'did not like the food' - and insisted that her response was 'inappropriate'.

On its Facebook page, the restaurant claimed it tried to 'ease her pain' by giving her free food, but said that even halving her bill did not work.

The mother-of-one was so irate with the establishment, which has also has outlets in Budapest, Hungary, that she shared a slew of tweets alongside a screen grab of its listing and a picture from outside of the venue.

She wrote: 'The worst featuring! Worst food! As for the manager?????? Moron!!!!!'

Fury: TV presenter Deeley, right with her husband Patrick Kielty, 40, warned her fans to stay away from Italian restaurant Tom George after her 'disgusting' experience

Defence: The restaurant wrote on its Facebook page that 'she didn't like the food' and that her tweets were 'inappropriate'

Before adding: 'The most disgusting restaurant, terribly run, by a manager – who can only be described as an amateur. Avoid at all costs. #tomgeorge.'

The restaurant then waded into the row by writing on Facebook: 'We are listening to any feedback because we need to provide the best service what we could do.

'In this case we couldn't do anything. She didn't like the food so we comped all of the food items, then she tweeted a lot of inappropriate tweet although we tried to ease her "pain".

'But she's still very welcome in our restaurant again if she gives us any chance to prove her, the lot of good reviews are for a reason.'

Shortly after this, Vasko-Bezenek revealed she did not tip him, even though the celeb's issue did not appear to be with his service.

Hitting back: The waiter who served her attempted to defend himself online, revealing she didn't leave a tip despite the issue not being with his service and over half of their food bill being comped

Disappointed: The Birmingham native unleashed a swirl of tweets about her disappointment with the eatery

'Just to be clear. Our order arrived at the table incorrectly FIVE times! Then one of my guests dishes was inedible. There was zero service.'

MailOnline have contacted Cat Deeley's reps for comment.

Aside from her online rant, she is currently in the midst of filming So You Think You Can Dance in L.A. for the show's 14th season auditions.

Scorned: J Vasko-Bezenek, above, the waiter who served Deeley defended himself on Twitter and revealed that she did not tip him

Ungrateful? In reply to Deeley's tweet which included a snap of the bill, Vasko-Bezenek wrote: 'Cat, as your server at TomGeorge I am hurt by your response to free food'

Moving on: Aside from her online rant, she is currently in the midst of filming So You Think You Can Dance in L.A. for the show's season 14 auditions (Pictured with husband Patrick Kielty in 2015)