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  • Who is Dermot O’Leary and what is he most famous for?

    Dermot O’Leary is the presenter for X Factor but where did it all start for the ever-youthful TV host?

    Is Dermot OLeary gay

    Dermot O’Leary might be most famous for being the fresh-faced presenter for the UK’s X Factor but his hosting career spans nearly two decades. Most notably he became a household name when he became a Channel 4 favourite for their youth programming strand, T4. He started presenting in 1998.

    He also presented Big Brother’s Little Brother from 2001 until 2008. He started presenting the X Factor in 2007 – taking over from Kate Thorton.

    Is Dermot O’Leary gay?

    Dermot O’Leary is married to his wife, Dee Koppang. They’ve been together since 2002 when they met at a TV production company. They married at St Mary’s Church, Chiddingstone, Kent on 14 September 2012 – and Dermot has said that he hopes he and Dee will become parents in the future. So, no Dermot O’Leary isn’t gay and doesn’t identify as bisexual or gay.

    How much is Dermot O’Leary worth?

    Dermot is at the pinnacle of his presenting career and that comes with a hefty price tag for TV companies. It is estimated that Dermot’s net worth is somewhere in the £12m region. There were reports that he signed a 4-year contract with X Factor last year which experts suggest is worth a cool £8m. With the exception of one year, when Olly Murs and Caroline Flack took over presenting duties, Dermot has presented X Factor non-stop since 2007.

    How tall is Dermot O’Leary

    Dermot is known for his “little brother” persona and you’d be mistaken in thinking that he is actually quite short, but  he’s reportedly 5’9 – which is actually pretty average

     

  • X Factor’s Andrea Faustini Thinks Dermot O Is Cute

    Ah… That Dermont O’Leary fella off the X Factor has been making Andrea Faustini feel right at home by buying him Italian food.

    Taking to Twitter, Bookies favourite to win X Factor 2014, Andrea Faustini tweeted a picture of the pair saying, ‘How cute is @radioleary who brought to me proper Italian food from @linastores #WeLoveDermot #AndWeLoveLina’ to his 146 thousand followers.

    Last week we profiled the student from Rome and hot favourite after his rendition of Beyoncé’s Listen brought down the X Factor studio and reduced Cheryl and Mel B to tears.

    In tonight’s episode, Andrea will be performing Relight My Fire, we’re wondering whether Lulu will turn up for the Halloween special, fright night. Andrea went on to say, ‘ Big SCARY day today! One of us is leaving the competition tonight, so I need your support more than ever! I’ll try my hardest … #thankyou’

    X Factor continues on ITV Tonight At 8:00PM