DERMOT O’LEARY

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DERMOT O’LEARY

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Highlights

  • This Morning, ITV
  • Saturday Breakfast with Dermot O’Leary, Radio 2
  • Toto the Ninja Cat and The Pirate Treasure Hunt, Hodder’s Children’s Books

Biography

Dermot O’Leary’s career spans across Television, Radio & entertainment industries alike, becoming a household name after hosting for The X Factor in 2007. Dermot can be regularly seen presenting ITV’s This Morning, alongside Alison Hammond every Friday. When not entertaining viewers through the telly, Dermot can be found on the radio as he kicks off the weekend for listeners on his regular BBC Radio 2 shows, The Dermot O’Leary Show and Alternative Sounds of the 90s, which he produces with his company Ora et Labora.

Dermot presents Reel Stories, a BBC series that takes an exclusive look at the careers of iconic musicians such as Jon Bon Jovi, Shania Twain, and Noel Gallagher. He also presents Big Game Night, a Channel 5 broadcast of the NFL, and Dermot’s Taste of Ireland, a cooking travelogue for ITV. Dermot has hosted and helped produce multiple live events, such as The NTAs, Soccer Aid, the BAFTAs, the BRITs, and The Earthshot Prize – which received a BAFTA. Dermot has also presented and produced several history documentaries including the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain and Saving lives at sea…in WW2 a special about the history of the RNLI.

In the world of literature, Dermot has written several successful children’s books; titles include Toto the Ninja Cat series (with the sixth Toto book recently released), Spy Fox, Agent Feathers, and Wings of Glory. After selling over half a million books, Toto has been optioned to be adapted into a children’s TV series and is set to head to theatres in a new production in 2026.

As Patron of the London Irish Centre, Dermot was awarded the prestigious Presidential Distinguished Service Award for the Irish Abroad 2020 for his contribution to charity. Dermot is also an ambassador for both UNICEF and CAFOD, as well as championing several other charities close to his heart.

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