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Season 2, Episode 2
Dermot O'Leary's culinary adventure takes him west to Ballycastle, a former Viking settlement and a jewel of the Causeway Coastal Route. With Rathlin Island on the horizon, he heads out on a wildlife-watching trip, and then joins bakers Ciara and Dara, who bake a blueberry pie using local fruit. Next, Dermot heads inland to Broughgammon Farm, where husband-and-wife team Charlie and Becky are reshaping local food culture as they champion goat meat and rose veal
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Dermot O'Leary
(Presenter)
Born:
May 24, 1973
in
Colchester
Best Known For:
Presenting The X Factor and his show on Radio 2.
Early-life:
Sean Dermot Fintan O'Leary Jr was born in Colchester, Essex, on May 24, 1973. While at school, he became a keen supporter of the Catholic aid agency Cafod. He wanted to work in TV from an early age, but his builder dad warned him there was no money in it. Despite this, Dermot went on to study media and politics at Middlesex University. After graduation, he distributed approximately 200 CVs to production companies and received mostly rejection letters, which he has kept.
Career:
O'Leary got his big break as a DJ on BBC Radio Essex. He gave that up to be a TV runner working on the series Century Road, about a street in Walthamstow. He later landed a presenting slot on Sunday show Fully Booked. Following a move to Channel 4, he hosted T4 before fronting Big Brother's Little Brother in 2001. He has his own production company called Murphia and has helped to launch Cafod's youth-fundraising scheme, Fast Track. His other TV credits include SAS: Are You Tough Enough?, UK Music Hall of Fame, Shattered and the National Lottery quiz 1 vs 100. He also presents his own show on Radio 2 and, of course, ITV's The X Factor.
Quote:
On being a Catholic: 'I'm not interested in preaching from the rooftops. I was brought up with it and I still practise, but I don't think that my God is any more worthy than that of a friend of mine who happens to follow Allah.'
Trivia:
O'Leary has hosted a number of spin-off editions of Question Time aimed at first-time voters. He co-owns a restaurant in Brighton.
