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Hulu has unveiled the full trailer for the eight-part series, ‘Rivals’, based on the celebrated novel by Dame Jilly Cooper and produced by Happy Prince, part of ITV Studios.

Set against the backdrop of the drama, excess, and shocking antics of the power-grabbing social elite of 1980s England, the show delves headfirst into the ruthless world of independent television in 1986. Part of Cooper’s Rutshire Chronicles series it is packed full of romantic entanglements, dastardly deals, sex and wit.

The ’80s set saga stars Alex Hassell, Bella Maclean, Katherine Parkinson, David Tennant, Aidan Turner and Nafessa Williams, Emily Attack, Danny Dyer, Rufus Jones, Luke Pasqualino, Claire Rushbrook.

Written by Dominic Treadwell-Collins and Laura Wade, the lead director is BAFTA-nominated Elliot Hegarty, who also serves as executive producer on episodes 1-4. Eliza Mellor serves as Series Producer. Dee Koppang O’Leary (“The Crown”) and Alexandra Brodski (“Somewhere Boy”) also direct episodes.

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Hulu has revealed the new trailer for the eight-part Rivals series, which is based on the celebrated novel by Dame Jilly Cooper and produced by ITV Studios’ Happy Prince. The series will debut on Hulu in the U.S. on October 18, 2024.

Set against the backdrop of the drama, excess, and shocking antics of the power-grabbing social elite of 1980s England, Rivals delves headfirst into the ruthless world of independent television in 1986.

The series stars Alex Hassell as the dashing ex-Olympian, Member of Parliament, and dangerously charismatic Rupert Campbell-Black, David Tennant as Lord Tony Baddingham, and Aidan Turner as Declan O’Hara.

Nafessa Williams plays Cameron Cook, Katherine Parkinson portrays Lizzie Vereker, and Bella Maclean plays Taggie O’Hara.

The Rivals series also stars Emily Atack, Catriona Chandler, Oliver Chris, Danny Dyer, Rufus Jones, Lisa McGrillis, Luke Pasqualino, Claire Rushbrook, and Victoria Smurfit.

Rivals is executive produced by Dominic Treadwell-Collins, Alexander Lamb,...

Hulu’s finally released the full trailer for Rivals, the eight-episode series based on Dame Jilly Cooper’s novel. David Tennant (Good Omens) and Alex Hassell (The Tragedy of Macbeth) star in the adaptation, premiering on October 18, 2024.

“Set against the backdrop of power-grabbing social elites, Rivals dives headfirst into the ruthless world of independent television in 1986, where hair-dos are big and ambitions are even bigger,” reads Hulu’s synopsis. “Deals are brokered in boardrooms, as well as bedrooms. Nobody can be sure who will come out on top. With every man and woman out only for themselves, can true love really blossom?”

David Tennant stars in ‘Rivals’ (Courtesy of Robert Viglasky/Disney)

Hassell plays dashing ex-Olympian, Member of Parliament, and dangerously charismatic Rupert Campbell-Black. David Tennant stars as Lord Tony Baddingham. The cast also includes Aidan Turner (Poldark) as Declan O’Hara, Nafessa Williams (Black Lighting) as Cameron Cook, Katherine Parkinson (Humans) as Lizzie Vereker,...

Disney+ has set a premiere date for Rivals, the Jilly Cooper adaptation starring David Tennant, Aidan Turner, Katherine Parkinson, and Danny Dyer.

Lee Mason, Disney’s director of scripted content in Europe, announced at the Edinburgh TV Festival that the eight-part series will drop on October 18 in the UK. Rivals will stream on Hulu in the U.S.

It is part of Cooper’s bestselling Rutshire Chronicles and is set against the backdrop of the excess and antics of the power-grabbing social elite of 1980s England.

The series chronicles the cutthroat world of independent television in 1986 and the long-standing rivalry of ex-Olympian, MP, and notorious womanizer Rupert Campbell-Black (Alex Hassell) and his neighbor Tony Baddingham (Tennant), controller of Corinium Television.

Poldark star Turner is TV presenter Declan O’Hara, a fierce intellectual with an even fiercer temper who is wooed to Corinium from the BBC. Other cast includes EastEnders actor Dyer as Freddie Jones,...

Hulu has revealed a new teaser trailer and more photos for the eight-part series Rivals, based on the celebrated novel by Dame Jilly Cooper and produced by Happy Prince, part of ITV Studios. The series is set to debut on Hulu in the U.S. and on Disney+ in other countries later this year.

Set against the backdrop of the drama, excess, and shocking antics of the power-grabbing social elite of 1980s England, Rivals delves headfirst into the ruthless world of independent television in 1986.

This second wave of images (view the first wave of images here) introduces nine more iconic characters from the drama: Sarah Stratton, Caitlin O’Hara, James Vereker, and Freddie Jones.

There’s also Paul Stratton, Valerie Jones, Bas Baddingham, Lady Monica Baddingham, and Maud O’Hara.

The first looks are accompanied by a teaser trailer showcasing the ’80s set saga, which also stars Alex Hassell, Bella Maclean,...

Disney+ has unveiled a teaser trailer alongside more first-look images of the eight-part series, ‘Rivals’, based on the celebrated novel by Dame Jilly Cooper and produced by Happy Prince, part of ITV Studios.

Set against the backdrop of the drama, excess, and shocking antics of the power-grabbing social elite of 1980s England, the show delves headfirst into the ruthless world of independent television in 1986. Part of Cooper’s Rutshire Chronicles series it is packed full of romantic entanglements, dastardly deals, sex and wit.

The first-looks feature alongside a teaser trailer showcasing the ’80s set saga which also stars Alex Hassell, Bella Maclean, Katherine Parkinson, David Tennant, Aidan Turner and Nafessa Williams.

Nine more iconic characters from the drama have been unveiled in this second wave of images, introducing Sarah Stratton, Caitlin O’Hara (Catriona Chandler – ‘Pistol’, ‘Enola Holmes 2’), James Vereker (Oliver Chris – ‘The Crown’, ‘Trying’), Freddie Jones (Danny Dyer – ‘EastEnders,...

Hulu today gave a first glimpse of the avidly awaited eight-part series Rivals, based on the celebrated novel by Dame Jilly Cooper and produced by Happy Prince, part of ITV Studios. The series is set to debut on Disney+ in other countries later this year.

Set against the backdrop of the drama, excess, and shocking antics of the power-grabbing social elite of 1980s England, Rivals delves headfirst into the ruthless world of independent television in 1986.

This first wave of images unveiled six iconic characters from the drama. Alex Hassell plays the dashing ex-Olympian, Member of Parliament, incorrigible rake, and dangerously charismatic Rupert Campbell-Black.

David Tennant features as Lord Tony Baddingham, controller of Corinium Television and Rupert’s single-mindedly ambitious and egotistical adversary. Aidan Turner is journalist and TV presenter Declan O’Hara, who becomes caught in the crossfire of the long-simmering feud between Rupert and Tony.

Nafessa Williams is pictured as Cameron Cook,...

Disney+ thas revealed a set of first-look images of the eight-part series, ‘Rivals’, based on the celebrated novel by Dame Jilly Cooper and produced by Happy Prince, part of ITV Studios.

Set against the backdrop of the drama, excess, and shocking antics of the power-grabbing social elite of 1980s England, the show delves headfirst into the ruthless world of independent television in 1986. Part of Cooper’s Rutshire Chronicles series it is packed full of romantic entanglements, dastardly deals, sex and wit.

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Six of the iconic characters from the drama have been unveiled in this first wave of images. Alex Hassell features as the dashing ex-Olympian, Member of Parliament, incorrigible rake, and dangerously charismatic Rupert Campbell-Black.

David Tennant features as Lord Tony Baddingham, controller of Corinium Television and Rupert’s single-mindedly ambitious and egotistical adversary.

Disney+ is building buzz for its Jilly Cooper adaptation Rivals by teasing first-look images of the eight-part series. The series will stream on Hulu in the U.S.

Rivals is part of Cooper’s bestselling Rutshire Chronicles and is set against the backdrop of the excess and antics of the power-grabbing social elite of 1980s England. Scroll on for more images.

Rivals chronicles the cutthroat world of independent television in 1986 and the long-standing rivalry of ex-Olympian, MP, and notorious womanizer Rupert Campbell-Black (Alex Hassell) and his neighbor Tony Baddingham (David Tennant), controller of Corinium Television.

Poldark star Aidan Turner is TV presenter Declan O’Hara, a fierce intellectual with an even fiercer temper who is wooed to Corinium from the BBC. Other cast includes EastEnders actor Danny Dyer as Freddie Jones, a self-made electrics millionaire.

Among the wider ensemble is Nafessa Williams (Black Lighting), Bella Maclean (Sex Education), Katherine Parkinson...

Streamer Disney+ has revealed a power packed British cast who will join the previously announced David Tennant, Alex Hassell, Aidan Turner and Danny Dyer on the series adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s steamy novel “Rivals.”

Joining the eight-part saga are Annabel Scholey (“The Split”), Maggie Steed (“Ten Percent”), David Calder (“Motherland”), Antony Byrne (‘”The Witcher”), Denise Black (“Queer as Folk”), Bryony Hannah (“Call The Midwife”), Olivia Poulet (“Back”) and Brendan Patricks (“Downton Abbey”).

“Rivals” is part of Cooper’s bestselling “Rutshire Chronicles,” set in affluent 1980s England where two powerful men and neigbors – Olympian turned politician Rupert Campbell-Black and television exec Tony Baddingham – have a longstanding rivalry that finally comes to a head.

Scholey plays Beattie Johnson, a ruthless Fleet Street journalist who will do anything for a story. Steed plays Lady Gosling, the steely no-nonsense chair of Independent Broadcasters Association. Calder plays Lady Gosling’s dogmatic right-hand man, Fergus Penney,...

Director Dee Koppang O’Leary cut her teeth on documentaries such as “Justin Bieber: All Around the World” for NBC and Sky One’s “Minnie Driver’s Excellent Adventure” before moving into drama via a brief shadowing stint on “Sherlock,” starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman. From there, she stepped up to second unit director, working across three seasons of “The Crown” as well as the first season of “Bridgerton”

Now, she makes her lead directorial debut on SundanceTV’s third and final season of “The Split,” the Abi Morgan-penned drama about a family of divorce lawyers, which stars Nicola Walker in the lead role.

Koppang O’Leary sat down with Variety to talk about working with Morgan, her move from unscripted to scripted and what the landscape looks like right now for female directors.

How did you get into directing?

I literally have never really wanted to do anything else.

The BBC and Sister have debuted the trailer for the third season of ‘The Split’ which will launch on BBC One on 4th April 2022 at 9Pm.

Returning for its third and final series, Hannah Stern makes the risky decision to leave her family firm for a competitor in a steamy legal drama about divorce – in and out of the courtroom.

Set in the fast-paced, complex world of London’s high-end divorce circuit, the series is an authentic, multi-layered, witty examination of modern marriage and the legacy of divorce. Following the messy lives of the three Defoe sisters, Hannah (Nicola Walker), Nina (Annabel Scholey) and Rose (Fiona Button) and their formidable mother Ruth (Deborah Findlay), Abi Morgan is set to conclude the trilogy with the most dramatic and heartbreaking series to date as we watch a divorce lawyer confronted by her very own divorce.

Adding fuel to the fire, the catalyst...

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Popular game show format “Fear Factor” is returning for a new season to Belgium’s Sbs-owned commercial TV channel Play4, Banijay Belgium, a Banijay Benelux label has revealed. Belgian comedian Alex Agnew is the host of the show where duos face a series of terrifying challenges to win a cash prize, including tightrope walking between skyscrapers or being submerged underwater in a cage. Originally created by EndemolShine Netherlands, “Fear Factor” has had numerous series in India and the U.S. Following its success, EndemolShine Netherlands created a spin-off for younger viewers, “Cool Factor,” which was popular in Belgium airing for six seasons on Nickelodeon.

Isabelle Dams, CEO of Banijay Belgium said: “Guts, adventure, and excitement are in the very DNA of ‘Fear Factor’ and we have developed challenges which will amaze contestants and viewers in Belgium. Alex Agnew is bold, loud, and ultra-cool, making him the perfect host for the show.

Abi Morgan, the creator and writer behind BBC series The Split, is making her debut in the directing chair on Season 3 of the show.

Below is a first look at the third season, on which Morgan is helming one of the five episodes; Dee Koppang O’Leary (Bridgerton) is lead director. Cast including Nicola Walker, Stephen Mangan, Annabel Scholey, Fiona Button, Deborah Findlay, Damien Molony and Chukwudi Iwuji are reprising their roles.

The Split is produced by Sister for BBC One, co-produced with Little Chick and AMC Networks, and was re-commissioned by Piers Wenger, Director of BBC Drama; Charlotte Moore, Chief Content Officer BBC; and Kristin Jones, EVP International Programming, AMC Networks. Series three is executive produced by Sister co-founder Jane Featherstone and Morgan.

In the U.S. the show will air on BBC America and be available to stream on AMC Networks’ streaming service Sundance Now. BBC Studios will distribute worldwide.

Having penned hits such as “Shame” and “The Iron Lady,” Abi Morgan is undoubtedly one of the U.K.’s best-known screenwriters. Now the creator of shows including “The Hours” and “The Split” is turning her hand to filmmaking.

Morgan, a BAFTA and Emmy-award winning writer, will make her directorial debut with an upcoming episode of “The Split,” which she also executive produces alongside Jane Featherstone (“Chernobyl”), Lucy Dyke (“Black Mirror”) and Lucy Richer (“Small Axe”).

Season 3 of the hit show, about a family of divorce lawyers working through their own personal problems, is set to air in the U.K. on the BBC and in the U.S. on BBC America in 2022, and will be available to stream on iPlayer in the U.K. and Sundance Now in the U.S.

Morgan’s pivot to directing has been a long time coming. She has spent almost three decades behind the scenes,...

In today’s Global Bulletin, BBC and SundanceTV announce the third and final season of “The Split,” Sky and XYZ Films prepare to shoot “Book of Love” and Vis Distribution adds 750 hours of content following its acquisition of Israel’s Ananey Studios.

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BBC One and SundanceTV have ordered a third and final season of Sister’s “The Split,” created by BAFTA and International Emmy-winning writer Abi Morgan and produced by Jane Featherstone (“Chernobyl”), Lucy Dyke (“Black Mirror”) and Lucy Richer (“Small Axe”), with Dee Koppang O’Leary boarding as lead director.

Unspooling in London’s high-end divorce circuit, “The Split” follows the lives of the Defoe sisters, Hannah, Nina and Rose, and their imposing mother Ruth. Season two ended with divorce lawyer Hannah’s own marriage in tatters and the couple negotiating the terms of their own split. As the dust seems to be settling, a new revelation comes to light,...

The BBC and AMC’s SundanceTV have renewed Sister relationship series The Split for a third and final season.

Nicola Walker, Stephen Mangan, Annabel Scholey, Fiona Button, Deborah Findlay and Chukwudi Iwuji are all set to reprise their roles in the drama, which is set in the fast-paced, complex world of London’s high-end divorce circuit.

Created and written by The Iron Lady scribe Abi Morgan, Season 3 has attached Dee Koppang O’Leary as lead director. Little Chick co-produces the drama with Sister.

Morgan said: “It’s great to be back writing for the Defoe Family, and to dive once more into to the complications of their lives and those of their clients. In the final series of this bittersweet trilogy, Hannah faces the heartbreak of her own divorce, and the fight to save her family and her marriage. Siblings clash, past mistakes are exposed and hearts are...

Tim Marshall with Christina Radburn (second from left).

Writer-director Tim Marshall’s debut feature Followers is among 10 projects from around the world selected to participate in the Toronto-based Inside Out Lgbtq Film Finance Forum.

Developed from his eponymous short which had its world premiere in competition at Sundance followed by SXSW in 2015, the dark comedy follows Lynn Walters, a grieving widow who sees a vision of Jesus on the shorts of young, queer aqua aerobics instructor Rudi.

Convinced Rudi has been sent from God to heal and reinvigorate her life, Lynn hopes he will somehow fill the void left by her dead husband while he endures a toxic relationship with Jim, his older life coach.

Melbourne-based Frances Wang-Ward and Christina Radburn (who produced the short) will produce, with Robyn Kershaw as Ep.

The fourth edition of the Lgbtq Forum will take place online from May 26-29, featuring one-on-one meetings with reps from Netflix,...

Inside Out, one of the world’s leading Lgbtq film festivals and Canada’s largest distributor of Lgbtq content, has given Variety exclusive access to the lineup of 10 feature film projects that will participate in the festival’s fourth annual Finance Forum during its 30th anniversary year. Executives taking part will include reps from Netflix, Bleecker Street, IFC Films, Gamechanger Films, Killer Films, MK2, Bankside Films, Powderkeg Studios and GLAAD. Inside Out executive director Andria Wilson and director of programming Andrew Murphy spoke to Variety about the program, and the commercial and creative health of Lgbtq cinema.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this year’s finance forum will proceed entirely online during the festival’s original May dates. As previously announced, the full festival will now take place from Oct. 1-11.

Inside Out’s Lgbtq Finance Forum, taking place May 26-29, provides Lgbtq-identified producers and/or producers creating Lgbtq content...

Benedict Cumberbatch is one busy guy. As well as currently holding roles in Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War and its sequel, he’s also set to feature in two more TV productions – Patrick Melrose and The Child in Time – as well as a couple of voice roles in Jungle Book and How The Grinch Stole Christmas. That’s not to mention the films that he has due out this year: The Current War and Thor: Ragnarok.

But, even with all of that on his plate, the actor is still taking on more work. Case in point: Variety is reporting today that Cumberbatch has signed on for Gypsy Boy, an adaptation of Mikey Walsh’s memoirs, which will see him playing Frank Walsh, “a demanding father and a member of the last generation of the Romany Gypsy people, known for their ability to fight.” To the Walsh clan, boxing is a...

Benedict Cumberbatch is set to star in Gypsy Boy, the story of former bare-knuckle fighter and Lgbt activist Mikey Walsh.

Based on Walsh's bestselling memoirs, the film adaptation — announced in Toronto Friday — is being produced by Dee Koppang O'Leary (The Crown) and Kevin Loader (My Cousin Rachel, The Death of Stalin). Morgan Matthews, the two-time BAFTA-winning filmmaker whose debut was the acclaimed X+Y, is to direct, with production starting in the summer of 2018.

Protagonist Pictures is handling worldwide sales on Gypsy Boy and will be introducing the film to buyers in TIFFl.

Raised to be a bare-knuckle...

Benedict Cumberbatch will star in “Gypsy Boy,” a big-screen adaptation of Mikey Walsh’s best-selling memoirs about growing up in the British Romany community and becoming a boxer. Morgan Matthews, the two-time BAFTA Award-winning director whose first narrative feature was the highly acclaimed “X+Y” (a.k.a. “A Brilliant Young Mind”), will direct the feature, which is scheduled to start production in the summer of 2018. Playwright and screenwriter James Graham, who has two plays in London’s West End this fall — “Ink” and “Labour of Love” — worked closely with Walsh on the screen adaptation. Dee Koppang O’Leary (Netflix...

Dermot O'Leary used to vomit before every live television appearance. The 'X Factor' host revealed that he used to have unbearable anxiety over presenting live broadcasts on Channel 4, but that his sickness has eased as time has gone by. Talking on 'Alan Carr: Chatty Man' he said: ''I first started on T4 and used to throw up every Sunday. Every single Sunday I was so nervous about going on air.'' The 41-year-old presenter - who is married to TV and film producer Dee Koppang - said that the pressure of hosting the Saturday night primetime television series has lessened over time, but...

Dermot O'Leary used to vomit before every live television appearance. The 'X Factor' host revealed that he used to have unbearable anxiety over presenting live broadcasts on Channel 4, but that his sickness has eased as time has gone by. Talking on 'Alan Carr: Chatty Man' he said: ''I first started on T4 and used to throw up every Sunday. Every single Sunday I was so nervous about going on air.'' The 41-year-old presenter - who is married to TV and film producer Dee Koppang - said that the pressure of hosting the Saturday night primetime television series has lessened over time, but...

Exclusive: Piccadilly Pictures backs BBC Films, Charles Dance projects.

Piccadilly Pictures, the UK financier that backed We Need to Talk About Kevin and Coriolanus, has unveiled a new development fund to sit alongside its $25m finance fund – and have already backed projects from BBC Films and Charles Dance.

Piccadilly’s Christopher Figg and Robert Whitehouse currently have a handful of projects benefitting from their Seis-qualifying development fund and are looking to add more.

The first projects include a feature version of Alice Thomas Ellis’s novel The Inn at the Edge of the World, which is being co-executive produced by Charles Dance and is aiming for a late 2014 shoot; and BBC Films co-development Gypsy Boy, which is being produced by Dee Koppang.

“Some of the projects we’re seeing are too good for us to say we don’t produce anymore so we’ve made the decision to get involved in development again,” former Alliance...

Dermot O'Leary has discussed his role on The X Factor, saying that the show would be a disaster if he were to become a judge.

O'Leary - who has hosted the ITV singing competition since 2007 - said he is happy with the position he already holds.

Speaking on The Jonathan Ross Show, he said: "I always used to get asked, 'Would you like to be a judge?' and to start with I thought, 'Yeah, I'd love to be a judge', but in actual fact I wouldn't want to be a judge. I love doing the gig I'm doing.

"If that show is what it purports to be, that people can just come from nowhere like Sam Bailey did - she's a prison officer and now hopefully she can have a great singing career - then you have to get experts on the panel.

"You can't have jokers on there like me.

Dermot O'Leary has wed long-term girlfriend Dee Koppang. The 'X Factor' presenter - who proposed to Dee during a romantic mini-break in New York last November - walked down the aisle at St Mary's Church in Kent this afternoon (14.09.12) in front of celebrity guests including Caroline Flack, Fearne Cotton and Holly Willoughby. Following the nuptials, the 39-year-old presenter and his wife headed to the 15th century Chiddingstone Castle - which houses an array of ancient artefacts from all over the world - for the reception. Speaking ahead of the wedding, Dermot - who has been with Dee for 10 years...

Dermot O'Leary married long-term girlfriend Dee Koppang at St Mary's Church in Kent this afternoon (September 14). The 38-year-old X Factor host proposed to his TV presenter and producer partner during a mini-break in New York last November. O'Leary confirmed their engagement on The Xtra Factor after the spin-off show's presenter Caroline Flack announced on air: "We want to congratulate you... on your engagement!" Speaking ahead of his wedding during a recent interview, O'Leary had said: "Wedding plans are going (more)...

One Direction will reportedly attend Dermot O'Leary's wedding. The X Factor host will marry long-time girlfriend Dee Koppang next week. He has invited the boyband to the ceremony, along with several other friends connected to The X Factor, reports The Mirror. Koppang has stated that the ceremony will be a large old-fashioned affair. "It's going to be the full works, in a church because Dermot's Irish Catholic," she said. However, (more)...

Today's celebrity pictures include Kate Winslet providing some Hollywood glamour with boyfriend Ned Rocknroll at Claridge's after the Titanic 3D premiere in London, and Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence touches down at Heathrow airport. Also in the capital, a biker chic Kylie Minogue prepares to hop on the back of a scooter, supermodel Kate Moss and husband Jamie Hince arrive at La Bodega Negra in Soho, and Dermot O'Leary and partner Dee Koppang are at The King's (more)...

I doubt I'm the only one nursing a sore head after last night's Brit after show parties, which saw the big four record companies all trying to out do each other with lavish bashes for the plebs (us) and the celebs (them).

Universal Music pulled out all the stops for their Huge bash at London's Tate Modern - it even had its very own and very important title - Universal Music Brits Party hosted by BACARDÍ at the Soho House Pop Up at the Tate Modern, to be precise.

We were there to see will.i.am take to the decks and the Black Eyed Peas star really did get the party started (ahem) with everyone from Nicole Scherzinger and Rizzle Kicks taking to the floor. But all eyes were on Dizzee Rascal and Chloe Green who were getting down and very dirty with each other. The rapper and Made In Chelsea...

Caroline Flack and Olly Murs have revealed live on The Xtra Factor that Dermot O'Leary has become engaged to long-time girlfriend Dee Koppang. The X Factor host's news was announced during a segment on the spinoff show tonight (November 19), in which O'Leary had to guess which famous movie scenes the X Factor contestants were re-enacting. O'Leary refused to give his final answer in the quiz to prevent the presenting pair from having time to reveal the news. However, at the end of (more)...

Dermot O’Leary, presenter of new ITV1 show The Marriage Ref – and X Factor of course – reckons that he’s “too busy” to even contemplate getting married himself.

38 year old Dermot is of course in a long-term relationship with girlfriend Dee Koppang, but it seems she’s just too darn busy to think about getting hitched too!

While appearing on This Morning yesterday, and while discussing The Marriage Ref, Dermot said, “When I first got the show I knew the host in America is the Ref and I said I can’t do that because I don’t have any experience about marriage…

“I have been with my girlfriend Dee nine years this year. But why aren’t I married? That’s a good question!

“We’re just both very busy and life happens when you’re busy making other plans.”

Dermot then went on to discuss this year’s X Factor,...

The Pa today reports that The Marriage Ref and X Factor host Dermot O’Leary’s girlfriend, Dee Koppang, reckons he’s “too bossy” in the kitchen.

While discussing what his bad habits are, Dermot said, “Well, one of my annoying habits is that Dee thinks I’m too bossy in the kitchen – but I’m working on it.

“I mean, we made a mean guacamole together the other day.”

And while speaking about his new role on The Marriage Ref, he said, “It’s a light-hearted studio-based entertainment show, but with couples discussing the squabbles within their relationship.

“I think viewers will find it funny, and will find themselves relating to the arguments.

“I mean we can all identify with that feeling where you meet someone and fall in love…

“You have six months of being absolutely loved up and then, although still in love, you start to work out each other’s idiosyncrasies.

X Factor host Dermot O'Leary has reportedly bought a £3.5 million mansion for himself and girlfriend Dee Koppang. According to The Sun, the 37-year-old presenter is to give up his bachelor pad located near Arsenal's Emirates Stadium in North London, in order to move in with his long-term partner. O'Leary and Koppang - who has reportedly sold her own property - are said to be spending "thousands" doing up their new Promise Hill home. "Dermot's a big kid at heart," a source told the paper. "He loves Dee to bits but he's enjoyed having his semi-bachelor life at his own place. Dee is often away working in La but she's been spending (more)...

Dermot O'Leary has moved into a £3.5 million London mansion with his girlfriend. The 'X Factor' host is now rumoured to be preparing to propose to his long-term partner, TV producer Dee Koppang, since the pair have finally bought a house together in the capital's exclusive Primrose Hill area after nine years of dating. A source told The Sun newspaper: "Dermot's a big kid at heart. Dee is often away working in Los Angeles but she's been spending more and more time in the UK so wants them to live together. "He's earned some decent cash over the years having landed...

Dermot O’Leary has finally given up his bachelor lifestyle and decided to move in with his long term girlfriend Dee Koppang.

The X Factor presenter currently lives in a flat near his beloved Arsenal homeground in North London, but his TV producer girlfriend has managed to persuade him to give it all up and move to a swanky pad in London’s Primrose Hill, near Noel Gallagher and David Walliams.

Dee has already sold her flat and Dermot is said to be planning to do the same with his. Insiders say that he has already spent £3.5 million on a mansion, which is currently being decorated for the pair.

A source said: “Dermot’s a big kid at heart. He loves Dee to bits but he’s enjoyed having his semi-bachelor life at his own place.

“Dee is often away working in La but she’s been spending more and...