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TV presenter’s family rejected for Who Do You Think You Are?
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DERMOT O’leary lost out on a chance to go on Who Do You Think You Are? because his family was deemed to be too boring.
The former X Factor host, 47, was approached by producers on the BBC1 series who wanted to feature him looking into the history of his relatives. Dermot was certain researchers would uncover the fascinating escapades of his Irish sea-faring ancestors but was told their lives were too dull to put on TV. He revealed: “They researched my family for about three months and said, ‘There’s just not enough interesting stuff about your family.’
“Bear in mind Wexford is a port town and my family are all sea-faring folk and I have it on good authority two of them went to America and one is a police officer and the other was a judge and both got killed by the Mafia in the 30s. They couldn’t find any record of this.
“I was like, ‘What are you on about?’ I just don’t think they were trying hard enough. It’s awful isn’t it, absolutely awful.” Speaking on the Snot, Sweat & Tears podcast, the This Morning host also told how he had changed his lifestyle in lockdown.
The father-of-one said: “It’s appreciating the smaller stuff, whether it’s a cup of coffee or a walk in the park.
“It’s just turning off the phone and making time for yourself.
“Please God we don’t go back to working the way we used to.”