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Dermot O'Leary Digs At 'X Factor' With 'Strictly Come Dancing' Support At Glamour Awards

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Ashley Percival
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Ex ‘X Factor’ host Dermot O’Leary has taken a swipe at his former show by supporting its biggest rival ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ at Tuesday (2 June) night’s Glamour Awards.

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The presenter - who left the ITV talent show earlier this year after eight years - handed out a gong to ‘Strictly’ hosts Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly, who won the award for Best Presenters.

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In comments that are likely to annoy his former boss Simon Cowell, The Sun quotes him as telling the audience at London’s Berkeley Square Gardens: “Winkleman. Daly. It just works doesn’t it. You put it into any industry and it’s a success.

“They proved that you don’t need a man to anchor a prime time show.

“Myself and my male contemporaries also find it f***ing terrifying,” he added.

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Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly

Since leaving ‘The X Factor’, Dermot has been replaced by Caroline Flack on Olly Murs as host for the upcoming 12th series, and has also been linked to a role on ‘Strictly’.

Judge Craig Revel-Horwood has backed him to appear as a contestant when the BBC ballroom show returns in the autumn.

He told The Mirror: “I know Dermot has been part of ‘X Factor’ for ages and of course we’ve had people on Strictly that have come through, like Caroline [Flack] for instance.

“Now we can get Dermot, I’d love to see him dance on ‘Strictly’. I’ve heard that he might be quite good actually.”

If his dances on ‘The X Factor’ were anything to go by, we're sure he'd stand a chance.

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GLAMOUR WOMEN OF THE YEAR: FULL WINNERS LIST

  • Radio Personality: Fearne Cotton

  • Breakthrough: Suki Waterhouse

  • TV Personality: Rita Ora

  • Presenters: Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly

  • Sportswoman: Laura Trott

  • Solo Artist: Ellie Goulding

  • Film Actress: Felicity Jones

  • Theatre Actress: Gillian Anderson

  • Trailblazer: Amy Schumer

  • Man Of The Year: Calvin Harris

  • International TV Actress: Kerry Washington

  • Entrepreneur: Kate Hudson

  • Editor’s Special Award: Ellie Kemper

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