This Morning host Dermot O'Leary's bombshell admission about working with wife

Dermot O'Leary has taken a U-turn in working with his other half, Dee Koppang O’Leary. The power couple met in 2002, when they worked at the same TV production company, and married in 2012. They set up their own production company in 2013 – but that’s as close as they've gotten to working together. "We’ve a couple of joint ventures, but I don’t think we could ever have a situation where she was directing me." Dermot previously told the Belfast Telegraph. "It’s husband and wife stuff, come on! I wouldn’t go so far as to say she criticises me, but she’s honest.

"If she thinks I’ve not been good on a show, I’ll get silence, but she doesn’t go so far as to offer advice!" he added. "But then I’d never tell her how to frame a shot." However, Dermot has since made an exception.

He appears in the final series of The Split, playing a breakfast TV host – so not too much of a stretch.

It’s a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment, though, so Dee couldn’t have needed to direct him too much. Dermot, 48, paid tribute to his Norwegian-born wife along with his mum and sister on International Women’s Day this year.

Sharing a pic of the three women, he gushed: "My holy trinity."

The presenter has spoken out before about his wife, praising her for keeping him sane.

Though she may not be as widely known as her husband, the director has built an impressive career of her own, working on acclaimed series such as The Crown and Bridgerton, before going on to The Split.

Dermot, meanwhile, is one of the UK’s most successful presenters, having fronted a host of primetime programmes including The X Factor and This Morning.

The couple tends to keep their relationship out of the public eye, but they shared their happy news in 2020 when they became parents.

Their son, Kasper, was a welcome addition to the family, with Dermot telling fans he was embracing the "sleepless love" of first-time fatherhood.