Dermot O'Leary 'uncorrupted by Simon Cowell, Dannii Minogue' - video
Published Apr 30 2012, 15:04 BST | By Alex Fletcher
Dermot O'Leary has joked to Digital Spy that he was "uncorrupted" by Simon Cowell and Dannii Minogue's affair during their time on The X Factor.O'Leary was hosting the ITV1 reality series when Cowell and Minogue's relationship is reported to have taken place behind the scenes.
Watch Dermot O'Leary talking about The X Factor below:
When asked whether he accidentally walked in on Minogue and Cowell, O'Leary laughed: "No! Thankfully. I was uncorrupted when it came to that."
The presenter also revealed that he is hoping to put his infamous X Factor opening sequence dance routines "to bed".
"Like all these things they put it to a focus group and for some God forsaken reason the focus group seem to like it," he told Digital Spy. "So, you may see it occasionally, put it that way."
O'Leary also downplayed reports of rivalry between The X Factor and The Voice, commenting: "[The Voice] is a strong show and you've got two good singing shows on the TV. It's not the end of the world."
love dermot good presenter.
May 1st 2012 at 5:57pm
And I doubt it ever will.
May 1st 2012 at 4:00pm
Marci Neal If you don't like The X Factor then so be it, but don't come on here and rant about it - a large number of people including myself enjoy watching it. Anyway, The X Factor's contract expires next year so it'll end then, but for now, bugger off.
May 1st 2012 at 3:59pm
Dermot does a cracking job on the XF, another reason why "The Voice" just can't match up to it yet.
May 1st 2012 at 12:43pm
Marci Neal ....I am of a certain vintage and I can remember when the telly was really good on a Saturday night, I am convinced that drinks company's own the rights to Saturday night telly and put on such crap that it drives us to the pub's
May 1st 2012 at 10:39am