This Morning fans can’t believe Dermot O’Leary’s real age as he gets birthday messages from Kylie Minogue and celeb pals
THIS Morning fans were left gobsmacked today as they discovered Dermot O’Leary is 51.
The TV presenter celebrated his birthday on the show alongside Alison Hammond and was overwhelmed to receive a video message from all his celeb pals.
It included some regular This Morning faces – Cat Deeley, Ben Shephard and Rochelle Humes, as well as Kylie Minogue, Leigh Francis and Paul Hollywood.
Those watching at home couldn’t get over how great Dermot looks for his age.
One person wrote: “Dermot looks about 40.”
Another commented: “Dermot is 51 now I remember his early days on big brother god I feel old.”
While someone else added: “I thought Dermot was about 40/41! I want whatever he’s on.”
“No way his 51 omg he looks amazing”, remarked another.
This Morning went all out to celebrate his big day and he was covered in blue confetti, before being presented with a cake from guest Bruno Tonioli.
The star previously opened up about being a parent to a toddler while in his fifties.
He said last year: “I turned 50 this year and being a dad to a three-year-old can be full-on. A mate who had twins just before Kasper arrived told me, ‘Don’t worry about how old you are, just make sure you stay in shape.’
“And he’s right. I took Kasper to the RAF Museum the other week and it was like an Olympic sprint, dashing from one exhibit to the next. As soon as we came out he said: ‘Can we go round again?’”
Meanwhile, The Sun recently revealed that Dermot is in the early stages of developing a food-and-drink-themed travelogue for ITV where he flies solo to explore Ireland.
Though he was born and raised in Essex, the country is the homeland of his parents, Maria and Sean, who moved to England in 1968.
The couple returned to Ireland three years ago.
Dermot currently presents Fridays on This Morning alongside Alison Hammond.
