This Morning presenter Dermot O'Leary 'lands major new Channel 5 gameshow'

This Morningstar Dermot O'Leary has reportedly landed a role as a presenter on a new Channel 5 sports-themed gameshow from the same creators as hit shows, Gladiators and The Wheel. The 52-year-old star is known for presenting the likes of The X Factor, This Morning, The One Show and more.

And now, he'll try his hand as a quiz show host alongside Olympic hockey star Sam Quek. The Hungry Bear-produced show is an American football-themed programme that is said to still be in its early stages, with sources claiming Dermot and Sam have good chemistry for it.

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"The show is at pilot stage but Dermot and Sam have really good chemistry so everyone is excited about taking this to a full series at some point," a source claimed to The Sun.

“Hungry Bear are the masters in this realm, and NFL is such a growth area.” The Mirror have reached out to Channel 5 for comment.

Meanwhile, Sam is known for her stint on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! where she reached the final four. She was also a guest panellist on sports panel game show Play to the Whistle and BBC's A Question of Sport

She's also bee the presenter on sports shows, such as The NFL Show, rugby union on Channel 5, field hockey on BY Sport and football for Channel 4. Most recently, she was a contestant on the 22nd series of Strictly Come Dancing/

It comes as Olivia Attwood has her eye on former X Factor star Dermot's role on This Morning, expressing that she'd love to host alongside Alison Hammond on the show.

She is already a regular on the Loose Women panel and has been since 2023 but now Olivia is taking the plunge and moving on to her next venture.

Fans of This Morning will know, that Dermot host Friday episodes alongside Alison. In a recent interview with Closer magazine, Olivia spilled her excitement, saying how she couldn't wait to present the show with the former Big Brother star.

Speaking about her new role, she told the publication: "Everyone's been so welcoming." She added: "The whole team's been lovely, and I’m just excited to get stuck in and learn from people I really admire."

When touching on who she'd love to present with the most, Olivia said: "If I ever get to host with Alison, I'm so sure we'd just laugh for two hours straight. Probably three."

This Morning airs weekdays on ITV1, from 10am.

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