Looks like Dermot O'Leary's gap year from the X Factor has paid off, as the presenter has just signed an extremely lucrative deal with ITV to host the talent show. Even better, it's a four year contract, so Dermot thankfully won't be going anywhere for a while.
The deal is for the tidy sum of £8 million (€9.6 million), with a source telling The Sun; "This is the comeback of all comebacks for Dermot. Just one year after [Simon] Cowell axed him, he's signing the contract of a lifetime.
"It's completely unheard of for one presenter to be paid £8 million to host one show. There hasn't been a deal like it since Jonathan Ross was getting millions a year from the BBC to host his chat show.
"The X Factor just didn't work without Dermot. Getting him to come back was absolutely essential for its future."
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No arguments here, once Dermot is back on his rightful spot telling us our 'SATURDAY NIGHT STARTS HERE!' with that little twirl of his - all will be right with the world once more.
