article_snippet: Dermot O'Leary is being lined up to take over the controls of a new prime time BBC 1 motoring show – just days after Dermot O'Leary quit as host of ITV's The X Factor.
article_snippet: Dermot O'Leary (pictured) is being lined up to take over the controls of a new prime time BBC 1 motoring show BBC 1 .
article_snippet: A spokesman for Dermot O'Leary ( confirmed the star was in talks with BBC 1 but declined to comment further.
article_snippet: A spokesman for O'Leary said: 'Dermot O'Leary ( has spoken to BBC 1 about a project
article_snippet: Meanwhile, the exact circumstances of Dermot O'Leary
article_snippet: There was speculation that X Factor boss Simon Cowell had decided to drop Dermot O'Leary (, 41, because of X Factor boss Simon Cowell interest in the rival BBC 1 job and that X Factor boss Simon Cowell wanted to sack the presenter to avoid giving the impression that X Factor boss Simon Cowell was walking out on the ITV show.
article_snippet: A spokesman then added that it had been Dermot O'Leary
article_snippet: ITV is expected to announce that Caroline Flack, 35, who was crowned winner of last year's Strictly Come Dancing TV show, will replace Dermot O'Leary ( and co-present The X Factor with singer Olly Murs, 30.
article_snippet: A spokesman for ITV last night paid tribute to Dermot O'Leary
article_snippet: Dermot O'Leary ( said: 'We'd like to thank Dermot for eight brilliant years at the helm.
article_snippet: Dermot has been a fantastic host.
article_snippet: We will miss Dermot and Dermot dance moves and wish Dermot all the best for the future.
highlights_snippet: Dermot O'Leary is being lined up to host new prime time motoring show .
  
highlights_snippet: News of Dermot O'Leary involvement comes just days after Dermot O'Leary quit as X-Factor host .
  
highlights_snippet: Dermot O'Leary is believed to be in talks to take over new show