O'Leary: I must maintain poker face on 'X Factor'
Dermot O'Leary has admitted he finds it difficult keeping straight-faced when he is backstage watching 'X Factor' auditions.
The presenter looks on at the auditions with the contestant’s family and friends, who are often oblivious to the lack of talent on stage.
Speaking on 'A League Of Their Own' on Sky1, O'Leary said: “(It’s) really really awkward. The strangest thing is when you turn to the mum or dad as if to go: ’What do you think?’ because you can’t really go: ’They’re rubbish’.
“So you turn to the mum and dad and say: ’So what do you think?’ and then they say: ’They are brilliant.’ You’ve just got to keep the poker face.”
