X FACTOR presenter Dermot O'Leary returned to help St Benedict's College celebrate its 50th anniversary.
The star visited staff and pupils at his former stomping ground in Norman Way, Colchester, yesterday.
He held question and answer sessions and posed for photos.
It is understood he also visited the Colchester Sixth Form College and spoke to media students there.
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