LOCAL lad Dermot O’Leary returned to his hometown of Colchester where he promoted the importance of reading to wide-eyed school children.
The television presenter, famed for fronting hit Saturday night show The X-Factor, visited St Thomas More’s Primary School on Tuesday morning.
The 48-year-old author’s stop-off came in support of Essex County Council’s Essex Year of Reading campaign and saw him lead an engaging workshop.
During the heart-warming event, the broadcaster turned children’s author read an extract from his new book Toto the Ninja Cat and the Legend of the Wildcat.
He was also asked questions by a room full of excitable young students, who also had a go at drawing Toto, which is named after Dermot’s real feline friend.
Check out our gallery of images showing his visit.
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