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Introduction : Who is Dee Koppang
Dee Koppang is a Norwegian film and television producer, who is also married to British TV & Radio presenter Dermot O’Leary.
Young Life and Family Details :
- Dee was born on November 18, 1978, in Oslo, Norway.
- Her mother, Rosalind Binks, relocated her to the UK when she was quite young after splitting from Koppang’s father, however, she spent her school holidays backs in Norway quite regularly.
- She is an only child and is close to her mother, who has served as the deputy mayor of Broadstairs and also as a councillor in Thanet
- From a young age, she was fascinated by movies, and decided that rather than star in them she wanted to focus on creating them for others.
- Her full legal name is Dee Koppang O’Leary, however, she usually goes by just Dee Koppang for work purposes.
Dermot O Leary Dee Koppang Relationship :
- Dee met the now-X Factor presenter Dermot O’Leary when the two were working on a job for the same network, her as a producer and him as a host.
- They dated for ten years, before he proposed to her on a romantic trip to New York City in 2011.
- They tied the knot in late 2012 in Chiddingstone, in a quiet ceremony that was only attended by close family and friends. The guest list included the likes of James Corden, Holly Willoughby and Fearne Cotton.
- They attended James Corden’s wedding just one day after their own and then left for a honeymoon in Italy.
- She has repeatedly been asked if she plans to start a family, however, she has laughed it off and said that this stage of her life is too busy career-wise for her to even think about it.
Career, Profession and Net Worth :
- Dee’s first work was on the television show RI:SE from 2002 to 2003. She worked as the assistant producer across 62 episodes.
- She went on from there to produce segments for Big Brother, Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack, 2012, London Olympics and CNN Heroes.
- In 2009, she directed 6 episodes of the show ‘Dating In The Dark’ for MTV.
- She has had a long running production job with The Victorias Secret Fashion Show, having produced television specials for them from 2009 until 2016. In 2016 she was upgraded from producer to executive producer.
- Aside from the world of television, she has also had a role in the production of the following films:
- David Bowie Is
- Justine Bieber: All Around The World
- Tricks From The Bible
- While many people in her position tend to stick to on production company, she freelancers her work as she likes the flexability and creative control that it affords her.
- In 2017, she was working as an executive producer on Gypsy Boy, which is a documentary about the Romany Gypsy communities within England. The documentary was released in early 2018.
