Dermot O’Leary reveals he’s almost caught the jewel thief who stole his wedding ring from a gym locker
DERMOT O’Leary has revealed that he’s almost caught the jewel thief who stole his wedding ring – thanks to Instagram.
Dermot, who recently welcomed a baby with long-term love Dee Koppang, had his wedding ring stolen from a gym locker last month.
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Talking on The One Show tonight, the new dad said he hopes the thief will be caught before he can strike again.
“I had my locker raided while I was at an exercise class and he took my whole bag which contained my wedding ring, which I had taken off because it can get snagged and so forth, and my crucifix and my watch,” he said.
“Anyway, thanks to Instagram, we know who he is – I won’t say his name cause shenanigans is hopefully happening so fingers crossed we catch him before he does it to anyone else.”
Last month Dermot shared a police call for information after the theft of the ring, which is inscribed with the words ‘Team KO’.
He tweeted a picture of a grey-haired man in an Adidas t-shirt – identified by police as a person of interest in their investigation – as he told fans he was ‘sad’ to report the theft.
He shared a tweet by the Met Police’s Westminster branch, which read: “Do you recognise this man?
“We wish to speak to him re theft of a bag from a gym in Mortimer Street W1 on 13 Aug.”
Police said items stolen included a wedding ring inscribed with ’14/9/12 Team KO’.
Dermot retweeted the message with the words: “Sadly this was my wedding ring & bag that was stolen.
“I’m sure I won’t see them again, but I’d really like it if he didn’t have the opportunity to steal yours.
“Please have a good look at the picture & if you recognise him call 101.”
In a separate Instagram post, Dermot wrote: “I know there are more important things happening in the world right now, but last week my bag (with my wedding ring in it) was stolen from a locked locker at Psycle on Mortimer St, London.
“I’m not after any special preferential treatment.
“I’m not the victim of a violent crime, and even though no one should have to, I can handle all the impersonal items being stolen (the wallet, phone, watch, keys etc).”
Davina McCall also shared Dermot’s post on Instagram to spread the word.
Dermot and his wife Dee welcomed their first baby together in June.
The couple named the tot Kasper, having first revealed they were expecting a baby in February – 18 years after they first met.
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Talking about his newborn on The One Show tonight, he said: “12 weeks today with Kaspy Wapsy Do Da, and he’s flying, a lovely little fella.
“Very chilled, quite relaxed. Loves the milk, loves the sleep, hates the wind.
“You know the drill.”