Television host Dermot O'Leary enjoyed a relaxing day out with his long-term girlfriend Dee Koppang in Los Angeles yesterday.
The pair, who have been dating for almost eight years, were spotted canoodling over lunch at the Blu Jam Cafe on Melrose Avenue after a day of shopping.
He is said to be in the U.S. in the hope of securing a six-figure deal to host the American version of X Factor, which will kick off Stateside next year.
The 36-year-old is meeting with Cecile Frot-Coutaz, the chief executive of show producers FremantleMedia, according to sources.
Simon Cowell is believed to have already given him a ringing endorsement, along with UK judge Cheryl Cole.
TV director and producer Dee joined him on the trip for moral support, also giving him the chance to mix business with pleasure.
The couple live together in north London and are planning to marry and have children - eventually.
'We've talked about marriage,' he said late last year.
'You're not with someone for seven years unless you're deeply in love with them. For the time being that's enough for me.
'Of course I want to get married and I'd be gutted if she didn't say the same thing.
'But she's a career-orientated girl. There are things she needs to do before we get married, and I'm cool about it'.
They met in 2002 while working for the same television company.
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