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'''Alison Hammond''' (born 5 February 1975) is an English television personality and actress. She competed in the ] of the reality show '']'' in 2002, in which she was the second housemate to be evicted.<ref>{{cite news |title=Alison evicted from Big Brother|work=BBC News|date=8 June 2002 |access-date=13 December 2010 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2031908.stm}}</ref> She has since become a presenter and reporter on ]'s '']'' (2002–present) and a co-presenter on the ] reality baking competition '']'' (2023–present). '''Alison Hammond''' (born 5 February 1975) is a British television presenter and actress. She competed in the ] of the reality show '']'' in 2002, in which she was the second housemate to be evicted.<ref>{{cite news |title=Alison evicted from Big Brother|work=BBC News|date=8 June 2002 |access-date=13 December 2010 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2031908.stm}}</ref> She has since become a presenter and reporter on ]'s '']'' (2002–present) and a co-presenter on the ] reality baking competition '']'' (2023–present). In January 2024, it was announced that Hammond would take over '']'' from ], following his death in March 2023.


Hammond has also appeared on reality shows such as ] (2010), '']'' (2012), '']'' (2014), '']'' (2014), and ] (2021–2022). As an actress, Hammond has appeared in '']'' (1988–1990), '']'' (2002) and '']'' (2016). Hammond has also appeared on reality shows such as '']'' (2010), '']'' (2012), '']'' (2014), '']'' (2014), and ] (2021–2022). As an actress, Hammond has appeared in '']'' (1988–1990), '']'' (2002), and '']'' (2016).


== Early and personal life == ==Early and personal life==
Hammond was born on 5 February 1975 to Jamaican parents and was raised in the north ] district of ], alongside her two siblings.<ref name="BBC-BF" /><ref name="Kheraj">{{cite web |last1=Kheraj |first1=Alim |title=This Morning's Alison Hammond: 'I had to educate myself on black history' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/sep/28/this-mornings-alison-hammond-i-had-to-educate-myself-on-black-history |website=The Guardian |access-date=28 September 2020 |date=28 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Padin |first=By Malvika |date=2022-02-01 |title=This Morning host Alison Hammond's fabulous life - her age and relationships |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/inside-alison-hammonds-life-married-26105431 |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=mirror |language=en}}</ref> She attended ].<ref name="BBC-BF">{{cite web |title=Big time after Big Brother |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/features/2004/11/alison_hammond.shtml |website=BBC Birmingham |date=November 2004 |access-date=28 September 2020}}</ref> Her mother had several jobs concurrently, including one as a manager for ].<ref name="Kheraj" /> From the age of 11, Hammond participated in drama workshops run by ], but lack of funds meant she was unable to attend drama school.<ref name="BBC-BF" /><ref name="Kheraj" /> She later moved to ] in south Birmingham.<ref name="BL">{{cite web |title=Alison Hammond |url=http://birmingham.livingmag.co.uk/alison-hammond/ |website=Birmingham.livingmag.co.uk |access-date=28 September 2020}}</ref> She was previously married to Noureddine Boufaied and together the couple have one son, born in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.womansown.co.uk/celebrity-2/celebrity-gossip/five-minutes-with-alison-hammond/ |title=Five minutes with... This Morning's Alison Hammond |website=] |date=16 January 2013 |access-date=5 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808043038/http://www.womansown.co.uk/celebrity-2/celebrity-gossip/five-minutes-with-alison-hammond/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-11 |title=Alison Hammond's love life - including divorce, failed engagement and boyfriend split |url=https://www.birminghamworld.uk/news/people/alison-hammond-relationship-history-4099688 |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=BirminghamWorld |language=en}}</ref> Hammond was born on 5 February 1975 to Jamaican parents and was raised in the north ] district of ] alongside her two siblings.<ref name="BBC-BF" /><ref name="Kheraj">{{cite web |last1=Kheraj |first1=Alim |title=This Morning's Alison Hammond: 'I had to educate myself on black history' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/sep/28/this-mornings-alison-hammond-i-had-to-educate-myself-on-black-history |website=The Guardian |access-date=28 September 2020 |date=28 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Padin |first=Malvika |date=1 February 2022 |title=This Morning host Alison Hammond's fabulous life - her age and relationships |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/inside-alison-hammonds-life-married-26105431 |access-date=9 May 2023 |website=mirror |language=en}}</ref> She attended ].<ref name="BBC-BF">{{cite web |title=Big time after Big Brother |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/features/2004/11/alison_hammond.shtml |website=BBC Birmingham |date=November 2004 |access-date=28 September 2020}}</ref> Her mother had several jobs concurrently, including one as a manager for ].<ref name="Kheraj" /> From the age of 11, Hammond participated in drama workshops run by ], but lack of funds meant she was unable to attend drama school.<ref name="BBC-BF" /><ref name="Kheraj" /> She later moved to ] in south Birmingham.<ref name="BL">{{cite web |title=Alison Hammond |url=http://birmingham.livingmag.co.uk/alison-hammond/ |website=Birmingham.livingmag.co.uk |access-date=28 September 2020}}</ref> She was previously engaged to Noureddine Boufaied from 2005 to 2014, and together the couple have one son, born in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dalton |first=Nia |last2=Otter |first2=Saffron |date=2024-04-16 |title=Alison Hammond's brutal 7-word explanation for breaking off two engagements |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/alison-hammonds-love-life-brutal-32600486?int_source=amp_continue_reading&int_medium=amp&int_campaign=continue_reading_button#amp-readmore-target |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=The Mirror |language=en}}</ref>


==Career== ==Career==
In 2002, Hammond competed on the ] of the ] reality series '']''. That same year, she appeared in an episode of the ] soap opera '']'' in an acting role and also began presenting and reporting for ITV's '']''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Clarke |first1=Naomi |title=Alison Hammond: From Big Brother to beloved presenter |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/alison-hammond-doctors-british-birmingham-big-brother-b1068044.html |access-date=10 April 2023 |work=] |date=17 March 2023}}</ref> Hammond then appeared on many television programmes, including '']'', '']'' and '']''. She has also appeared on ''Celebrity ]'', performing as ], '']'', '']'', as a panellist on ITV's '']'', and as a presenter on the short-lived '']'' channel. In 2004, Hammond played herself as a TV reporter in '']'' opposite ]. In 2008, Hammond was named as the face of online bingo site Crown Bingo and took part in live chats, voiced characters and can be heard as the bingo caller in the bingo room.<ref>{{cite web |title=Alison Hammond Joins Crown Bingo |url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1385224.htm |work=PR Web |date=26 September 2008|access-date=11 February 2021}}</ref> In November 2010, Hammond became a contestant on the ] of '']'' and, on 28 November 2010, became the fourth contestant to leave the show.<ref>{{cite news|title=Alison Hammond leaves the jungle|date=29 November 2010 |agency=PA News |access-date=28 October 2022 |url-status=live|url=https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/leisure/showbiz/8707534.alison-hammond-leaves-the-jungle/ |website=] |archive-date=28 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028173343/https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/leisure/showbiz/8707534.alison-hammond-leaves-the-jungle/ |df=dmy}}</ref> In 2002, Hammond competed on the third series of the ] reality series ''Big Brother''. That same year, she appeared in an episode of the ] soap opera ''Doctors'' in an acting role and also began presenting and reporting for ITV's ''This Morning''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Clarke |first1=Naomi |title=Alison Hammond: From Big Brother to beloved presenter |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/alison-hammond-doctors-british-birmingham-big-brother-b1068044.html |access-date=10 April 2023 |work=] |date=17 March 2023}}</ref> Hammond then appeared on many television programmes, including '']'', ''],'' and '']''. She has also appeared on ''Celebrity ]'', performing as ], '']'', '']'', as a panellist on ITV's '']'', and as a presenter on the short-lived '']'' channel. In 2004, Hammond played herself as a TV reporter in '']'' opposite ]. In 2008, Hammond was named as the face of online bingo site Crown Bingo and took part in live chats, voiced characters and can be heard as the bingo caller in the bingo room.<ref>{{cite web |title=Alison Hammond Joins Crown Bingo |url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1385224.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080929054532/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1385224.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 September 2008 |work=PR Web |date=26 September 2008|access-date=11 February 2021}}</ref> In November 2010, Hammond became a contestant on the ] of ''I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'' and, on 28 November 2010, became the fourth contestant to leave the show.<ref>{{cite news|title=Alison Hammond leaves the jungle|date=29 November 2010 |agency=PA News |access-date=28 October 2022 |url-status=live|url=https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/leisure/showbiz/8707534.alison-hammond-leaves-the-jungle/ |website=] |archive-date=28 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028173343/https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/leisure/showbiz/8707534.alison-hammond-leaves-the-jungle/ }}</ref>


In 2014, Hammond participated in the ninth series of '']'' on BBC One. She also participated in the ] of '']'' in 2014 on BBC One.<ref>{{cite web|date=2014-08-19|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s104/strictly-come-dancing/news/a591323/strictly-come-dancing-alison-hammond-joins-the-cast.html#~oNobbzDKPHsHhW|title=Strictly Come Dancing: Alison Hammond joins the cast|work=Digital Spy|first=Catriona|last=Wightman}}</ref> She partnered with 11th series' champion ]. They were voted off in the seventh week of competition and finished 10th.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/strictly-come-dancing/11214146/alison-hammond-strictly-come-dancing-results-week-7-review.html|title=Alison Hammond voted off Strictly Come Dancing, review|author=Michael Hogan|date=9 November 2014|work=Telegraph.co.uk}}</ref> On 19 November 2015, it was announced she would compete in the annual ''Strictly'' Christmas Special.<ref>{{cite news |first=Kerry |last=Coupe |date=17 December 2015 |title=Royal Marine Cassidy Little to star in Christmas Strictly special |url=http://www.stamfordmercury.co.uk/news/local/royal-marine-cassidy-little-to-star-in-christmas-strictly-special-1-7073711 |publisher=Stamford Mercury |access-date=25 December 2015 |archive-date=26 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151226045219/http://www.stamfordmercury.co.uk/news/local/royal-marine-cassidy-little-to-star-in-christmas-strictly-special-1-7073711 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Hammond made her ] debut in the animated film '']'' (2018).<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BikEysPFt_p |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BikEysPFt_p/ |archive-date=26 December 2021 |url-access=registration |title=Alison Hammond on Instagram: 'It's official !!! I am to voice a character in a Hollywood Blockbuster movie Hotel Transylvania 3 and I just can't wait I'm so excited to…'|website=Instagram}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2020, ITV announced a shake-up of ''This Morning'' presenters, with Hammond replacing ] and ] on a Friday, presenting alongside ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary to join This Morning presenting family |website=ITV|language=en |url=https://www.itv.com/thismorning/articles/alison-hammond-and-dermot-oleary-to-join-this-morning-presenting-family |publisher=ITV|date=30 November 2020|access-date=2020-12-15}}</ref> In 2014, Hammond participated in the ninth series of ''Celebrity MasterChef'' on ]. She also participated in the ] of ''Strictly Come Dancing'' in 2014 on BBC One.<ref>{{cite web|date=19 August 2014|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s104/strictly-come-dancing/news/a591323/strictly-come-dancing-alison-hammond-joins-the-cast.html#~oNobbzDKPHsHhW|title=Strictly Come Dancing: Alison Hammond joins the cast|work=Digital Spy|first=Catriona|last=Wightman}}</ref> She partnered with 11th series' champion ]. They were voted off in the seventh week of competition and finished 10th.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/strictly-come-dancing/11214146/alison-hammond-strictly-come-dancing-results-week-7-review.html|title=Alison Hammond voted off Strictly Come Dancing, review|author=Michael Hogan|date=9 November 2014|work=The Telegraph}}</ref> On 19 November 2015, it was announced she would compete in the annual ''Strictly'' Christmas Special.<ref>{{cite news |first=Kerry |last=Coupe |date=17 December 2015 |title=Royal Marine Cassidy Little to star in Christmas Strictly special |url=http://www.stamfordmercury.co.uk/news/local/royal-marine-cassidy-little-to-star-in-christmas-strictly-special-1-7073711 |publisher=Stamford Mercury |access-date=25 December 2015 |archive-date=26 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151226045219/http://www.stamfordmercury.co.uk/news/local/royal-marine-cassidy-little-to-star-in-christmas-strictly-special-1-7073711 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Hammond made her ] debut in the animated film '']'' (2018).<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BikEysPFt_p |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BikEysPFt_p/ |archive-date=26 December 2021 |url-access=registration |title=Alison Hammond on Instagram: 'It's official !!! I am to voice a character in a Hollywood Blockbuster movie Hotel Transylvania 3 and I just can't wait I'm so excited to...'|website=Instagram}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2020, ITV announced a shake-up of ''This Morning'' presenters, with Hammond replacing ] and ] on a Friday, presenting alongside ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary to join This Morning presenting family |website=ITV|language=en |url=https://www.itv.com/thismorning/articles/alison-hammond-and-dermot-oleary-to-join-this-morning-presenting-family |publisher=ITV|date=30 November 2020|access-date=15 December 2020}}</ref> Hammond and O'Leary have since taken on the other days after the respective resignations of ] and ] in the summer and autumn of 2023 as part of a rotation of hosts.


In December 2020, Alison appeared as a celebrity guest on game show ] on BBC One.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Otter |first1=Saffron |last2=Sulway |first2=Verity |date=2020-12-13 |title=Michael McIntyre left 'horrified' after new show The Wheel ends in disaster |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/tv/michael-mcintyre-left-horrified-after-19451123 |access-date=2022-09-28 |website=Manchester Evening News |language=en}}</ref> She also the Countess in the ] 2022 Christmas advert.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.about.sainsburys.co.uk/news/latest-news/2022/04-11-2022-sainsburys-reinvents-the-christmas-pudding-in-tongue-in-cheek-fairy-tale-advert/|title=Pudding it out there: Sainsbury's reinvents the Christmas pudding in tongue-in-cheek fairy tale advert|date=4 November 2022|access-date=5 November 2022|language=en}}</ref> Hammond then hosted the ] with ].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Richardson |first1=Hollie |last2=Seale |first2=Jack |last3=Duggins |first3=Alexi |last4=Catterall |first4=Ali |last5=Wardell |first5=Simon |date=2023-02-19 |title=TV tonight: Alison Hammond and Richard E Grant host this year's Baftas |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/feb/19/tv-tonight-alison-hammond-richard-e-grant-baftas-2023 |access-date=2023-02-26 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> It was announced in March 2023 that Hammond would be the new co-host of '']'', replacing ].<ref>{{cite news|title=The Great British Bake Off: Alison Hammond replaces Matt Lucas as co-host|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64986451|work=BBC News|date=17 March 2023|access-date=17 March 2023}}</ref> In December 2020, Alison appeared as a celebrity guest on game show ] on BBC One.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Otter |first1=Saffron |last2=Sulway |first2=Verity |date=13 December 2020 |title=Michael McIntyre left 'horrified' after new show The Wheel ends in disaster |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/tv/michael-mcintyre-left-horrified-after-19451123 |access-date=28 September 2022 |website=Manchester Evening News |language=en}}</ref> She also played the Countess in the ] 2022 Christmas advert.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.about.sainsburys.co.uk/news/latest-news/2022/04-11-2022-sainsburys-reinvents-the-christmas-pudding-in-tongue-in-cheek-fairy-tale-advert/|title=Pudding it out there: Sainsbury's reinvents the Christmas pudding in tongue-in-cheek fairy tale advert|date=4 November 2022|access-date=5 November 2022|language=en}}</ref> Hammond then hosted the ] with ].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Richardson |first1=Hollie |last2=Seale |first2=Jack |last3=Duggins |first3=Alexi |last4=Catterall |first4=Ali |last5=Wardell |first5=Simon |date=19 February 2023 |title=TV tonight: Alison Hammond and Richard E Grant host this year's Baftas |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/feb/19/tv-tonight-alison-hammond-richard-e-grant-baftas-2023 |access-date=26 February 2023 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> It was announced in March 2023 that Hammond would be the new co-host of ''The Great British Bake Off'', replacing ].<ref>{{cite news|title=The Great British Bake Off: Alison Hammond replaces Matt Lucas as co-host|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64986451|work=BBC News|date=17 March 2023|access-date=17 March 2023}}</ref>

From April 2024 she has presented '']'', following the death of original presenter ].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rodger |first1=James |title=Alison Hammond breaks silence over For the Love of Dogs boycott |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/showbiz-tv/alison-hammond-breaks-silence-over-29005683 |access-date=16 April 2024 |work=Birmingham Live |date=16 April 2024 |language=en}}</ref>


==Filmography== ==Filmography==
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|Episode: "Coming Together" |Episode: "Coming Together"
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|2002 | rowspan="2" |2002
|'']'' |'']''
|Herself |Herself
|Contestant; 11th place |Contestant; 11th place
|- |-
|2002
|'']'' |'']''
|Danielle |Danielle
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|Herself |Herself
|Reporter and presenter |Reporter and presenter (2002–2021), main presenter (2021–)
|- |-
|2003 |2003
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|Episodes: "A Red Light Means Stop: Part 1" and "A Red Light Means Stop Part: 2" |Episodes: "A Red Light Means Stop: Part 1" and "A Red Light Means Stop Part: 2"
|- |-
|2004 | rowspan="3" |2004
|'']'' |'']''
|Herself |Herself
|Contestant |Contestant
|- |-
|2004
|''Celebrity ]'' |''Celebrity ]''
|Herself |Herself
|Performed as ] |Performed as ]
|- |-
|2004
|''Christmas Lights'' |''Christmas Lights''
|Herself |Herself
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|2010 |2010
|'']'' |'']''
|Herself |Herself
|Contestant; 10th place |Contestant; 10th place
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|1 episode |1 episode
|- |-
|2014 | rowspan="2" |2014
|'']'' |'']''
|Herself |Herself
|Contestant |Contestant
|- |-
|2014
|'']'' |'']''
|Herself |Herself
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|Episodes: "Lost and Found" and "Bear-Faced Liar" |Episodes: "Lost and Found" and "Bear-Faced Liar"
|- |-
|2017 | rowspan="2" |2017
|'']'' |'']''
|Herself |Herself
|Participant |Participant
|- |-
|2017
|'']'' |'']''
|Herself |Herself
|Participant |Participant
|- |-
|2018 | rowspan="3" |2018
|''The Time It Takes'' |''The Time It Takes''
|Herself |Herself
| Co-host | Co-host
|- |-
|2018
|''Celebrity Haunted Mansion'' |''Celebrity Haunted Mansion''
|Herself |Herself
|Participant |Participant
|- |-
|2018
|'']'' |'']''
| Frankenginger (voice) | Frankenginger (voice)
| Movie | Movie
|- |-
|2020 | rowspan="2" |2020
|'']'' |'']''
|Herself |Herself
|Series 8 |Series 8
|- |-
|2020
|'']'' |'']''
|Herself |Herself
|Series 3 |Series 3
|- |-
|2021 | rowspan="2" |2021
|'']'' |'']''
|Judge |Judge
| |
|- |-
| 2021
|'']'' |'']''
|Herself |Herself
|Series 17 |Series 17
|- |-
|2022 | rowspan="3" |2022
|'']'' |'']''
|Guest judge |Guest judge
|] |]
|- |-
|2022
|'']'' |'']''
|Herself |Herself
|Performed as Witchetty Grub |Performed as Witchetty Grub
|- |-
|2022
|''Alison Hammond In at the Rich End: The Riviera'' |''Alison Hammond In at the Rich End: The Riviera''
|Herself |Herself
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| 2023 | 2023
| '']'' | '']''
| Reporter<ref>{{cite web|title=The British Academy Film Awards|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001jfb7|access-date=11 February 2023|website=bbc.co.uk}}</ref> | Reporter<ref>{{cite web|title=The British Academy Film Awards|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001jfb7|access-date=11 February 2023|website=BBC}}</ref>
| |
|- |-
| 2023–present | 2023–present
| '']'' | '']''
| Co-host<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64986451|title=The Great British Bake Off: Alison Hammond replaces Matt Lucas as co-host|work=BBC News |date=17 March 2023 |accessdate=21 March 2023}}</ref> | Co-host<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64986451|title=The Great British Bake Off: Alison Hammond replaces Matt Lucas as co-host|work=BBC News |date=17 March 2023 |access-date=21 March 2023}}</ref>
| Alongside ], replaced ] | Alongside ], replaced ]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2024–present
|'']''
| Herself
| Replaced ]
|-
|''Rob Beckett's Smart TV''
|Herself
|Team captain<ref>{{Citation |title=Rob Beckett's Smart TV |date=28 February 2024 |type=Game-Show |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31109988/ |access-date=14 April 2024 |others=Rob Beckett, Alison Hammond, Josh Widdicombe |publisher=Talkback Thames}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2025
|''Alison Hammond’s Big Weekend''
| Host
| Upcoming six-part series<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2024/alison-hammonds-big-weekend|title=Alison Hammond’s Big Weekend coming to BBC One and iPlayer in 2025|website=BBC/mediacentre|access-date=9 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|''Alison Hammond's Florida Unpacked''
| Presenter
| Upcoming ten-part series<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2024/alison-hammond-florida-unpacked|title=Alison Hammond takes on the Sunshine State…on a budget, in Florida Unpacked|website=BBC/mediacentre|access-date=21 November 2024}}</ref>
|} |}


=== Guest appearances === ===Guest appearances===


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*'']'' (July 2004) *'']'' (July 2004)
*'']'' (April 2009) *'']'' (April 2009)
*'']'' (October 2009) *'']'' (October 2009)
*'']'' (January 2010) – 3 episodes *'']'' (January 2010) – 3 episodes
*'']'' (December 2010) – Contestant, '']'' vs '']'' *'']'' (December 2010) – Contestant, '']'' vs '']''
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*'']'' (2014) – Celebrity chef *'']'' (2014) – Celebrity chef
*'']'' (19 April 2015) – Guest *'']'' (19 April 2015) – Guest
*'']'' (1 May 2016) – Contestant *'']'' (1 May 2016) – Contestant
*'']'' (August 2016) – Guest *'']'' (August 2016) – Guest
*'']'' (22 October 2017) – Contestant *'']'' (22 October 2017) – Contestant
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*'']'' (8 June 2019) – Guest *'']'' (8 June 2019) – Guest
*'']'' (14 June 2019) – Guest<ref>{{Cite news|work=]|access-date=18 November 2020|date=27 March 2019 |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/hollyoaks/a26956155/hollyoaks-alison-hammond-cameo/|first=Joe|last=Anderton|title=Hollyoaks brings in This Morning's Alison Hammond for a surprise cameo}}</ref> *'']'' (14 June 2019) – Guest<ref>{{Cite news|work=]|access-date=18 November 2020|date=27 March 2019 |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/hollyoaks/a26956155/hollyoaks-alison-hammond-cameo/|first=Joe|last=Anderton|title=Hollyoaks brings in This Morning's Alison Hammond for a surprise cameo}}</ref>
*''Joe Lycett's Got Your Back'' (29 May 2020) – Guest *'']'' (29 May 2020) – Guest
*'']'' (22 June 2020) – Guest *'']'' (22 June 2020) – Guest
*'']'' (6 October 2022) – Guest *''DNA Journey'' (6 October 2022) – Guest
*''Saving Grace'' podcast (26 October 2022) – Guest *''Saving Grace'' podcast (26 October 2022) – Guest
*'']'' (4 February 2024) - Midnight Gameshow
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=== Stage appearances ===

* '']'' (as the Narrator) - ] - 2019
* '']'' (as the Spirit of the Beans) - ] - 2023–24
* '']'' (as the Magical Mermaid) - ] - 2024–25

==Books==
* ''You’ve Got To Laugh: Stories from a Life Lived to the Full'' (], 2022) {{ISBN|9780552178563}}
* ''Bombshell'' (], 2024) {{ISBN|9781787635258}}


==References== ==References==
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English television presenter (born 1975)

Alison Hammond
Born (1975-02-05) 5 February 1975 (age 49)
Birmingham, West Midlands, England
EducationCardinal Wiseman School
Occupations
  • Television presenter
  • actress
Years active1988–present
EmployerITV
Television
Partner(s)Noureddine Boufaied
(2005–2014)
Children1

Alison Hammond (born 5 February 1975) is a British television presenter and actress. She competed in the third series of the reality show Big Brother in 2002, in which she was the second housemate to be evicted. She has since become a presenter and reporter on ITV's This Morning (2002–present) and a co-presenter on the Channel 4 reality baking competition The Great British Bake Off (2023–present). In January 2024, it was announced that Hammond would take over For the Love of Dogs from Paul O'Grady, following his death in March 2023.

Hammond has also appeared on reality shows such as I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (2010), Celebrity Coach Trip (2012), Strictly Come Dancing (2014), Celebrity Masterchef (2014), and I Can See Your Voice (2021–2022). As an actress, Hammond has appeared in Palace Hill (1988–1990), Doctors (2002), and The Dumping Ground (2016).

Early and personal life

Hammond was born on 5 February 1975 to Jamaican parents and was raised in the north Birmingham district of Kingstanding alongside her two siblings. She attended Cardinal Wiseman School. Her mother had several jobs concurrently, including one as a manager for Tupperware. From the age of 11, Hammond participated in drama workshops run by Central Television, but lack of funds meant she was unable to attend drama school. She later moved to Hall Green in south Birmingham. She was previously engaged to Noureddine Boufaied from 2005 to 2014, and together the couple have one son, born in 2005.

Career

In 2002, Hammond competed on the third series of the Channel 4 reality series Big Brother. That same year, she appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors in an acting role and also began presenting and reporting for ITV's This Morning. Hammond then appeared on many television programmes, including Celebrity Fit Club, Celebrities Under Pressure, and Big Star's Little Star. She has also appeared on Celebrity Stars in Their Eyes, performing as Nina Simone, Celebrity Ready Steady Cook, Daily Cooks Challenge, as a panellist on ITV's Loose Women, and as a presenter on the short-lived ITV Play channel. In 2004, Hammond played herself as a TV reporter in Christmas Lights opposite Robson Green. In 2008, Hammond was named as the face of online bingo site Crown Bingo and took part in live chats, voiced characters and can be heard as the bingo caller in the bingo room. In November 2010, Hammond became a contestant on the tenth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! and, on 28 November 2010, became the fourth contestant to leave the show.

In 2014, Hammond participated in the ninth series of Celebrity MasterChef on BBC One. She also participated in the twelfth series of Strictly Come Dancing in 2014 on BBC One. She partnered with 11th series' champion Aljaž Škorjanec. They were voted off in the seventh week of competition and finished 10th. On 19 November 2015, it was announced she would compete in the annual Strictly Christmas Special. Hammond made her Hollywood debut in the animated film Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018). In 2020, ITV announced a shake-up of This Morning presenters, with Hammond replacing Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford on a Friday, presenting alongside Dermot O'Leary. Hammond and O'Leary have since taken on the other days after the respective resignations of Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby in the summer and autumn of 2023 as part of a rotation of hosts.

In December 2020, Alison appeared as a celebrity guest on game show The Wheel on BBC One. She also played the Countess in the Sainsbury's 2022 Christmas advert. Hammond then hosted the 76th British Academy Film Awards with Richard E. Grant. It was announced in March 2023 that Hammond would be the new co-host of The Great British Bake Off, replacing Matt Lucas.

From April 2024 she has presented For the Love of Dogs, following the death of original presenter Paul O'Grady.

Filmography

Year Title Role Note(s)
1988–1990 Palace Hill Eskimo Main role
1991 Chalkface Alice Episode: "Christmas Cheer"
1997 The Locksmith WPC Leigh Episode: "Coming Together"
2002 Big Brother Herself Contestant; 11th place
Doctors Danielle Episode: "Tears of a Clown"
2002, 2004, 2006, 2019 Loose Women Herself Herself (2 episodes), guest panellist (2002, 2004)
2002–present This Morning Herself Reporter and presenter (2002–2021), main presenter (2021–)
2003 Doctors Theresa Holyoake Episodes: "A Red Light Means Stop: Part 1" and "A Red Light Means Stop Part: 2"
2004 Celebrity Fit Club Herself Contestant
Celebrity Stars in Their Eyes Herself Performed as Nina Simone
Christmas Lights Herself
2006–2007 ITV Play Herself This Morning Puzzlebook Quiz Show
2010 I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Herself Contestant; 10th place
2012 Celebrity Coach Trip Herself Contestant
2012–2014 Big Brother's Bit On The Side Herself 4 episodes
2013 Celebrity Big Brother Herself 1 episode
2014 Celebrity MasterChef Herself Contestant
Strictly Come Dancing Herself Contestant; 10th place
2016 The Dumping Ground Rowena Spike Episodes: "Lost and Found" and "Bear-Faced Liar"
2017 Sugar Free Farm Herself Participant
Let's Sing and Dance Herself Participant
2018 The Time It Takes Herself Co-host
Celebrity Haunted Mansion Herself Participant
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation Frankenginger (voice) Movie
2020 Celebs Go Dating Herself Series 8
The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off Herself Series 3
2021 I Can See Your Voice Judge
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway Herself Series 17
2022 RuPaul's Drag Race UK Guest judge Series 4
The Masked Singer: I'm a Celebrity Special Herself Performed as Witchetty Grub
Alison Hammond In at the Rich End: The Riviera Herself Documentary
2023 The British Academy Film Awards Reporter
2023–present The Great British Bake Off Co-host Alongside Noel Fielding, replaced Matt Lucas
2024–present Alison Hammond: For the Love of Dogs Herself Replaced Paul O'Grady
Rob Beckett's Smart TV Herself Team captain
2025 Alison Hammond’s Big Weekend Host Upcoming six-part series
Alison Hammond's Florida Unpacked Presenter Upcoming ten-part series

Guest appearances

Stage appearances

Books

References

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  13. "Alison Hammond on Instagram: 'It's official !!! I am to voice a character in a Hollywood Blockbuster movie Hotel Transylvania 3 and I just can't wait I'm so excited to...'". Instagram. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021.
  14. "Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary to join This Morning presenting family". ITV. ITV. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  15. Otter, Saffron; Sulway, Verity (13 December 2020). "Michael McIntyre left 'horrified' after new show The Wheel ends in disaster". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  16. "Pudding it out there: Sainsbury's reinvents the Christmas pudding in tongue-in-cheek fairy tale advert". 4 November 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  17. Richardson, Hollie; Seale, Jack; Duggins, Alexi; Catterall, Ali; Wardell, Simon (19 February 2023). "TV tonight: Alison Hammond and Richard E Grant host this year's Baftas". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
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  19. Rodger, James (16 April 2024). "Alison Hammond breaks silence over For the Love of Dogs boycott". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  20. "Alison Hammond In at the Rich End: The Riviera". itv.com/presscentre. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  21. "The British Academy Film Awards". BBC. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  22. "The Great British Bake Off: Alison Hammond replaces Matt Lucas as co-host". BBC News. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  23. Rob Beckett's Smart TV (Game-Show), Rob Beckett, Alison Hammond, Josh Widdicombe, Talkback Thames, 28 February 2024, retrieved 14 April 2024{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  24. "Alison Hammond's Big Weekend coming to BBC One and iPlayer in 2025". BBC/mediacentre. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  25. "Alison Hammond takes on the Sunshine State…on a budget, in Florida Unpacked". BBC/mediacentre. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  26. Anderton, Joe (27 March 2019). "Hollyoaks brings in This Morning's Alison Hammond for a surprise cameo". Digital Spy. Retrieved 18 November 2020.

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