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{{Short description|English television presenter (born 1975)}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Alison Hammond
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|2|5|df=y}}
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| birth_place = [[Birmingham]], [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]], England
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|2|5|df=y}}
| employer = [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]
| birth_place = [[Birmingham]], England
| occupation = {{Hlist|Television presenter|actress}}
| agent = [http://www.beccabarrmanagement.co.uk/ Becca Barr Management]
| years_active = 1988–present
| residence = [[Birmingham]], England
| partner = Noureddine Boufaied<br/>(2005–2014)
| employer = [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]
| children = 1
| occupation = Television Personality
| education = [[Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School, Birmingham|Cardinal Wiseman School]]
| years_active = 1988&ndash;1997; 2002&ndash;
| children = 1
| television = {{Plainlist|
| television = ''[[Big Brother 3 (UK)|Big Brother]]'' (2002)<br>''[[This Morning (TV programme)|This Morning]]'' (2003—)<br>''[[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (UK series 10)|I'm a Celebrity...]]'' (2010)<br>''[[Celebrity MasterChef]]'' (2014)<br>''[[Strictly Come Dancing]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Big Brother (British series 3)|Big Brother]]''
* ''[[This Morning (TV programme)|This Morning]]''
* ''[[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British series 10)|I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!]]''
* ''[[Celebrity MasterChef]]''
* ''[[Strictly Come Dancing]]''
* ''[[Sugar Free Farm]]''
* ''[[Celebs Go Dating]]''
* ''[[I Can See Your Voice (British game show)|I Can See Your Voice]]''
* ''[[The Great British Bake Off]]''
* ''[[For the Love of Dogs]]''
}}
}}
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'''Alison Hammond''' (born 5 February 1975) is an English [[television personality]] who became notable after appearing on the [[Big Brother 3 (UK)|third series]] of ''[[Big Brother (UK)|Big Brother]]'' in 2002<ref>{{cite news|title=Alison evicted from Big Brother|publisher=BBC News|date=8 June 2002|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2031908.stm|accessdate=13 December 2010}}</ref> and was the second housemate to be evicted from the ''Big Brother'' house.


'''Alison Hammond''' (born 5 February 1975) is a British television presenter and actress. She competed in the [[Big Brother (British series 3)|third series]] of the reality show ''[[Big Brother (British TV series)|Big Brother]]'' 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 [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]]'s ''[[This Morning (TV programme)|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 ''[[Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs|For the Love of Dogs]]'' from [[Paul O'Grady]], following his death in March 2023.
Hammond has since become a presenter on [[ITV Network|ITV]]'s ''[[This Morning (TV programme)|This Morning]]'' as the showbiz reporter, interviewing many celebrities.


Hammond has also appeared on reality shows such as ''[[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British TV series) series 10|I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!]]'' (2010), ''[[Celebrity Coach Trip]]'' (2012), ''[[Strictly Come Dancing (series 12)|Strictly Come Dancing]]'' (2014), ''[[Celebrity Masterchef]]'' (2014), and [[I Can See Your Voice (British game show)|''I Can See Your Voice'']] (2021–2022). As an actress, Hammond has appeared in ''[[Palace Hill]]'' (1988–1990), ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' (2002), and ''[[The Dumping Ground]]'' (2016).
==Career==
Since leaving the Big Brother house, Hammond has appeared on many television programmes, including ''[[Celebrity Fit Club (UK TV series)|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]], ''[[Ready Steady Cook|Celebrity Ready Steady Cook]]'', ''[[…Cooks!|Daily Cooks Challenge]]'', as a panellist on [[ITV Network|ITV]]'s ''[[Loose Women]]'', and as a presenter on the short-lived ''[[ITV Play]]'' channel.


==Early and personal life==
In 2004, Hammond played herself as a TV reporter in ''Christmas Lights'' opposite [[Robson Green]].
Hammond was born on 5 February 1975 to Jamaican parents and was raised in the north [[Birmingham]] district of [[Kingstanding]] 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 [[Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School, Birmingham|Cardinal Wiseman School]].<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 [[Tupperware]].<ref name="Kheraj" /> From the age of 11, Hammond participated in drama workshops run by [[ITV Central|Central Television]], but lack of funds meant she was unable to attend drama school.<ref name="BBC-BF" /><ref name="Kheraj" /> She later moved to [[Hall Green]] 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==
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 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''.<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=[[Evening Standard]] |date=17 March 2023}}</ref> 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]], ''[[Ready Steady Cook|Celebrity Ready Steady Cook]]'', ''[[...Cooks!|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 (film)|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.<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 [[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British series 10)|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.<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=[[Oxford Mail]] |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 November 2010, Hammond entered the jungle as a contestant on the [[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (UK series 10)|tenth series]] of ''[[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (UK TV series)|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|publisher=Google News|date=29 November 2010|url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5gwmj2D5KtIgNTtULZuD5DLNjb-rQ?docId=N0323391290969575188A|accessdate=13 December 2010|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5uwufkh4a|archivedate=13 December 2010}}
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In 2012, Hammond became brand ambassador for DFS Home Furnishings.

Hammond participated in the ninth series of ''[[Celebrity MasterChef]]'' on [[BBC One]].


Hammond participated in the [[Strictly Come Dancing (series 12)|twelfth series]] of ''[[Strictly Come Dancing]]'' in 2014 on [[BBC One]].<ref>{{cite web|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}}</ref> She partnered with eleventh series' champion [[Aljaž Skorjanec]]. They were voted off in the seventh week of competition and finished 10th.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://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 19th Of 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 |accessdate=25 December 2015}}</ref>
In 2014, Hammond participated in the ninth series of ''Celebrity MasterChef'' on [[BBC One]]. She also participated in the [[Strictly Come Dancing (series 12)|twelfth series]] 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 [[Aljaž Škorjanec]]. 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 [[Hollywood (film industry)|Hollywood]] debut in the animated film ''[[Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation]]'' (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 [[Eamonn Holmes]] and [[Ruth Langsford]] on a Friday, presenting alongside [[Dermot O'Leary]].<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 [[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 (game show)|''The Wheel'']] 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 [[Sainsbury's]] 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 [[76th British Academy Film Awards]] with [[Richard E. Grant]].<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 [[Matt Lucas]].<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>
Alison has appeared in many pantomime productions including ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'', ''Jack and the Beanstalk'', ''Beauty and the Beast'' and is set to appear in ''Aladdin'' at the Sunderland Empire this Christmas.


From April 2024 she has presented ''[[For the Love of Dogs]]'', following the death of original presenter [[Paul O'Grady]].<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>
==Personal life==
Hammond's father is [[Saint Kitts and Nevis|Nevisian]] and her mother is [[Guyanese people in Britain|Guyanese]]. She was formerly a holiday representative and holiday entertainer, who worked in Tunisia, amongst other resorts. She also worked as a cinema usherette and child actress. Hammond resides in Birmingham her home city and has a son, Aiden.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.womansown.co.uk/celebrity-2/celebrity-gossip/five-minutes-with-alison-hammond/ |title=Five minutes with... Alison Hammond - Celebrity Gossip Woman's Own |publisher=Womansown.co.uk |date=16 January 2013 |accessdate=5 August 2014}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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! Note(s)
! Note(s)
|-
|-
|1988–1990
|1988&ndash;1990
|''Palace Hill''
|''Palace Hill''
|Eskimo
|Eskimo
|Main role
|Regular Role
|-
|-
|1991
|1991
|''Chalkface''
|''Chalkface''
|Alice
|Alice
|1 Episode, "Christmas Cheer"
|Episode: "Christmas Cheer"
|-
|-
|1997
|1997
|''The Locksmith''
|''The Locksmith''
|WPC Leigh
|WPC Leigh
|1 Episode, "Coming Together"
|Episode: "Coming Together"
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|2002
| rowspan="2" |2002
|''[[Big Brother 3 (UK)|Big Brother]]''
|''[[Big Brother (British series 3)|Big Brother]]''
|Herself
|Herself
|Contestant, Series 3, 11th Place
|Contestant; 11th place
|-
|-
|''[[Doctors (soap opera)|Doctors]]''
|''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]''
|Danielle
|Danielle
|1 Episode, "Tears of a Clown"
|Episode: "Tears of a Clown"
|-
|-
|2002, 2004, 2006
|2002, 2004, 2006, 2019
|''[[Loose Women]]''
|''[[Loose Women]]''
|Herself/Presenter
|Herself
|Herself (1 Episode), Presenter x5 Episodes)
|Herself (2 episodes), guest panellist (2002, 2004)
|-
|-
|2002–present
|2003&ndash;
|''[[This Morning (TV programme)|This Morning]]''
|''[[This Morning (TV programme)|This Morning]]''
|Herself
|Herself
|Reporter and presenter (2002–2021), main presenter (2021–)
|Host
|-
|-
|2003
|2003
|''[[Doctors (soap opera)|Doctors]]''
|''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]''
|Theresa Holyoake
|Theresa Holyoake
|2 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"
|-
|-
|rowspan=3|2004
| rowspan="3" |2004
|''[[Celebrity Fit Club (UK TV series)|Celebrity Fit Club]]''
|''[[Celebrity Fit Club (UK TV series)|Celebrity Fit Club]]''
|Herself
|Herself
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|''Celebrity [[Stars in Their Eyes]]''
|''Celebrity [[Stars in Their Eyes]]''
|Herself
|Herself
|Performed as Nina Simone
|Performed as [[Nina Simone]]
|-
|-
|''Christmas Lights''
|''Christmas Lights''
|Herself/TV Reporter
|Herself
|
|
|-
|-
|2006–2007
|2006&ndash;2007
|''[[ITV Play]]''
|''[[ITV Play]]''
|Herself
|Presenter
|''This Morning Puzzlebook'' Quiz Show
|''This Morning Puzzlebook'' Quiz Show
|-
|-
|2010
|2010
|''[[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (UK TV series)|I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!]]''
|''[[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British TV series) series 10|I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!]]''
|Herself
|Herself
|Contestant, 10th Place
|Contestant; 10th place
|-
|-
|2012
|2012
|''[[Celebrity Coach Trip]]''
|''[[Celebrity Coach Trip]]''
|Herself
|Herself
|Contestant
|Contestant, 2 Episodes, "Rimini, Italy" and "Faenza, Italy", Eliminated 5th
|-
|-
|2012–2014
|2012, 2013, 2014
|''[[Big Brother's Bit On The Side]]''
|''[[Big Brother's Bit On The Side]]''
|Herself
|Herself
|4 episodes
|4 Episodes, 14 June 2012, 19 June 2013, 4 September 2013 and 15 July 2014
|-
|-
|2013
|2013
|''[[Celebrity Big Brother]]''
|''[[Celebrity Big Brother (British TV series)|Celebrity Big Brother]]''
|Herself
|Herself
|1 episode
|Live Eviction 3, 1 Episode
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|2014
| rowspan="2" |2014
|''[[Celebrity MasterChef]]''
|''[[Celebrity MasterChef]]''
|Herself
|Herself
|Contestant
|Contestant
|-
|-
|''[[Strictly Come Dancing]]''
|''[[Strictly Come Dancing (series 12)|Strictly Come Dancing]]''
|Herself
|Herself
|Contestant
|Contestant; 10th place
|-
|-
|2016
|2016
|''[[The Dumping Ground]]''
|''[[The Dumping Ground]]''
|Rowena Spike
|Rowena Spike
|2 Episodes, "Lost and Found" and "Bear-Faced Liar"
|Episodes: "Lost and Found" and "Bear-Faced Liar"
|-
| rowspan="2" |2017
|''[[Sugar Free Farm]]''
|Herself
|Participant
|-
|''[[Let's Sing and Dance]]''
|Herself
|Participant
|-
| rowspan="3" |2018
|''The Time It Takes''
|Herself
| Co-host
|-
|''Celebrity Haunted Mansion''
|Herself
|Participant
|-
|''[[Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation]]''
| Frankenginger (voice)
| Movie
|-
| rowspan="2" |2020
|''[[Celebs Go Dating]]''
|Herself
|Series 8
|-
|''[[The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off]]''
|Herself
|Series 3
|-
| rowspan="2" |2021
|''[[I Can See Your Voice (British game show)|I Can See Your Voice]]''
|Judge
|
|-
|''[[Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway]]''
|Herself
|Series 17
|-
| rowspan="3" |2022
|''[[RuPaul's Drag Race UK]]''
|Guest judge
|[[RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 4)|Series 4]]
|-
|''[[The Masked Singer (British TV series)|The Masked Singer: I'm a Celebrity Special]]''
|Herself
|Performed as Witchetty Grub
|-
|''Alison Hammond In at the Rich End: The Riviera''
|Herself
|Documentary<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week51/alison-hammond-rich-end-riviera|title=Alison Hammond In at the Rich End: The Riviera|website=itv.com/presscentre|access-date=22 December 2022}}</ref>
|-
| 2023
| ''[[76th British Academy Film Awards|The British Academy Film Awards]]''
| 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
| ''[[The Great British Bake Off]]''
| 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 [[Noel Fielding]], replaced [[Matt Lucas]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2024–present
|''[[Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs|Alison Hammond: For the Love of Dogs]]''
| Herself
| Replaced [[Paul O'Grady]]
|-
|''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>
|-
|''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>
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===Guest appearances===
===Guest appearances===

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*''[[Celebrities Under Pressure]]'' (July 2004)
*''[[Celebrities Under Pressure]]'' (July 2004)
*''[[Hell's Kitchen (UK TV series)|Hell's Kitchen]]'' (April 2009)
*''[[Hell's Kitchen (British TV series)|Hell's Kitchen]]'' (April 2009)
*''[[Hole in the Wall (UK game show)|Hole in the Wall]]'' (October 2009)
*''[[Hole in the Wall (British game show)|Hole in the Wall]]'' (October 2009)
*''[[Angela and Friends]]'' (January 2010) - 3 Episodes
*''[[Angela and Friends]]'' (January 2010) – 3 episodes
*''[[All Star Family Fortunes]]'' (December 2010) - Contestant - ''[[This Morning (TV programme)|This Morning]]'' vs ''[[Emmerdale]]''
*''[[All Star Family Fortunes]]'' (December 2010) – Contestant, ''[[This Morning (TV programme)|This Morning]]'' vs ''[[Emmerdale]]''
*''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (UK game show)|Celebrity Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?]]'' (December 2012) - Contestant
*''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (UK game show)|Celebrity Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?]]'' (December 2012) – Contestant
*''[[Big Star's Little Star]]'' (9 April 2014) - Contestant
*''[[Big Star's Little Star]]'' (9 April 2014) – Contestant
*''[[Weekend (TV programme)|Weekend]]'' (3 May 2014) - Herself
*''[[Weekend (TV programme)|Weekend]]'' (3 May 2014) – Herself
*''[[Who's Doing the Dishes?]]'' (2014) - Celebrity contestant
*''[[Who's Doing the Dishes?]]'' (2014) – Celebrity chef
*''[[Celebrity Squares]]'' (19 April 2015) - Guest
*''[[Celebrity Squares]]'' (19 April 2015) – Guest
*''[[The Chase (British game show)|The Chase: Celebrity Special]]'' (1 May 2016) – Contestant
*''[[Hacker Time]]'' (August 2016) – Guest
*''[[Tipping Point: Lucky Stars]]'' (22 October 2017) – Contestant
*''[[Catchphrase (British game show)]]'' (9 December 2018) – Contestant
*''[[Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule]]'' (8 June 2019) – Guest
*''[[Hollyoaks]]'' (14 June 2019) – Guest<ref>{{Cite news|work=[[Digital Spy]]|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
*''[[Big Brother: Best Shows Ever]]'' (22 June 2020) – Guest
*''DNA Journey'' (6 October 2022) – Guest
*''Saving Grace'' podcast (26 October 2022) – Guest
*''[[Michael McIntyre's Big Show]]'' (4 February 2024) - Midnight Gameshow
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=== Stage appearances ===

* ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]'' (as the Narrator) - [[The Alexandra, Birmingham]] - 2019
* ''[[Jack and the Beanstalk]]'' (as the Spirit of the Beans) - [[Birmingham Hippodrome]] - 2023–24
* ''[[Peter Pan]]'' (as the Magical Mermaid) - [[Birmingham Hippodrome]] - 2024–25

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


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 23:25, 10 December 2024

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.[1] 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

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Hammond was born on 5 February 1975 to Jamaican parents and was raised in the north Birmingham district of Kingstanding alongside her two siblings.[2][3][4] She attended Cardinal Wiseman School.[2] Her mother had several jobs concurrently, including one as a manager for Tupperware.[3] 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.[2][3] She later moved to Hall Green in south Birmingham.[5] She was previously engaged to Noureddine Boufaied from 2005 to 2014, and together the couple have one son, born in 2005.[6]

Career

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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.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9]

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.[10] She partnered with 11th series' champion Aljaž Škorjanec. They were voted off in the seventh week of competition and finished 10th.[11] On 19 November 2015, it was announced she would compete in the annual Strictly Christmas Special.[12] Hammond made her Hollywood debut in the animated film Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018).[13] 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.[14] 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.[15] She also played the Countess in the Sainsbury's 2022 Christmas advert.[16] Hammond then hosted the 76th British Academy Film Awards with Richard E. Grant.[17] It was announced in March 2023 that Hammond would be the new co-host of The Great British Bake Off, replacing Matt Lucas.[18]

From April 2024 she has presented For the Love of Dogs, following the death of original presenter Paul O'Grady.[19]

Filmography

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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[20]
2023 The British Academy Film Awards Reporter[21]
2023–present The Great British Bake Off Co-host[22] 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[23]
2025 Alison Hammond’s Big Weekend Host Upcoming six-part series[24]
Florida Unpacked Presenter Upcoming ten-part series[25]

Guest appearances

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Stage appearances

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Books

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  • You’ve Got To Laugh: Stories from a Life Lived to the Full (Penguin, 2022) ISBN 9780552178563
  • Bombshell (Bantam, 2024) ISBN 9781787635258

References

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  1. ^ "Alison evicted from Big Brother". BBC News. 8 June 2002. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "Big time after Big Brother". BBC Birmingham. November 2004. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Kheraj, Alim (28 September 2020). "This Morning's Alison Hammond: 'I had to educate myself on black history'". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  4. ^ Padin, Malvika (1 February 2022). "This Morning host Alison Hammond's fabulous life - her age and relationships". mirror. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Alison Hammond". Birmingham.livingmag.co.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  6. ^ Dalton, Nia; Otter, Saffron (16 April 2024). "Alison Hammond's brutal 7-word explanation for breaking off two engagements". The Mirror. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  7. ^ Clarke, Naomi (17 March 2023). "Alison Hammond: From Big Brother to beloved presenter". Evening Standard. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Alison Hammond Joins Crown Bingo". PR Web. 26 September 2008. Archived from the original on 29 September 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Alison Hammond leaves the jungle". Oxford Mail. PA News. 29 November 2010. Archived from the original on 28 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  10. ^ Wightman, Catriona (19 August 2014). "Strictly Come Dancing: Alison Hammond joins the cast". Digital Spy.
  11. ^ Michael Hogan (9 November 2014). "Alison Hammond voted off Strictly Come Dancing, review". The Telegraph.
  12. ^ Coupe, Kerry (17 December 2015). "Royal Marine Cassidy Little to star in Christmas Strictly special". Stamford Mercury. Archived from the original on 26 December 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  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.
  18. ^ "The Great British Bake Off: Alison Hammond replaces Matt Lucas as co-host". BBC News. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  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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