Alison Hammond confirms she's single - weeks after engagement rumours with boyfriend Ben

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Alison Hammond has confirmed she is single, just weeks after it was rumoured she had gotten engaged to boyfriend Ben Hawkins.

The TV presenter, 48, announced her relationship status on This Morning on Friday, as she and co-host Dermot O'Leary, 49, discussed ITV's new show The Romance Retreat, which has been dubbed 'middle-aged Love Island'.

Dermot read out the casting call for the upcoming dating show, and said to Alison: "Hang on a second, have a kid over 18... the casting call Alison says ITV are looking for vibrant, single parents from across the UK..." The mum-of-one, who has been announced as the new host of The Great British Bake Off, then burst into giggles as she admitted: "Well, I am single, I'm single!" Dermot revealed there's also a cash prize up for grabs on the new ITV show, and jokingly egged Alison on to sign herself up for the show. "I'd give the money to charity, but I could do that and find a nice man!" Alison said, prompting Dermot to quip: "Love and cash, your two favourite things!" Alison's relationship status update comes after she was rumoured to be engaged to her boyfriend Ben Hawkins, who she had been dating for around two years.

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