This Morning presenter Alison Hammond had been forced to defend her outfit choice, after a viewer accused her of insensitively ‘wearing a Rolex’ during the cost of living crisis.
After a fan noticed Alison sporting a flashy-looking watch on the show, they took to Twitter to say it had made them feel 'uncomfortable.' The person wrote: "I love watching @AlisonHammond, but with the cost of living affecting us all, I find it uncomfortable seeing her wearing what looks like a Rolex." But the 48-year-old TV star decided to respond to the viewer, telling them that she was actually wearing a sentimental piece of jewellery gifted to her by her late mother.
Alison wrote: "I wish!! It's actually a Michael Kors Watch my late mum bought me, and it cost her £185 of her hard-earned money.
It means more to me than any Rolex. Sorry you felt uncomfortable." Alison sadly lost her mum Maria, who was from Guyana, in January 2020 after a battle with lung and liver cancer.
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