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Alison Hammond in tears on This Morning after seeing black actress play Eliza Doolittle

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Alison Hammond was overcome with emotion after watching a black actress perform the role of Eliza Doolittle on This Morning.

The presenter openly wept as she watched talented Amara Okereke singing one of the songs from the famous musical, Wouldn’t It Be Loverly.Audrey Hepburn played the lead role in the 1964 film version of the play.READ MORE: This Morning fans baffled at Sugababes reunion as they point out issue with ITV segmentMy Fair Lady is currently in the West End and acts often perform at the end of the day time show. “I’m so emotional,” Alison said. “I can’t believe how emotional I am just watching that.“Seeing a black woman in that role, which I’ve watched since I was a child… I never thought I would ever see anything like that.

It’s such a gift, you don’t realise.”“Doing that role, the representation, what it means to people like me, honestly it’s wonderful,” Alison told Amara. “Such a beautiful performance.”As Alison, 47, wiped away tears, Amara spoke of how “amazing” playing the role was but how she was also “intimidated” following in the footsteps of “so many iconic women” that have done so before her.

She added: “I feel honoured to even have my name in the same sentence as Julie Andrews to be honest.”My Fair Lady is currently playing at London’s Coliseum Theatre until late August.Meanwhile, it was reported that Alison and co-host Dermot O'Leary didn’t initially get on.

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