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Alison Hammond had to use comedy to ‘protect herself’ at school after struggling to read
Alison Hammond has revealed she used comedy as a form of protection from bullies at school after being teased for not being able to read. The This Morning presenter, 47, admitted she didn’t always find it easy to read, which meant that she had to develop her quick-witted side to clap back at the bullies.Revealing what she was like at school, Alison explained: ‘I was still quite funny, but it was actually quite… maybe a little bit quieter, always trying to… just not knowing really where I fitted in really and who were my people at the time. ‘But, you know, I was still a little bit loud and, I think, like I said, I struggled with my reading so that was my insecurity. ‘So, if anything, I probably used my comedy and the fact that I was quite funny and quick off the cuff to kind of protect myself. ‘I was a big girl as well, so I did get a little bit of teasing and stuff like that.