This Morning host Alison Hammond says she's 'praying for son every day' in emotional post

This Morning star Alison Hammond called Prince Harry and Meghan's surprise visit to the Queen a "non-story" during an on-air segment about the ex-royal couple.The ITV presenter joined co-host Dermot O'Leary on the sofa on Friday's special Easter show (April 15), where they spoke to royal pundit Camilla Tominey about Harry and Meghan.It comes after Duke and Duchess of Sussex met the Queen at Windsor on Thursday (April 14) on their way to The Hague in the Netherlands for the Invictus Games - a surprise visit confirmed by a spokesperson for the couple.The Duke and Duchess failed to attend a London memorial service for Harry's grandfather, the Duke of Edinburgh, last month.The last time Harry was reportedly in the UK was July, but Meghan is understood not to have visited the country since 2020.Speaking about Harry and Meghan's visit on ITV, Alison said:" I feel like this is a bit of a non-story, really. He's just visiting his grandmother with his wife, that's all he's doing."Royal pundit Camilla replied: "Well, I mean you're talking about their being non-royal stories in the newspapers, what do you expect?"The expert explained why she thought the couple had decided to visit Harry's grandmother, mentioning the pair's ongoing security row.She said: "It would have been more surprising, frankly, if they had appeared publicly because there's been this ongoing row hasn't there? About security and the fact they no longer have Met Police guards, and whether they're safe here."The pundit went on: "I think to see her privately en route to The Hague probably makes sense, equally I think they're aware that she's not been particularly well.

This Morning star Alison Hammond issued a health update at the start of her ITV show - after co-star Dermot O'Leary revealed he was "worried" about her.The beloved daytime presenter appeared alongside her co-host Dermot for a special Easter-themed show on Good Friday (April 15).However, just minutes into the broadcast, Alison felt she needed to pause the show and explain to the viewers why she wasn't feeling as fit and healthy as she normally does. Starting off the show, Alison asked Dermot: "How are you doing?"Dermot replied: "Listen, I'm fine.

Alison Hammond was "so slated" for "not respecting royalty" after yelling at Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex. This Morning host Alison, 47, admitted she got in "so much trouble" for the move after yelling at the Suits star at her first royal outing with Prince Harry back in 2017 to mark World AIDS Day.

Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two presenter Rylan Clark spoke to Express.co.uk about his ITV colleague Alison Hammond at the Boots No7 Pro Derm Scan launch party last week. While the star said he was glad to see Alison front and centre on a Friday hosting This Morning alongside Dermot O'Leary, he maintained it “should have happened years ago”.Rylan, 33, has made several This Morning appearances and has also spent time in the Big Brother House, which is where Alison, 47, first found her fame in 2002.Meanwhile, Rylan got his start ten years ago on the ninth series of The X Factor, and has recently revealed that he will be releasing a book entitled 10 to celebrate a decade of working in the showbiz industry. When quizzed about whether he’d host the X Factor if it ever returned, he replied: “But I love Derm.

This Morning presenter Alison Hammond has admitted that she got "slated" for shouting at Meghan Markle during hers and Prince Harry's first royal outing together to mark World Aids Day in 2017.The ITV star, 47, told how she got in "so much trouble" following the incident and was even branded "disrespectful" by some viewers after shouting to get the Duchess of Sussex's attention.Speaking to her ITV colleague Lorraine Kelly, Alison reflected on the incident, explaining that she was "genuinely excited" to see the Suits star.Praising her friend's unique interview style, Lorraine said: "I love that about you, you know that thing where Meghan waved at you when you were shouting at her, not shouting at her -""Oh God, I got so slated for that you know," Alison cut in."I got in so much trouble, so many people were saying that I didn't respect royalty at the time."I was like oh my God."Explaining the incident, Alison said: "You know what it was? I got genuinely excited in that moment."Everyone was willing me on and I remember hearing Ruth [Langford's] in my ears saying, 'Go on Alison, get in there!'"So I got really excited and really involved!" she added.Lorraine responded: "[Meghan] turned around, smiled at you and went hi."Alison replied, "She did, she did," as Lorraine branded it a nice moment.Previously in Lorraine and her daughter Rosie's What If? With Rosie and Lorraine podcast, the Scottish host quizzed Alison on her interview technique.She said to the this Morning presenter: "You have completely changed the showbiz interview."There are no rules and I love that, because I think you go in and - you know what it's like, all of these big stars are bored t*****," Lorraine said.She went on: "They're so bored because they've been

This Morning star Alison Hammond has revealed the pain she feels after being trolled about her weight, claiming: “I know I am fat, but I don't need messages to remind me.”The 47-year-old, who shot to fame on Big Brother 3 in 2010, said she can’t understand why trolls feel the need to comment on her weight and that she is OK with “taking up a little bit of space” in the world.Opening up during a chat with Lorraine Kelly on the What If? podcast, Hammond said she often gets comments on social media from trolls about her size."Oh my gosh, like every day. Literally, I'm sure there's a tweet or a message… I think I saw a message yesterday from someone, something along the lines of I need to lose 40 stone, I'm thinking I'm not even 40 stone!"That would mean I'd be nothing.

Alison Hammond is the bubbly This Morning Friday presenter who has earned a place in the nation’s hearts. She’s been frank about her struggles with being overweight, and has spoken about receiving abuse from online trolls about it. Alison opened up to Lorraine Kelly and her daughter Rosie Smith on the What If? podcast on her outlook on life, admitting that she may “die a little bit sooner” but is “living life to the fullest”.

ITV viewers have called for Josie Gibson and Vernon Kay to be kept on as the main presenters on This Morning. The 37 year old and the 47 year old are filling in for Holly Willoughby and Philip Schofield while they are on their Easter break. Each day the presenter line up has been changed up across the two week break with Dermot O’Leary and Alison Hammond also filling in.

This Morning presenter Alison Hammond has admitted she gets her fair share of trolling attacks due to her weight. However, the 47-year-old, who once appeared on I'm A Celebrity...

This Morning star Alison Hammond refuses to slim down for others despite being targeted by trolls.

This Morning took a racy turn when Josie Gibson asked her co-host Vernon Kay: "Do you trim your rose bushes?"Poor Vernon was left red-faced and speechless by her saucy-sounding question, which was broadcast to ITV's daytime TV audience. The presenting duo have been covering for regular hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield, who have taken time off from the show during the school holidays.However, it seems their recent hosting stint hasn't come without some outrageously cheeky moments - including rose-bush-euphemisms.Thursday's show (April 14) saw Vernon and Josie wrapping up a family-friendly gardening segment on rose bushes with David Domoney.However, it quickly went wrong when Josie seemed to make a reference to Vernon's private parts - and he didn't know how to respond.Speaking about the floral feature, Vernon said: "That's the beauty of this show, when we get all the chefs in they make cooking look easy, and David's just done that with roses and he made that look easy."He added: "If you're someone like me, it's blimmin hard!"Josie asked him: "You don't trim your rose bushes?", and Vernon grimaced on camera before grinning.She then quipped: "You've got a gardener..." which prompted laughs from the studio.After a long silence, Vernon nodded and said: "Yeah.

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This Morning viewers will notice a different set of faces fronting the show during Easter as hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield take a break. This is not the first time this year that the ITV programme has had a presenter shake-up as Phil was off with Covid in February, followed by Holly's absence after catching the virus in March.

Alison Hammond shared a rare moment on This Morning today (April 12) as her 17 year old son Aiden managed to join her during a segment out on the road. The ITV presenter has rarely been seen with her only child during work time, but as she took her role outside of the studio on Tuesday to return to roving reporting instead, she was required to fly over to Paris for Disneyland's 30th anniversary celebrations. As a result, the 47 year old took the opportunity to take her teenage son, whom she recently gushed over in a special birthday post on Instagram, out with her and they got ready for a fabulous sunny day with all the hugely-popular theme park has to offer.

ALISON Hammond brought her rarely-seen teen son live on This Morning as the pair enjoyed a wild day at Disneyland Paris. The former Big Brother star, 47, was at the iconic attraction to mark its 30th birthday and was presenting a segment alongside the Mad Hatter and Alice in Wonderland.

This Morning, Josie Gibson and Vernon Kay headed up the popular ITV magazine show.During the first few minutes of the show, the two hosts went live to Alison Hammond via videolink – who was in Disneyland Paris.Living it up in France for Disneyland Paris' 30th anniversary, Alison was fuming that the crowd of people didn't know who she was."No one's even interested in me here," she said, before adding: "It's the one place where no one actually cares who I am."She then shouted: "Does anyone want an autograph!?" before giving up and telling the camera: "Not one person," in a disappointed tone.Josie then went on to recall the time that she and Alison were at a Will Smith party and how Alison got a "better reception" than he did.The former Big Brother star chimed in with a story, explaining: "We went to a Will Smith event once and she had a a bigger reaction when she walked in the room."Adding: "She's gonna kill me for saying this, well it was the same reaction as Will Smith."Elsewhere in the show viewers were gushing over Josie and Vernon's springlike ensembles. Taking to Twitter to chat about the hosts and their outfits, one person penned: "#ThisMorning Josie and Vernon dressed like a couple on a cruise!"Another made a sly jibe: "#ThisMorning @vernonkay Whose wallpaper did you nick to make that shirt Vernon?"While a third penned: "I think you’ve went into Tess’s wardrobe Vernon#ThisMorning."This comes as Josie and Vernon are called by fans to take on the This Morning reigns permanently.Holly and Phil have been taking a break during the school holidays, and many fans are delighted to see Josie and Vernon take over.Taking to Twitter just minutes into the broadcast, one wrote: "Yes! Josie and Vernon.

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This Morning viewers have called for a major host shake-up - after show regulars Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby were replaced on air.The famous TV duo usually present the hit daytime show on weekdays, but they have been taking a break during the school holidays.However, they were replaced by TV stars Vernon Kay and Josie Gibson on Monday morning (April 11), and many fans were delighted to see them on their screens.Taking to Twitter just minutes into the broadcast, one wrote: "Yes! Josie and Vernon. Please keep the presenting permanently! Or at least Fridays and all holidays."A second said: "Yay @Josiestweet and Vernon! Josie looking lush this morning! New hair do!".A third commented: "So happy to see Jodie and Vernon today...

THIS Morning unveiled a new set of hosts today - with Dermot O'Leary and Alison Hammond being sent home. Instead, a new set of presenters were brought in to replace Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield, who have been given two weeks off for Easter.

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