Alison Hammond
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Alison Hammond is a British
television presenter who became famous after appearing on the third series of Big Brother
in 2002. The former child actress, holiday representative and cinema usherette
was the second housemate to be evicted when she left on day 15. Her most memorable moment in the house was jumping on a picnic table
and breaking it before reporting it in the diary room.
Since leaving the house, Hammond has appeared on many television programmes. These include Celebrity Fit Club and Celebrities Under Pressure
. She has also appeared on Celebrity Stars in Their Eyes
, performing as Nina Simone
, Celebrity Ready Steady Cook
, Daily Cooks Challenge, as a panellist on ITV
's Loose Women
, and a presenter on the short-lived ITV Play
channel. In 2004 she played herself in Christmas Lights
opposite Robson Green
.
Hammond has also been a part of the presenting team of ITV
's popular daytime programme This Morning
, interviewing many famous celebrities.
In November 2010, Alison entered the jungle as a contestant on I'm a Celebrity… Get Me out of Here. She became the fourth contestant to leave the show on the 28th November 2010. She left on Day 15.
United Kingdom
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television presenter who became famous after appearing on the third series of Big Brother
Big Brother (UK)
Big Brother UK is the British version of the Dutch Big Brother television format, which takes its name from the character in George Orwell's 1948 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four...
in 2002. The former child actress, holiday representative and cinema usherette
Usher (occupation)
Ushers assist visitors by formally showing the way in a large building or to their appropriate seats. This may coincide with a security role. The word comes from the French huissier, with the same meaning , ushers were servants or courtiers who showed or ushered visitors in and out of meetings in...
was the second housemate to be evicted when she left on day 15. Her most memorable moment in the house was jumping on a picnic table
Picnic table
A picnic table is a modified table with attached benches, designed for eating a meal outdoors .-Uses:...
and breaking it before reporting it in the diary room.
Since leaving the house, Hammond has appeared on many television programmes. These include Celebrity Fit Club and Celebrities Under Pressure
Celebrities Under Pressure
Celebrities Under Pressure is a Saturday night entertainment show which aired in the United Kingdom on ITV.The show follows families allowing a celebrity to live with them for a week as they attempt to learn a new skill from their hosts. The celebrity's progress is followed through a video diary,...
. She has also appeared on Celebrity Stars in Their Eyes
Stars In Their Eyes
Stars in Their Eyes is a British television talent show that ran on Saturdays nights from 21 July 1990 until 23 December 2006 in which contestants impersonate showbiz stars...
, performing as Nina Simone
Nina Simone
Eunice Kathleen Waymon , better known by her stage name Nina Simone , was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist widely associated with jazz music...
, Celebrity Ready Steady Cook
Ready Steady Cook
Ready Steady Cook was a BBC daytime TV cooking programme it first debuted on 24 October 1994 and the last edition was broadcast on the 2 February 2010. The programme was hosted by Fern Britton from 1994 until 2000 when celebrity chef Ainsley Harriott became the new host...
, Daily Cooks Challenge, as a panellist on ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
's Loose Women
Loose Women
Loose Women is a British lunchtime television programme, first broadcast in 1999 on ITV. It consists of a panel of four women who interview celebrities and discuss topical issues, ranging from daily politics and current affairs, to celebrity gossip...
, and a presenter on the short-lived ITV Play
ITV Play
ITV Play was a 24/7 participation television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV plc. The ITV Play name continued on the ITV Network until December 2007....
channel. In 2004 she played herself in Christmas Lights
Christmas Lights
Christmas Lights is a 2004 British Christmas television special broadcast by ITV starring Robson Green and Mark Benton and written by Jeff Pope and Bob Mills...
opposite Robson Green
Robson Green
Robson Green is an English actor, singer–songwriter and presenter.-Biography:Robson Golightly Green was born in Hexham, Northumberland, and baptised in Bethel Chapel, , and named in Northeast tradition as first son after family surnames: Robson is his grandmother's maiden surname, while Golightly...
.
Hammond has also been a part of the presenting team of ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
's popular daytime programme This Morning
This Morning (TV series)
This Morning is a British daytime television programme broadcast on ITV. As of September 2011, its main presenters are Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, and Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes, with various other presenters standing in for illness or contributing to sections of the programme.The...
, interviewing many famous celebrities.
In November 2010, Alison entered the jungle as a contestant on I'm a Celebrity… Get Me out of Here. She became the fourth contestant to leave the show on the 28th November 2010. She left on Day 15.
External links
- Alison Hammond Official Site
- Alison Hammond at itv.comItv.comitv.com is the main website of ITV plc, the UK's largest commercial television broadcaster which operates 11 out of 15 regions on the ITV network under the ITV1 brand. The website offers on-line streaming, ITV archive, news, sport, entertainment, games, soaps, lifestyle, drama and an interactive TV...
- This Morning - Alison Hammond Face of Crown Bingo