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Alison Hammond made a very personal sex confession on This Morning, as she admitted: “Every time I eat chocolate, I want it.” The popular TV presenter, 48, left co-host Dermot O'Leary desperately trying to suppress a laugh after her frank admission.The pair were discussing foods being aphrodisiacs with Dr Karan Raj during Friday’s show, 20 October, when Alison decided to share the sweet treat that got her hot under the collar. Alison - who was said to be the early favourite to become the main This Morning presenter after Holly Willoughby decided to quit the ITV show - asked Dr Karan: “Is chocolate an aphrodisiac?” The doctor, conscious he was on a daytime show, diplomatically answered: “So scientifically there is no evidence linking chocolate to your ability to perform horizontal bedroom wrestling to the best of your abilities.” Alison, looking deadly serious, replied: “That’s really interesting because every time I eat chocolate, I want it.” The confession left a gobsmacked Dermot stifling a snicker before Dr Karan offered: “Well, caffeine is a stimulant?” Po-faced Alison nodded before moving on and saying: ‘Well that was a great item, wasn’t it? Dermot responded: “I’ve learnt as much about you as I have about medical science.” Elsewhere on Friday’s This Morning, Alison was left crying with laughter after Dermot exposed her false claims about making a selfless donation to charity.

Alison Hammond was left crying with laughter on This Morning, as her co-star Dermot O'Leary exposed her false claims about making a selfless donation to charity. On Friday's show, 20 October, the pair chatted about discovering forgotten cash in pockets and bags, leading Alison into a bogus claim about giving money to charity, that Dermot called her out on. Alison said: "I did find a note the other day.

Alison Hammond addressed This Morning’s search for a new host live on the show - following the shock departure of Holly Willoughby. Holly, 42, quit the ITV show earlier this month amid an alleged plot to kidnap and murder her - announcing she was leaving after 14 years for the sake of herself and her family.

Strictly Come Dancing star Nigel Harman and Katya Jones revealed they “cut” their “training short” to be on The One Show, where they also took on some wise words passed on from ITV royalty Alison Hammond. As the dancers enter week five of the dance competition, where the expectations are getting higher and higher, the duo were asked about their training schedule.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer As he approaches his one-year anniversary as president of Roku Media, Charlie Collier is setting his first restructuring of the company’s leadership team, including naming Alison Levin head of global media revenue, upping Kristina Shepard to vice president of global advertising sales and partnerships, giving head of content David Eilenberg oversight of Roku’s Brand Studio segment and formally naming Joe Franzetta head of sports. Levin and Eilenberg will continue to report directly to Collier, while Shepard is under Levin and Franzetta is under Eilenberg.

Alison Hammond stunned her followers with a look from her recent stint on This Morning as her co-star admitted 'you wore it better'. The 48-year-old appeared on the ITV show on Monday (October 16) to present the show alongside her co-host Dermot O'Leary.

This Morning was thrown into turmoil this week, when its main presenter Holly Willoughby unexpectedly quit after 14 years.The 42 year old star said she was living ITV's popular daytime TV show for the sake of "me and my family", following a year that saw her embroiled in a queue jumping drama to see the Queen lying in state, as well as the departure of her co-presenter and friend Phillip Schofield from the show, after he admitted to an "unwise but not illegal" affair with a much younger male colleague. It now looks as though This Morning could be heading for a major revamp in the new year, including a new set and possibly new presenters too.

Rochelle Humes has suggested she can't get over some new pictures of Alison Hammond as the This Morning star was flooded with messages after sharing a look at her latest photoshoot.

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Viewers of ITV's This Morning have predicted who they think will replace Holly Willoughby after her shock exit - and have made calls for a certain duo to return to the sofa.

Alison Hammond has reacted to Holly Willoughby's departure from This Morning after 14 years. Responding to Holly's emotional statement about quitting the show, Alison wrote: "This is a very sad day ! Love you." Holly, 42, announced she is stepping down from presenting This Morning after 14 years in an emotional statement. She said it was an “honour to just be part of the show's story” but that she feels “I have to make this decision for me and my family” in a social media post on Tuesday.

Alison Hammond has issued a message to This Morning co-star Holly Willoughby as the presenter revealed she has quit the show.

She was only a child when Big Brother was cancelled. But that hasn't stopped Hallie, 18, a youth worker from London from joining the cast of the newly revamped show.The teen has signed up for what has been dubbed the 'ultimate social experiment' as it returns to screens. She's one of sixteen housemates who on Sunday night entere the brand new Big Brother house before a live studio audience as they prepare to compete for a £100,000 cash prize.

Ellise Shafer The first time Katia deVidas filmed Peter Doherty was in November 2006, at a Babyshambles concert in Paris. Over the next decade, deVidas would record more than 200 hours of footage of the musician — who ushered in a new era of British rock in the early 2000s as the co-frontman of the Libertines — capturing him at his best amid floods of creativity, but also at his worst as he tumbled further into drug addiction. As the two grew closer, forging a friendship that would eventually turn into love, deVidas realized she had an incredible story to tell.

Alison Hammond and Dermott O'Leary have sent their love to co-host Holly Willoughby on Friday's This Morning after an alleged kidnap and murder plot emerged.

Pete Doherty has responded to a recent Channel 4 documentary which explored the death of Mark Blanco in 2006.Titled Pete Doherty, Who Killed My Son?, the documentary aired last month and looked into the passing of 30-year-old Mark Blanco, who died while attending a party that The Libertines and Babyshambles singer was also at.Held at the East London flat of Paul Roundhill, the incident took place in 2006 when the actor fell from the first-story balcony and died of a sustained head injury. Doherty has always denied any knowledge of how Blanco came to lie dying on the pavement after going over the stairwell balcony.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Issues of cultural diversity, different Asian diaspora populations and the quest for the Asian cinematic identity came up for discussion on Thursday as the New Currents competition jury at the Busan International Film Festival prepared to get down to work. Filmmaker and academic Jung Sung-il, who is set as the jury president, appeared to invite a degree of dispute that might get the blood racing. “I have high hopes, hope for controversies and good conversations among the jurors,” he said in opening remarks.

Alison Hammond and Josie Gibson have been hit with complaints over a question they asked Sir Chris Whitty during his appearance on This Morning. The former chief medical officer appeared on the ITV daytime show on Thursday (October 5) to discuss the pledge announced by Rishi Sunak that would see the legal age for smoking rise by one year every year.

So, filmmaker Gareth Edwards is doing the interview round for his latest sci-fi extravaganza, “The Creator,” starring John David Washington. It’s a movie heavily indebted to “Blade Runner,” “Apocalypse Now,” and even “Star Wars” (read our review here).

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