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04.03.2022 - 16:29 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Alison Hammond had to be consoled by her co-stars as she hosted This Morning.
The presenter was back at the helm of the ITV daytime show on Friday alongside Dermot O'Leary. It marked Dermot's return to the show after he took a break last week and was replaced by Josie Gibson.
During the last show of the week, Alison and Dermot were joined in the studio by agony aunt Deidre Sanders. They were asking viewers to phone-in to chat through any issues they may be having that Deidre may be able to help with.
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One This Morning viewer, known just as 'Jean', rang in to the programme as she shared her worries about her 17-year-old daughter's eating habits and problems with food.
Alison ended up being moved by the call and open up about her own issues surrounding her weight. "Can I just say something," she started. "Because I've had..."
Her voice starting to crack, Alison said: "See... I'm getting upset," before continuing on: "I've had obesity all my life. What it is is, your regulation system is out of whack. Obviously, you can't control wanting to eat all the time.
"And I think a lot of people don't realise obesity is a disease. You can't help it. You can't help wanting to eat all the time."
She started to apologise about becoming emotional as Dermot put a supportive arm around her and rubbed his co-host's back.
"Sorry. I get... People look down on people just because they're so big. And they can't actually help it when you've got a disease which is obesity and your regulations system is out of whack."
As Deidre tried to address the issue, Alison went on: "But when you're in it, you want to eat, you want all the bad things, and you know you
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