Big Brother's Alison Hammond favourite to become next Davina McCall in ITV reboot
15.08.2022 - 04:53
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reality TV show. Instead, it is thought that This Morning's Alison, who found fame in the Big Brother house, is now the frontrunner to be the next host. Show bosses are said to think she would be perfect to front the new series, which will air on ITV next year.
A source told The Mirror: "Alison is top of the list to present next year’s Big Brother. " READ MORE: Odd and lengthy way Big Brother chooses its housemates They added: "Execs think she’s exactly what the show needs. She’s energetic, fun, relatable and she was on the show, so she knows it inside out.
” Big Brother ran from 2000 to 2018 on Channel 4, then switched to Channel 5. ITV2 will now take the reins. The show was a ratings hit from its first series in 2000, won by Craig Phillips and presented by Davina, 54.
Later, BB2 winner Brian Dowling, 44, and then former model Emma Willis, 46, hosted the series. The new series could air in May next year with a cast of “carefully selected housemates from all walks of life” living together in a new-look site for up to six weeks. Big Brother ’s live evictions will return with the public once again voting through the series and ultimately deciding who wins.
Alison had made it clear she wanted to be considered for the presenter job. When she was a guest on C4’s The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan, he asked if she would make a BB host and she said: “I think so. They need to change it up a bit.
We’ve got to put it out there to the universe. Let’s make it happen. ” But she faces stiff competition from Big Brother superfan Rylan Clark, 33, who has admitted he’d love the job.