Dermot O’Leary dubs Alison Hammond an 'inspiration' after she breaks down on air

Tina O'Brien made a rare interview appearance amid her dramatic Coronation Street storyline.

This Morning host Dermot O'Leary has revealed that he might have a secret knack for spotting talented rising stars. While sitting down with the ITV show's guest, Coronation Street star Tina O'Brien, the former X Factor presenter, 48, admitted that he predicted her 13 year old daughter Scarlett - who's set to appear on an upcoming BBC reboot of Waterloo Road - was destined for big things when he went to her school to do a book talk.

Maisie Smith has reportedly landed a lucrative new television gig after quitting her longtime role on EastEnders last year. While the 20 year old isn't quite done with her soap days, as a first look for her return cameo has been released, it appears she has been exploring other on-screen opportunities. And according to The Sun Online, the actress will soon be starring alongside presenters Alison Hammond and Vernon Kay on the reboot of the show Friends Like These.The gameshow was initially hosted by best friends Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly for two years on BBC before Ian Wright took over until 2003.

Dermot O'Leary and his wife Dee Koppang looked gorgeous as they posed together at a glitzy party. The couple, who became parents in the summer of 2020, attended the British Vogue and Tiffany & Co. Fashion and Film Party at Annabel's – an elegant private club in London.

ITV This Morning star Alison Hammond was left mortified by a blunder on Friday's show as she hosted alongside Dermot O'Leary. The pair were quizzing a nightclub owner over why he was selling chunks of his carpet. Alison and Dermot welcomed Simon Jackson onto the show today.

Dermot O’Leary has expressed the pride he feels in his This Morning co-host Alison Hammond after she broke down in tears talking about the treatment of people with obesity. On Friday’s edition of the ITV programme, a caller phoned up the show to share their concern for their daughter, who they explained was struggling with eating issues and overeating, despite attempts to seek medical help. The story left Alison visibly moved, as she opened up on how she has ‘had obesity all my life’ and emphasised that obesity is a disease.

This Morning was trying to impress the social media generation during the last episode of the week.

Alison Hammond had to be consoled by her co-stars as she hosted This Morning.

Alison Hammond was reduced to tears on Friday 4 March while hosting This Morning during the show's Dear Deidre segment. A viewer called to chat to Deidre Sanders about her daughter's eating disorder, and the hardships the family were facing as a result. Alison, 47, then proceeded to speak about her own battles, where she called on the NHS to do more for those with obesity as she called it a "disease".

This Morning viewers were baffled when they tuned into the latest edition of the show.

Josie Gibson has joined best pal Alison Hammond on the This Morning sofa today, marking the first time the pair have presented the show together. Alison, 47, and Josie, 37, are great friends, and Josie told OK! this week that she couldn't wait to sit next to her best pal on the sofa, admitting it will be "weird." Earlier this week, the mum-of-one told us she had been recovering from tonsillitis this week, but was looking forward to going back to work. Josie said: "I will be presenting the main show with Alison Hammond.

ITV's This Morning has been involved in another presenter shake-up on Friday 25 February as Dermot O'Leary has taken the day off. Alison Hammond, 47, appeared on the show looking gorgeous in a bright blue and green patterned black shirt with black trousers she introduced her co-host for the day – Josie Gibson. Josie, 37, who recently sparked concern with her tweet about Rylan's hospital stay, was dressed in a burgundy shirt with a some black trousers for the programme and looked overjoyed to be presenting alongside her pal.

Kaye Adams left her fellow panellists in stitches after getting Dermot O’Leary’s name wrong. While teasing Loose Women's show today, Kaye was chatting to Dermot, 48, and his co-presenter Alison Hammond who were in the This Morning studio when she called the former X Factor host by the wrong name. As the camera went over to Kaye in the Loose Women studio to introduce the show, she replied to Dermot’s question of how she was doing with: “I’m very good Brendan, how are you?” The 58 year old quickly tried to claw back her mistake and tried to explain why she made the faux pas as Alison could be heard in hysterics.