This Morning's Alison Hammond: 'I had to educate myself on black history'

Having tied up her term on Britain’s Got Talent last week, Amanda Holden is wasting no time getting back in the saddle and intends to keep her seat warm. Her latest role will see her star in BBC One’s brand-new mystery music game show I Can See Your Voice.

This Morning has had its fair share of memorable guests, one of its longstanding regulars being Amethyst Realm.In case you missed it, Amethyst has appeared on the ITV daytime show numerous times over the years, sharing updates on her relationship with spirit lover Ray.However, in sad news, the guest revealed on today's (October 14) episode that the two had called their engagement off after Ray "completely changed" and "fell in with a bad crowd", suggesting that he'd started drinking and doing

Alison Hammond, Amanda Holden and Jimmy Carr have been announced as the celebrity panellists for BBC One’s new singing-based game show I Can See Your Voice.The eight-part series will be hosted by Paddy McGuinness and the panel will be helped out by a different pop star each week.The BBC said:I Can See Your Voice will see two players aiming to win a cash prize by guessing who can and can’t sing from a group of mystery singers standing before them.

Last week marked the start of Black History Month, where from 1 October - 31 October, an annual observance recognised in, amongst other places, the UK and the US. 

This Morning regular has left the comfort of the studio for a one-off documentary called Back to School.Airing on ITV as part of Black History Month, the doc follows Alison as she goes on the ultimate school trip.The presenter travels the length of Britain to visit key historical sites -  from Hadrian's Wall to Hampton Court - re-examining the history taught in schools but from a different angle.Alison will be given an insight into the significance of black people in Britain's history by experts

This Morning has had it's fair share of awkward moments and none more so than today when Holly Willoughby was left shocked after thinking Alison Hammond had called her 'Miss Piggy'.The exchanged happened shortly before the show went on air on Tuesday, with Alison, 45, complimenting Holly, 39, on her denim dress and saying she resembled 60s supermodel Twiggy. However, awkwardly, Holly thought she said she looked like Muppets character, Miss Piggy.

October marks Black History Month, where we celebrate Black culture and pay homage to forgotten historical figures.To mark the month, a series of TV shows featuring some of our favourite stars will be hitting our screens. Alison Hammond is going back in time to learn all about key black historical figures who have been forgotten from our history books in her brand new documentary, Back To School.

This Morning star Alison Hammond reacted to the murder of George Floyd with an impassioned speech in which she reflected on her fears as a Black person and a mother, stating: "When Black lives matter, then all lives will matter."Since then, Alison has admitted that she doesn't know as much about Black history as she'd like to, so when ITV commissioned a one-off documentary called Back to School, it was as much an education for her as it will be for a lot of viewers who have never been taught

Can Black History be confined to just ONE month? No, it is abundant and relevant all year! Since 1987, October has been set aside to shine a light on unknown or “whitewashed” Black heroes of the past. As British Ghanaians, we, the founders of Afro Leads (@afro_leads) are happy to embrace this month and are honoured to share what Black history means to us.

From Arthur Lewis, the Nobel prize-winning economist, to the ordinary people who Quaker abolitionist Thomas Clarkson spotted in the crowd at the first-ever anti-slavery public meeting, back in 1787 at Manchester Cathedral, black Mancunians have made history.October each year is Black History Month, a time when a light is shone on the contributions of those whose stories have been neglected by history, because of the colour of their skin.  In previous years, the M.E.N. has looked at the lives of