This Morning star Alison Hammond has revealed that she no longer drinks alcohol and said that her life “really is wonderful” as a result of the big lifestyle change

Alison Hammond has shared how she’s given up alcohol, revealing that her life “really is wonderful” after going teetotal. The presenter was chatting to Dermot O’Leary, Gyles Brandreth and Alison Phillips on This Morning about the increasing number of people becoming teetotal when she opened up about her own sobriety.

“You feel so much better when you go out and have a really good time, you dance all night long, you don’t have a drink – you can go to bed. You wake up lovely. Honestly, my life is great – it really is wonderful,” she said. “Teetotal is the way forward.”

Alison opened up about the benefits of drinking less, while Dermot insisted that people don’t have to live “like a monk”

She added that when she does drink alcohol, it takes her days to get over the hangover. “When I have a little drink, I feel like I have to recover for three days.”

Not everyone was impressed however, with Dermot saying: “Boring,” before adding: “You don’t drink much.” Alison replied: “I don’t but when I do, I have a Baileys. Christmas and Boxing Day, I’m out, I’m done.”

Meanwhile, Gyles added that he hasn’t touched a drop of alcohol for 25 years. “Interestingly, my children – particularly the boys, my sons-in-law and my son – have given up drinking,” he said. “I think they feel better. They’re more into fitness, they’re doing weights.”

Dermot was putting his case forward for those who still enjoy a glass of wine or two, saying: “You can do both. It’s not like you have to go out and live like a monk.

“I’m perfectly happy to have a couple of glasses of wine and then feel fine and get up the next day and go for a run. We’re in this weird world of extremes now. You just hydrate.”

Earlier this week, the This Morning family added an extra member when expert and psychologist Emma Kenny announced the birth of her fourth child at the age of 52.

Taking to Instagram, Emma said: “Say hi Ella-Grey And then we were six! Say hello Ella-Grey! This morning she entered the world with a very loud cry. The Royal Bolton hospital have been fantastic and ensured that we have both been looked after brilliantly.”

The TV star is already a mum to children Tyde, 22, Evan, 20, and Etta-Blue, who she welcomed in 2023. Emma previously opened up about losing her mum “suddenly” just a few weeks before she gave birth to her fourth child.