This Morning host Alison Hammond is taking on a new venture by joining Channel 4’s Celebrity Gogglebox with her son Aidan for a special episode of the programme
TV presenter Alison Hammond is set to appear on Celebrity Gogglebox alongside her 19-year-old son Aidan as part of the upcoming Stand Up To Cancer special on Channel 4. The Great British Bake Off presenter will reunite on screen with Aidan following the success of their recent travel series Florida Unpacked, which aired on BBC Two.
The pair’s natural chemistry and light-hearted dynamic reportedly caught the attention of producers, who were keen to bring them on board for the charity edition of the popular series
Alison Hammond is set to feature on a special episode of Celebrity Gogglebox with her son Aidan(Image: Dave Benett/Getty Images)
A source told The Sun’s TVBiz column: “Producers were impressed by the dynamic between Aidan and his mum on their new travel show, so wanted a piece of it for Celebrity Gogglebox.
“They’re always looking for new duos to appear on the programme to keep it constantly feeling fresh, and, of course, fronting The Great British Bake Off means Alison is already part of the C4 family.”
An exact broadcast date and full line-up for the next Celebrity Gogglebox special have yet to be announced. Hammond, who rose to fame on Big Brother in 2002, recently revealed that she turned down an invitation to return to the reality series.
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While speaking to Magic Radio, she said: “I just got asked and I said no. Yeah, they asked me and I said no, I wouldn’t do it again. I just think I’ve done it, haven’t I?”
The TV presenter has spoken wistfully about her career fulfilling her late mother Maria’s dreams. Maria, who passed away from lung and liver cancer in 2020, was a strong supporter of Alison’s ambitions from the beginning.
The mother-son duo recently starred in their own BBC show together(Image: ITV)
Hammond told the Mirror: ” This Morning was always a staple in our family home growing up. It’s so bittersweet to know that this has happened and she’s not here to see. Having said that, I do still feel her presence. It feels like my mum is still looking out for me in a strange way.”
She added: “She was totally my number one fan and was always mega proud of me. In a way, I’m living my mum’s dream. The This Morning star previously admitted she nearly had a panic attack while filming Florida Unpacked, because she was terrified she was going to have a run-in with alligators.
She told Judi Love on Loose Women: “There is a moment we are doing canoeing actually, and I started having a panic attack.
“I started having a panic attack because I thought there were alligators and do you know when you get the heebie-jeebies about spiders crawling all over you, and I started having a proper panic attack. He [Aidan] looked like the adult that was like ‘Mum, we are going to go back, calm down.’ I looked like a five-year-old.”
When Hammond was given the Role Model Award at the MBCC in Birmingham last December, she made a touching speech about her love for her son, telling him: “I love you so much son and I’m sorry I haven’t always been there but I’ll be honest with you, the reason I was doing it, was only for you.”
