This Morning's Alison Hammond initially refused to let her co-stars into her home while they were fleeing from the Hunters.
Nik and Eva Speakman told how Alison almost turned them away from her door in a worrying case of mistaken identity.
Alison Hammond, 48, kindly helped to shield the Speakmans while the couple were on the run during their stint on Channel 4 ’s Celebrity Hunted.
The Channel 4 show, which is in aid of Stand Up to Cancer, shows celebrities fighting to stay away from a team of hunters tracking their every move.
The Speakmans turned to Alison’s home to stay out of sight of the Hunters, who were on their tail.
This Morning’s resident therapists praised the help they had received from their celebrity pals and members of the public who they met along their way in evading the Hunters, but made sure to give Alison a special mention.
Nik told the Express : “Well it was across the board, celebrities and non-celebrities were really helpful in getting us to where we got to on the show.
“But Alison, we were staying with Alison and when we turned up on her doorstep, firstly she didn't want to let us in, because she thought we were Hunters because we were in disguise!
“But whenever we’re with Alison, we always have such fun.”
Despite not getting off to the best start when they arrived at Alison’s home, she soon provided comfort for the pair, who were missing their children while on the run.
Nik continued: “A day has never gone by where we have not spoken to our kids, ever, and to be isolated from our kids, that did make us feel lonely.
“And, actually, seeing Alison, because I feel like she’s part of our family, she just made us feel better.”
Eva then recalled: “So you’re there, you don't know if you're gonna make it.
“But then you do, and she's there, and gives you a big hug, and it does feel so comforting. So she was fabulous - so good.”
Nik went on to praise Alison’s home cooking, as she treated the couple to a delicious meal to give them energy for the rest of their adventure.
Alison recently announced that she will star in a Christmas panto later this year.
The This Morning presenter, 48, took to her Instagram on Wednesday to announce the news that she will be starring in a panto in Birmingham this festive season.
She will be performing alongside Matt Slack, Doreen Tipton and Andrew Ryan in the Birmingham Hippodrome production of Jack and the Beanstalk which will open on 16 December and run until 28 January, reports OK!.
She captioned the post: "Now this is exciting!!! @brumhippodrome have asked if I would like to be in their Panto this year in my home town of Brum . Err let me think ….YES PLEASE !!!
"I’m so excited to be joining the team in “Jack and the beanstalk” it’s gonna be a Panto extravaganza, oh yes it is !!!"
Several of her followers expressed their excitement about the news, and so did a lot of her famous friends.
Ruth Langsford commented: "Oh yes it is! And I’ll be BEHIND YOU!!!"
Kate Garraway said: "Fab - sounds like it’s all over to brum for panto this year xx."
