She's now one of the most-loved presenters on British TV and This Morning star Alison Hammond is celebrating the 20th anniversary of shooting to fame on Big Brother. On May 24, 2002 Alison walked into the famous Big Brother house and it was a moment that changed her life.
A raft of messages came flooding in after Alison shared a tweet of Big Brother host Davina McCall introducing her to viewers as she waited to go into the house and presenting her audition montage." Davina explained that Alison was worried that she'd have to withdraw from the Channel Four show because she'd pulled a muscle in her bottom
"She was really worried that if we knew we wouldn't let into the house because she's injured. Bless her," said Davina, who presented Big Brother from its launch in 2000 until the reality show, in which a group of contestants known as "housemates" lived together in a specially constructed house isolated from the outside world, moved to Channel Five in 2011.
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@jamesbooker22 posted the video with the message: "Happy Anniversary Big Brother 2002. 20 years ago tonight @ThisisDavina @ElstreeStudios @marcusBBbentley @radioleary @AlisonHammond #bbuk #bigbrother what a star Alison became."
Alison, 47, shared it with the words: "Omg 20 years since Big Brother changed my life. Eternally grateful to Big Brother." And she added: "How gorgeous is @ThisisDavina. I just love her." And Davina, 54, replied: "You haven’t changed."
Alison competed in the third series of the reality show and was the second housemate to be evicted with her friend Kate Lawler eventually crowned the winner. She has since been a presenter and reporter on ITV's This Morning from 2003 and has appeared on I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! on 2010 and Strictly Come Dancing in 2014.
In 2020 Alison and former Big Brother's Little Brother presenter Demot O'Leary replaced Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford to host This Morning on Fridays. This week she impressed viewers as she presented from the studio single-handedly while Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield were at Buckingham Palace.
@MrSKell54357041 tweeted: "You've done amazing, seeing you front the show single handily yesterday when P&H were at the palace shows what a confident presenter you have become, well done. Davina's brilliant as well."
@manki29 said: "Can I just say it is making me feel old that 20 years have gone so fast. But while I watched you I knew you were going to be something special and you bring a smile to the nation when you are on TV."
Former Emmerdale and Coronation Street star Hayley Tamaddon told her: "This is amazing! YOU are amazing! Also.. we’ve known each other for 20 years." And Trish Smyth said: "Thank goodness for BB bringing you into our lives. You're a ray of sunshine and have given me so many laughs over the years. Congratulations on everything you have achieved."
@Claire_m75 commented: "I was thinking ‘it must be 20 years since BB3’ & look at the career you’ve had! It’s been a pleasure to watch you fly Alison." And @dootie said: "That day in the BB house when you and Kate Lawler stood on the table to try and see over the wall and it give way, I nearly wet myself, it was so funny Alison xxx."
One of the most iconic TV series of the 21st century, there is talk that Big Brother could be set to make a comeback after being regarded by many as the original modern reality show, inspiring a new generation of TV hits from Love Island to I'm A Celebrity. When the show moved to Channel Five Big Brother two winner Brian Dowling hosted before being replaced by Emma Willis.
It was axed by the network in 2018, breaking the hearts of reality TV fans across the country. But this week there was excitement when Rylan Clark, host of spin-off show Big Brother's Bit On The Side, posed for a photo with Emma captioned: "Big Sister Big Brother."
