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Alison Hammond would ‘love to’ get Big Brother hosting job: ‘My career started from there so I owe it a lot’-Kim Novak and Stella Akinwumi-Entertainment – Metro
She’s thrown her hat in the ring.
Alison Hammond has thrown her hat in the ring for the Big Brother presenting job (Picture: ITV/Getty Images)
Alison Hammond has revealed she would love to host the Big Brother revival if the job offer were to come her way.
The presenter, 47, found fame after competing in the show in 2002, and with the series scheduled to come back next year after four years away, she’d love to be involved again.
She told Metro.co.uk at the 2022 Ethnicity Awards in partnership with Metro: ‘I’ve not been offered that role at all, but obviously if it came my way who knows?
‘I’d have to think about it, definitely. I mean I started my whole journey on Big Brother, my career started from there, so I owe it a lot.
‘I love the show, I’m a massive fan of the show so yeah, I would love to do that!’
Auditions to become a housemate have opened and it’s been confirmed that Big Brother could be back as early as March 2023, but the host for the revival remains up in the air.
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Alison got her start in TV on Big Brother in 2002 (Picture: Channel 4)
Ethnicity Awards 2022: All the winners
Music artist – Emeli Sandé
Legal & General – Rachel Henry
Metro – Presenter, journalist or host – Alison Hammond
National Grid – Workplace hero – Tolu Falade
BP – Network group, race together – Nationwide Building Society
Online influencer – Naomi & Natalie Evans [Everyday Racism]
Lloyds Banking Group – Champion (Ally) – Paul Plewman
Charity or community initiative – Muslim Council of Britain
Sports personality – Dina Asher-Smith
Outstanding contribution to music – Jamal Edwards MBE
Paramount – Inspirational leader – Leon Donald
Macquarie – Outstanding contribution to communities – Hau-Yu Tam
Public service or campaigner – Munira Wilson MP
Sports trailblazer – Sir Mo Farah
Tesco – Outstanding employer – Lloyds Banking Group
BT – Exceptional inclusion – Ade Rawcliffe
Media progress moment – Azeem Rafiq
Burberry – Inspirational public figure – Johannes Radebe
HSBC UK – Lifetime Achievement – Sir Lenny Henry
Airing on ITV2 and ITVX in the New Year, the new series will feature ‘carefully selected housemates from all walks of life’ compete across six weeks in the Big Brother house.
During her appearance on the red carpet at Britain’s biggest Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority awards, Alison also opened up on the moment she thought she had won best presenter at the NTAs, when Ant and Dec’s name was called for the 21st year running.
She joked: ‘I thought I heard my name, how embarrassing was that! I knew Ant and Dec were gonna [win].
’I actually voted for Ant and Dec, I thought it would be really big-headed if I voted for myself!’
Alison admitted she didn’t think she would win but got caught up in the hype of everyone predicting that the would end Ant and Dec’s streak and nab the award this year.
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