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Alison Hammond explains how she ‘ignores’ public scrutiny as she wins top TV presenter gong at Ethnicity Awards-Robert Oliver and Stella Akinwumi-Entertainment – Metro
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Alison Hammond has said she simply ‘ignores’ public scrutiny before she took home a top gong for presenting and journalism at the 2022 Ethnicity Awards.
The TV personality, 47, said she ‘doesn’t read’ what people say about her online, preferring to trust her own instincts when it comes to how she acts on TV.
Alison was speaking exclusively to Metro.co.uk at the Ethnicity Awards, with Metro partnering up with this year’s biggest Black, Asian, and ethnic minority red carpet event in the UK.
When asked how she deals with scrutiny from viewers, she said: ‘That’s a really good question, babes. The way I deal with is I just don’t read it.’
Alison, who recently lost out on the best presenter award to ‘icons’ Ant & Dec at the National Television Awards, says her method has helped her career immensely.
She went on: ‘If I don’t read it, it never happened, did it? I just go into work, I have a good time, and if I’ve had a good show then I’ve had a good show.’
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Alison also won at the NTAs, when the This Morning crew were victorious in the best daytime programme category (Picture: David Fisher/Shutterstock/NTA)
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
‘I’ll go home and I’ll be with my family, and then I do it again the next week. I don’t read it so I don’t even know what the public scrutiny is. That’s how I live my life.’
Among the winners last night was Sir Mo Farah, Sir Lenny Henry, and the late Jamal Edwards MBE, who won awards for sport, lifetime achievements, and music.
Alison won the Metro-partnered prize for presenting and journalism after beating competition from Channel 4’s Ayshah Tull, BBC journalist Clive Myrie, and Dr Ranj Singh, joking on stage that the award now ‘defined’ her.
Alison on the red carpet before the Ethnicity Awards last night (Picture: Shane Anthony Sinclair/Getty)
Also up against Alison for the prize were The One Show’s Jermaine Jenas, news presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Mo Gilligan, and Ranvir Singh.
Another of Alison’s competitors was Charlene White, whom Alison was shocked to discover will be appearing on I’m a Celebrity later this year.
‘I didn’t even know that!’, Alison laughed upon finding out the news. ‘She is gonna be amazing. She’s such a wonderful woman.’
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‘They’re all gonna love her, she’s just an absolute treat,’ Alison added, before saying: ‘I didn’t know she’d gone there!’
Alison spent eight days in the jungle in 2010, and was witness to Gillian McKeith’s famous fainting incident during her time on the show.
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