Alison Hammond has finally broken her silence on her new romance with boyfriend David Putman – who is 20 years her junior.
The This Morning presenter, 49, has been dating the Russian masseur since she booked him for a £150 massage and the pair hit it off.
Their friendship reportedly turned romantic at the end of last year, despite the 23 year age gap between the pair.
And now Alison has opened up about their relationship and confirmed he even has her son Aiden’s seal of approval.
Speaking about the relationship for the first time on Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe’s podcast Parenting Hell, the comedians grilled the TV star as they asked: ‘Are you single Alison?’
Alison Hammond, 49, has finally broken her silence on her new relationship with Russian toyboy David Putman who is 23 years her junior and reveals what her son Aiden, 19, REALLY thinks of the romance
Alison confirmed he even has her son Aiden’s seal of approval as she shared the complexities of dating now her son is almost an adult
Acting coy, she gushed: ‘No… I’m not single.. I’m dating. I’m dating!’
Alison is mother to her only child, Aiden, who she shares with her former husband Noureddine Boufaied, and Rob and Josh asked about the complexities of dating now her son is almost an adult.
Aiden is 19-years-old, only a few years younger than her new boyfriend David who is thought to be in his mid twenties.
Explaining the struggles, Alison confessed: ‘It’s more difficult, he is more verbal now that he is older. He’ll want to know who this person is and he’ll want to meet them.
‘It’s a lot harder. He’ll wanna know that this guy is treating me well.
‘The person who I am seeing at the moment, he is on his Instagram and is like “yeah I like him, he’s not too in your face”. Aiden is on it.’
Last month Alison shared snaps of her and David together on social media including one where they cosied up together with their arms wrapped around each other on a country walk.
David is thought to be around 20 years younger than Alison, 49, and she is said to be ‘happier than ever’ with her new partner following a ‘turbulent love life’.
Speaking about the relationship for the first time on Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe’s podcast Parenting Hell, the comedians grilled the TV star as they asked: ‘Are you single Alison?’ Acting coy, she gushed: ‘No… I’m not single.. I’m dating. I’m dating!’
Discussing the first time David and her son met, she revealed: ‘When they actually met, he really liked him, he really thought he was lovely, so that’s nice. ‘Thank goodness for that! Because normally Aiden hates anybody I date, literally just not interested’
Originally from Krasnodar in Russia, David left the country for the UK in December 2022 to escape the front line following President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine
Discussing the first time David and her son met, she revealed: ‘When they actually met, he really liked him, he really thought he was lovely, so that’s nice.
‘Thank goodness for that! Because normally Aiden hates anybody I date, literally just not interested.
‘And you just know at that point, if Aiden doesn’t like them, this isn’t gonna work. There are moments where I think, “who’s the parent here?!”
‘It’s nice though because I always feel like there’s someone there looking over me, protecting me.’
