Alison Hammond Defends Age Gap Relationship Choices

has hit back at 'toyboy' concerns over her 22-year age gap with boyfriend David Puttnam as she insisted 'it is nothing to do with anyone else'. 

The TV star, 51, has been dating the Russian model and massage therapist David, 28, since 2023 and has teased that her radiant glow is down to being head over heels for him. 

However, in a new interview, Alison insisted marriage isn't on the cards but gushed that the loved-up pair 'choose each other every day'. 

'I've got a lovely man in my life,' she said. 'It's just easy. I think that's when you know you've got something special. He just sees me for who I am. We choose each other, every day.'

Asked about their 22-year age gap, Alison added: 'It's nothing to do with anyone else. Yeah, people are going to talk. People do. But that's their business, not mine.'

'I don't think [there will be a wedding]. We don't need to! We're both cool,' she told The Mirror. 

It comes after the TV personality has revealed how she managed to drop the weight by addressing her 'childish mentality to food' and cutting out her favourite treat.

At her heaviest, the This Morning presenter weighed 30 stone before a pre-diabetes health warning .

Alison began her transformation five-years ago when she started to regain her fitness and began a stricter diet.

Since then, the TV personality has also taken up Reformer Pilates and boxing, sharing videos of herself exercising online.

Speaking to theabout her improved regime, she said: 'I've had a personal trainer for five years, even when I was at my biggest. But I had a childish mentality with regards to food, especially toffees – but now I'll only have a couple a day.

'We're not getting any younger, are we, babes? You realise at some point you've got to look after yourself. I've got a speaker under my pillow to play relaxing music, and a sleep tracker.'

Alison's health kick

Previously speaking to Women's Health, she said: 'My mum had Type 2 diabetes and she was worried for me, so when I then found out that I was pre-diabetic, that was frightening. I thought 'I have to be an adult about this'. The sweets had to stop, and the fatty foods.'

Alison recently revealed she has started Reformer Pilates and circuit classes in a bid to keep the weight off after revealing why she won't touch jabs. 

As she works to maintain her figure after , Alison gave an insight into the measures she has taken.

Alison revealed that she has started the form of Pilates because she is as 'stiff as a board'.

She added: 'You feel absolutely incredible after it. I really need a good stretch - so Reformer Pilates has been brilliant for me. 

'I also do this early-morning circuit class from the brilliant Steve Hensel at Blue Zone. I'll go at 6.30am and do a full hour, it's a proper old-school gym.'

Alison said that she leaves the gym feeling 'amazing' after working hard, but while she is keen to try things, there is one wellness practice she won't adopt. 

She told Closer Magazine: 'I did try one of those cold plunge pools once - and absolutely not! It lasted about a minute. I was like, 'Why am I literally trying to kill myself?''

Reformer Pilates, loved by Meghan Markle and Jennifer Aniston, costs around £25 to £40 for a 45-minute class and is surging in popularity in the UK.