Alison Hammond has revealed she’s stopped flirting with celebrity guests on This Morning, as she fears it’s no longer seen as appropriate.
The presenter, 48, has long been renowned for her playful interview style, even ‘marrying’ Dwayne The Rock Johnson during one of their chats.
However, Alison has now revealed that she’s toned down her interview style in recent years as she wants to be more ‘careful.’
Speaking to The Mirror, she also joked that she is ‘not to blame’ for Hugh Jackman’s recent split from his wife Deborra-Lee Furness after their own flirty interviews in the past.
‘Things are not good in the Jackman camp but it’s not because of me… I feel quite bad for him as he’s had a really long marriage, but I just love that man,’ she said.
Speaking out: Alison Hammond has revealed she’s stopped flirting with celebrity guests on This Morning, as she fears it’s no longer seen as appropriate (pictured on This Morning)
Cheeky! Speaking to The Mirror, she also joked that she is ‘not to blame’ for Hugh Jackman’s recent split from his wife Deborra-Lee Furness after their own cheeky chats in the past
‘He’s one of those guys who gives an interview 100%. We’ve been flirty so many times, but you can’t flirt nowadays, you’ve got to be careful.’
Alison and Hugh’s interviews have gone viral multiple times with the first falling in 2017 where they shared a bottle of bubbly and fed each other olives.
Reflecting on the chat, she said: ‘I’ve done so many interviews with Hugh so I thought, ”Let’s have a date”. Then I pulled off this sheet and there were these olives and he started feeding me them with a cocktail stick.
‘I’ve got gappy teeth, and the stick got stuck so we had to stop filming to get it out.’
At the time the Wolverine actor said that Alison was his favourite person to interview with and that he’s not retiring any time soon so they can definitely have more times like this together.
Hugh had the opportunity to flirt with Alison again in 2019 during his press for The Man The Music The Show tour.
Having previously admitted to her crush and had their date, Alison said: ‘Last time we had a date, I thought we had something special…
‘Obviously we’ve had Valentine’s Day, and you’re like six days late – look at this – I’ve got wilted roses, the champagne had to go…. you’re six days late!’ Feeling flirty, Hugh said: ‘I promise you love in my way. Can you accept that or not…?’
Natural flirt: At the time the Wolverine actor said that Alison was his favourite person to interview with
Hugh and Deborra-Lee shocked fans when they announced they were divorcing on September.
‘We have been blessed to share almost three decades together in a wonderful, loving marriage. Our journey now is shifting and we have decided to separate to pursue our individual growth,’ the couple said in a statement obtained by PEOPLE.
‘Our family has been and always will be our highest priority. We undertake this next chapter with gratitude, love, and kindness. We greatly appreciate your understanding in respecting our privacy as our family navigates this transition.’
The pair had tied the knot in 1996 after crossing paths on set of Correlli in 1995.
During the course of their marriage, they adopted two children: son Oscar, 23, and daughter Ava, 18.
Hugh is not the only one who has fallen for Alison’s charm.
Hollywood stars Harrison Ford, Dwayne Johnson and Michael Buble have all succumbed to her wit.
The Birmingham born host’s career has flourished over her time on the television with her new role as co-host for The Great British Bake Off and has reportedly been tipped to become Holly Willoughby’s replacement on This Morning.
