This Morning hit by Ofcom complaints over Alison Hammond’s comment about ‘naughty’ children watching show at home
THIS Morning has been hit by Ofcom complaints over Alison Hammond's comment about 'naughty' children watching the show at home.
86 viewers took to the TV regulator to lodge a complaint over what the presenter, 48, had said live on the ITV programme on January 12.
"The majority of complaints related to comments made by Alison Hammond about children who are not in school at the time of broadcast as naughty," a spokesperson told The Mirror.
During the same instalment This Morning was thrown into chaos after Alison's phone went off live on air.
Her co-host Dermot O’Leary was shocked to discover Alison had left her blower on set – and just moments later he heard it ping.
He asked her: “Oh my god, have you not turned it off?”
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“I did turn it off, it wasn’t me… oh it was," Alison replied.
“I am so sorry, that is so unprofessional. I had it on aeroplane mode.”
It comes after it was revealed that Alison is reported to be in line to present For The Love Of Dogs on ITV.
The programme, set in Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, first aired in 2012 and was hosted by the late Paul O'Grady until his tragic death last year.
A source told The Mirror: "Paul is obviously irreplaceable but they believe that not only does Alison bring some of Paul’s trademark self-deprecating humour to proceedings, but that she can also make it her own, just as Paul did.”
They added: “Alison would be a great signing… and as her ever-expanding portfolio of shows demonstrates, capable of putting her hand to anything.”
The star also recently started presenting The Great British Bake Off alongside Noel Fielding.
Alison shot to fame on the third series of Big Brother in 2002.