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Privacy NoticeThis Morning’s Alison Hammond couldn’t hold back her emotions on Monday’s episode (22 July) as she reminisced about her late mum after watching an old clip. Entertainment reporter Jordan North was discussing the buzz around The Voice possibly launching a celebrity edition when he mentioned Alison’s own singing talents. The conversation turned to Alison’s past performance alongside Cat Deeley on Stars in Their Eyes, leaving Joel Dommett utterly surprised. “I was only young though!” Alison exclaimed. As the show played a flashback of Alison channelling Nina Simone all the way back in 2004. Alison was seen visibly squirmed and hid her face from the camera as she watched back the clip on the sofa.. Joel responded warmly after the clip, saying, “Oh Alison! Makes me want to cry and I don’t even know why! This is so nice.” But it was the sight of her late mum in the audience that really caught Alison off guard. She said, touched: “Oh look at my mum! Look at my mum. Aw, I love it just for that bit. Oh, you can see her jewellery and everything, that’s so weird.” Sign up to OK!’s daily newsletter to get updates sent to your inbox for free
Alison was surprised with a throwback clip from her stint on Celebrity Stars in Their Eyes
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Alison’s mother Maria passed away in January 2020 due to lung and liver cancer, Alison announced the news back in 2020 with a touching tribute to her late mum. At the time, she wrote: “Today I dedicate Valentine’s Day to my beautiful, wonderful Mother Maria who passed away from liver and lung cancer. Yesterday my family and I celebrated her amazing life and laid her to rest in a beautiful ceremony she would have been proud of. “Thank you mummy for giving me the strength to move forward in the knowledge that your ok and with God in Heaven now. I will always remember you and try and make you proud. I love you mum.” Tragically, Alison’s father Clifford died a few months later.
Alison was emotional seeing her mum in the clip
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Two years back, the beloved This Morning presenter opened up to the Loose Women about her heartache, sharing how the passing of Queen Elizabeth II triggered deep-seated emotions about her own mother’s death. Reflecting on that difficult period, she confessed: “I thought I had grieved but when the Queen died it all came down on me. It hit me like a thunderbolt and I had to go to the cemetery.” She recounted spending an entire six hours in tears as she grappled with her sorrow that had resurfaced unexpectedly.
Alison sadly lost her mum in 2020
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The ITV star further explained: “That was my grief and it came two years later. It really surprised me.” Wrapping up her emotional recollection, she admitted: “I was literally floored. Anything anyone said I cried because my mum wasn’t there.”Story SavedYou can find this story in My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.Follow OK! MagazineFacebookTwitterCommentMore OnCat DeeleyJoel DommettAlison HammondLoose WomenThe VoiceThis Morning
