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Alison Hammond’s friendship with This Morning co-star Dermot O’Leary – from ‘strained’ relationship claim to ‘brother-sister’ bond and ‘pact’ they created

Alison Hammond has a strong friendship with This Morning co-star Dermot O'Leary. Here's an inside look at their bond.

Having taken over from Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford in that slot, Alison – who is on screens for The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer on March 24 – and Dermot have also filled in on other weekdays in This Morning over the past year following the exits of Phillip Schofield, and then Holly Willoughby. It insisted: “Despite the challenges of starting their on-screen partnership during a pandemic, Alison and Dermot have developed a firm friendship and their chemistry has proved a ratings success. The mag quoted an unnamed insider around the time of MailOnline’s claims as saying: “Their chemistry isn’t going to work if they’re both miserable, so they’re doing something about it, rather than risking another disaster for the show.

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