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How Alison Hammond's childhood trauma and an incident with her drug smuggler father led to a lifelong battle with her weight - as TV presenter, 49, opens up about losing 11 stone
Alison has claimed it was the actions of her father Clifford that led her to overeat, revealing he threatened to beat her if she didn't clear her plate.
The This Morning presenter weighed 28 stone at her heaviest but was spurred to lose weight after the death of her beloved mother Maria - who had raised concerns over Alison's pre-diabetic diagnosis. The former Big Brother star opened up about her weight loss this week in a chat with Good Housekeeping UK as she explained that the key to her success was simply cutting out sweets, fatty foods and exercising with a personal trainer. Alison, who weighed 28 stone at her heaviest, has now revealed that her key to success was simply cutting out sweets, fatty foods and exercising with a personal trainer (R, pictured in 2019)
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