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OPINION: Alison Hammond has national treasure status – but she’s the wrong choice to replace Paul O’Grady on For the Love of Dogs

Alison Hammond has been announced as the new host of For the Love of Dogs, replacing Paul O'Grady - but I think she's the wrong choice.

ITV shared the news today (January 30) with Alison admitting she’s “very aware that I can never replace the iconic Paul in this wonderful series”. Alison has been confirmed as the new host of For the Love of Dogs (Credit Photo Zak Hussein/SplashNews.com)The show is truly adored by its fans so it was always going to be a difficult job for ITV to find the perfect replacement for Paul if they wanted to continue the series. Paul died last March (Credit: SplashNews.com) Fans seem to agree with me, as one person wrote on X today: “Noooooo, she hasn’t even got a dog!

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