This Morning viewers turn on Alison Hammond as they lodge official complaints after 'naughty' comment
18.01.2024 - 09:05
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This Morning viewers have lodged official complaints over complaints made by Alison Hammond on the show, it has been revealed. The ITV daytime show has been hit with almost 100 complaints following comments the presenter made about "naughty" children on the programme.
The comment was made during her latest appearance at the helm of the programme alongside Dermot O'Leary last Friday (January 12). She is said to have described children who may have been at home watching the show, which airs from 10am until 12.30pm every weekday, as "naughty."
Confirming the 86 complaints to The Mirror, an Ofcom spokesperson said: "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."
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The comment also came during the same episode where Alison apologised live on air to fans for being "unprofessional" after her phone started ringing during the show. As they were letting viewers know what was coming on the show, a distracted Dermot asked: "Is that your phone? I love how it blends in with the set!" as the camera panned to Alison's phone on the side.
Suddenly, it started to go off as Dermot, 50, asked: "Oh my God, have you not turned it off?" Alison, 48, replied: "I did turn it off! That’s not me. That wasn’t me."
She then grabbed her phone from the table behind her before adding: "Oh, it was! I thought I had it on aeroplane mode, hold on, let me turn it off. I'm so sorry! How unprofessional," while Dermot explained: "To be fair, she was on aeroplane mode, it's not her