Alison Hammond wows This Morning viewers with secret piano ‘talent’ as she opens the ITV show with a song

Alison Hammond wowed This Morning viewers on Friday with her secret piano talent as she opened the ITV program with a song.

The presenter, 49, and her co-host Dermot O’Leary, 50, often start their end of the week show with a musical number, but this week’s episode came as a surprise.

Sitting on a grand piano, Alison played a beautiful tune as Dermot chimed in: ‘Welcome to the show today!’

In honor of the French pianist Richard Clayderman, who later closed the program, she showed her hidden talent.

Dermot joked that Alison’s song was called ‘Le ode de Birmingham’ and temporarily broke her concentration as she burst out laughing.

‘That was an absolute tonic for me. Can you learn a different composition every week and play it for us?’ he admitted, with Alison adding that it was the only song she knew.

Fans at home were equally impressed as they shared their praise on social media: ‘There’s something very beautiful about the piano which was beautiful’; ‘She’s brilliant’; “This is just beautiful, I could cry.”

“Good job Alison. I listen to Richard Clayderman every night when I go to sleep. I have a pillow speaker and have set my phone to turn off the music after a certain amount of time’; ‘ALISON HAMMOND, you were brilliant!!!!!! I watched it four times!!’; ‘Lovely to hear Alison perform her rendition of ‘au de Birmingham’

‘Wow, Alison, what a beautiful game. Love it. You and Dermot are brilliant.’; ‘Dermot sings, I love it, Alison is so talented.’

Later in the show, Richard joined the hosts to discuss his return to Britain for the first time in 25 years, before making an appearance himself.

Meanwhile, Alison is said to have found a new lease on life after finding love with Russian masseur David Putman, who is twenty years her junior.

The This Morning presenter is reportedly dating the handsome 6ft tall model, and the surprising way the couple met has now been revealed as their relationship blossoms from the moment Alison booked David for a £150 massage.

According to The sunAlison was a client of the professional masseur and it was during a session that they first clicked, with the presenter visiting David in between her busy filming schedule.

Their friendship reportedly turned romantic late last year, despite the 23-year age gap between the two.

Originally from Krasnodar in Russia, David left the country for Britain in December 2022 to escape the front line following President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

A friend of David told the publication: ‘When the war in Ukraine started, David’s mother Olga began to worry. She didn’t want her boys involved. She wanted them to be safe, like any mother would.”

David therefore moved to Britain, where he now lives with his uncle Nigel Putman, 71, in Slough, but spends a lot of time in London for work.

The friend explained that David could avoid being drafted into the Russian army as his father, also called David, is originally from Slough and so the young masseur already had British citizenship.

David’s father is reportedly a retired welder and panel beater who moved to Russia in the late 1990s after marrying Russian architect Olga Kovalenko following a divorce from his first wife.

David also has two brothersthe twins Apollo and Sviatoslov, who are three years older than him and were born in England.

MailOnline has contacted Alison’s representatives for comment.

Alison recently shared photos of her and David together on social media, including one of them cozying up with their arms around each other during a country walk.

David is believed to be around 20 years younger than 49-year-old Alison, and is said to be ‘happier than ever’ with her new partner after a ‘turbulent love life’.

David’s friend also emphasized that the age difference between the couple is not a problem at all and that he will not be affected by her career in the spotlight at all.

They explained: ‘David is a very quiet, modest and thoughtful person who enjoys playing the guitar. He’s the strong, silent type, not a pushover, but not talkative like Alison.

‘In that sense they are a perfect match and for David age is just a number. Fame doesn’t bother him, he probably didn’t even know who Alison was when they first met.’

The Sun has also reportedly spoken to David himself, but he is yet to discuss his reasons for leaving Russia or his relationship with Alison.

Alison hinted at their growing relationship in November when she liked David’s post documenting a recent trip to Dublin.

A source said this The sun: ‘Alison has never been happier. She has had a turbulent love life, but is finally confident that she has found a trusted companion.’