British TV icon Alison Hammond is almost unrecognizable these days her time on Big Brother twenty years ago – where she famously broke a table by stepping on it.
After appearing on screens yesterday to promote her new book ‘Bombshell’, social media erupted, calling her glow-up “stunning” and “bl***y amazing.”
A common theme was a sense of disbelief that the This Morning star was in fact a year shy of his 50th birthday.
“Did I just hear that right that @AlisonHammond is 49 – not a chance, I thought she was in her late 30s #mindblown,” one user wrote on X.
“Can I just say, Alison, you look AMAZING,” another commented.
The presenter – who is in a relationship with Russian model and masseur David Putman – has been open about her 11 stone weight loss, but has never admitted it. cosmetic work.
But experts have now weighed in, suggesting Mrs Hammond’s face shows the hallmarks of a series of procedures.
In a recent video posted to Instagram, Patricia Molloy says of The Dermaclinic in Ireland speculated that the presenter had undergone a series of procedures to achieve her appearance.
When she appeared on TV yesterday to promote her new book ‘Bombshell’, she looked noticeably different from her former self: she had a youthful and ultra-slim appearance.
These days, the Great British Bake Off host seems somewhat unrecognizable from her time on Big Brother more than two decades ago. In the photo 2015
Social media erupted after viewers learned the ‘stunning’ and ‘amazing’ This Morning star was in fact 49 years old
These include fillers and chemical peels to sculpt her jawline and maintain a youthful and radiant appearance.
Anti-wrinkle treatments and medical-grade skin care could also have helped her achieve a “radiant complexion” and “prevent signs of aging,” she added in the post that has now been viewed more than 450,000 times.
Speaking to MailOnline, Dr Fadi Hamadani, a plastic surgeon and aesthetic specialist, also said: ‘Alison Hammond looks fantastic, and her recent weight loss has certainly contributed to her fresher, more sculpted appearance.
‘Weight loss can naturally reshape the face, but she may also have improved her appearance with some skin-tightening treatments to maintain that defined jawline – often called a non-surgical facelift.’
Her youthful appearance may also be due to regular anti-wrinkle injections such as Botox around her eyes and forehead, he added.
‘This relaxes the muscles in the face to smooth out lines and wrinkles.
‘Skin peels or aesthetic facials can also help keep her complexion looking radiant.
‘In addition to the treatments, her glowing skin is probably also a reflection of her balanced diet and healthy lifestyle.’
Now experts have weighed in and speculated on what procedures Ms Hammond underwent to result in a more defined jawline and sculpted face. Pictured: Alison after Big Brother in 2002
Dr. Fadi Hamadani, a plastic surgeon and aesthetic specialist, told MailOnline: ‘Alison Hammond looks fantastic, and her recent weight loss has certainly contributed to her fresher, more sculpted look. In the photo, in 2022
Her youthful appearance may also be due to regular anti-wrinkle injections such as Botox around her eyes and forehead, he added, which relaxes the muscles in the face to smooth out lines and wrinkles. Pictured in June
Ms Hammond admitted in her 2021 autobiography that she had gastric band surgery after a “terrible” moment during an interview with Matt Damon in 2007.
“Halfway through the interview something awful and embarrassing happened,” the former Strictly star wrote.
‘My height and weight were against me and suddenly the side of the chair broke.
“I was terrified,” she continued. ‘I wanted the world to swallow me up.
“Are you okay?” he asked. He was very nice about it. “Let’s get you another chair.” I’m a black woman, but I turned bright red in the face.
“Don’t worry,” I said, ripping the arm off the chair and throwing it on the floor.
‘That made him laugh and instead of bursting into tears, which would have been normal, I started laughing too and we continued with the interview.’
It was then that she decided to have the surgery because she “didn’t want to be fat anymore.”
Ms Hammond has long openly discussed her weight loss journey, even admitting in her 2021 autobiography that she had undergone gastric band surgery after a “terrible” moment during an interview with Matt Damon in 2007.
In a recent video on Instagram, The Derma Clinic in Monkstown, Ireland also speculated that she had undergone fillers and chemical peels to maintain her youthful and radiant appearance. In the photo, in 2018
The star famously lost her oven door when she herself appeared on the famous version of Bake Off. Pictured, with Bake Off co-host Noel Fielding
In September, speaking on This Morning, she also lifted the lid on her training and exercise routines that have helped her lose a whopping 11 stone in the past year. In the photo, in 2017
However, after the surgery, she developed complications and “couldn’t keep anything down,” and after two years she decided to reverse the procedure.
The star recalled: ‘It was really disturbing. I felt like my body was rejecting the foreign entity inside me and I started to get sick.
“It normally takes 15 minutes to remove a gastric band, but with my surgeon it took an hour and a half because the scar tissue had grown so thick around mine that it was squeezing my stomach so much that I couldn’t eat anything,” she added to.
“That’s why I was always sick.”
In September, speaking on This Morning, she also lifted the lid on her training and exercise routines that have helped her lose a whopping 11 stone in the past year.
She confessed that an incident where she felt uncomfortable on a plane made her want to take control of her weight.
At her heaviest, the Brummie presenter said she weighed almost 28 stone.
She now weighs 17 stone after overhauling her diet, ditching sugar and starting a new exercise routine, including boxing.