Dermot O’Leary lifts lid on behind-the-scenes clash with Alison Hammond on This Morning

Dermot and Alison have been internet hosting the Friday version of This Morning for the reason that starting of the 12 months – however it was removed from airplane crusing once they have been first thrown collectively as co-hosts

Dermot O’Leary has lifted the lid on a secret disagreement he had with Alison Hammond after they have been ‘thrown collectively’ to current This Morning.

The 48-year-old former Massive Brother ’s Little Brother host and 46-year-old former Massive Brother contestant Alison have been unveiled as the brand new Friday morning presenters of This Morning again in January.

And the pair have been then shortly positioned in entrance of cameras to host their once-per-week slot with out a lot time to strike up a rapport.

The slap sprint strategy to casting led to friction between Dermot and Alison – with the pair shortly discovering they have been doing issues on air that irritated the opposite.

Talking to Fabulous journal, Dermot mentioned he and Alison quickly determined they wanted a chat to clear the air when their preliminary pairing didn’t gel.

Explaining the awkwardness between them once they first began co-hosting the present collectively, Dermot mentioned: “We by no means received to pilot, we’d by no means learn a script by way of, we didn’t even have lunch collectively.

“We actually met for the primary time in 15 years or so and that morning we introduced two-and-a-half hours of stay tv collectively.

“The concept there wouldn’t be a interval of attending to know one another is insane.”

Saying viewers wouldn’t consider them in the event that they have been performing like life lengthy greatest mates, Dermot mentioned he and Alison quickly constructed their friendship by being blunt with one another behind the scenes.

He mentioned: “We each did one thing that the opposite didn’t like – nothing main – however after it occurred we checked out one another, and I mentioned: ‘You didn’t prefer it after I did that, did you?’ And he or she mentioned no, she didn’t.

“And I mentioned: ‘OK, nicely I didn’t prefer it whenever you did that factor.’

“And we each laughed, as a result of now we knew. Crucial factor is to search out out what annoys the opposite and be sure to don’t do it once more.”

Dermot went on to say Alison is now “like a sister” to him and that they’re each now loving working collectively.

Final week, This Morning gained the Daytime class award on the Nationwide Tv Awards – with major hosts Holly Willoughby and Phil Schofield attending the awards.

Alison had shared her pleasure in regards to the awards on Thursday evening once they have been hosted, sharing a glamorous photograph of herself on Instagram as she ready to tune in from dwelling.

She wrote on-line on the time: “Nta Prepared, however not on the #ntas come on @thismorning !!”

The next morning, Alison celebrated the present’s win with a confetti-fuelled celebration stay on air and full with a dramatic acceptance speech.

Whereas Dermot joked it might have been dangerous for the 2 of them if the present misplaced the 12 months he and Alison started presenting Friday’s exhibits.