A biography for Alison Hammondhasn’t been written yet.
“I love being in love; I am a different person when I am. My heart sings - it's amazing.”
“It's so lovely to see people who look like me working alongside me on the telly. It's a nice feeling.”
“I'm a little bit naughty in real life.”
“There was a time when I couldn't pay my mortgage, and I was really famous.”
“I'm a calming influence.”
“My late mum adored Prue. She had all her books and admired her work in South Africa. She'd be very proud that we've become mates.”
“I couldn't wait to say: 'On your marks, get set, bake.' Sometimes I do it in a little Caribbean accent.”
“I don't like pressure. Why do we need pressure? I don't need that! I'm a chilled-out person.”
“I'm a natural hugger.”
“I don't jump on celebrities any more and kiss them, we're in a different age. I just like a cuddle.”
“My mum always said, 'Use your Bible as a sat nav in life, Al.' And in the Bible it says, 'he without sin, cast the first stone.'”
“I was so gutted to be evicted from 'Big Brother,' but I do think things happen for a reason.”
“I'm not a nightclub person because that becomes like work, but I like hanging out with friends at White City House.”
“Well if you've ever been into London - no-one looks at anyone, no-one says 'good morning.'”
“I think life happens for a reason. Everyone has their different paths and mine has just been crazy.”
“I was doing panto with Oliver Mellor, who was from 'Coronation Street' and I fell head over heels in love with him.”
“My dad, Clifford Hammond, was a big man with a big presence. He wooed my mum Maria and she fell madly in love with him, and pregnant with me, before finding out he was married.”
“I was made to feel uncomfortable on one occasion when I was so close to someone's seat and they asked to move but they ended up moving me into first class.”
“There was a time when I couldn't find work, and I was really famous.”
“I had to lose weight because I was dying. I really was dying.”