This Morning star says 'I'm having a year off' after being left 'exhausted'
This Morning star Alison Hammond made a career admission during Friday's instalment of the ITV show.
This Morning: Alison Hammond says she's taking a year off panto
On Friday's instalment of This Morning, ITV star Alison Hammond revealed she's taking a step back from one aspect of her career.
While speaking to Alexandra Burke and Lesley Joseph ahead of their musical tour, The Addams Family, the presenter touched on the impact performing live can have.
Speaking about going on tour, Alexandra revealed it's hard as you can often be doing eight to 12 shows a week.
She commented: "You don't really get a life outside of it, but that's ok because you're entertaining other people."
Addressing Alison, Lesley added: "We're looking at the panto Queen! Birmingham. Three panto Queens sitting on the sofa."
Alison replied: "But the thing is, you've been doing it year after year. I'm having a year off because I was so exhausted from last year and the year before. It is a discipline."
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Alexandra Burke and Lesley Joseph appeared on Friday's episode This Morning
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However, Lesley revealed she loves the theatre and reiterated the importance of pantomime performances.
She commented: "The whole family comes and it's the one time in the year that anybody, grandma down to the youngest children can come and really love it. You know, you've done it now."
Alison agreed as she told the two guests the cast quickly become like another family due to how much time you spend with them.
This Morning's Alison Hammond revealed she's taking a break from pantomime this year
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Last year, Alison played the Magical Mermaid in Peter Pan pantomime at Birmingham's Hippodrome Theatre, where she spoke to This Morning viewers before heading on stage.
Dressed in her costume, Alison was asked what her favourite part about being in the play was as she replied: "Do you remember last year when lovely Dermot (O'Leary) and the whole team brought me a wonderful chair with the plaque of my mum's name on it?
Alison Hammond took part in pantomime over Christmas as she spent time apart from her boyfriend
(Image: Instagram/ @alisonhammond55 )
"It's dead centre in the middle of the stage and literally, it's like I'm performing to my mum. It means the world to me, it's beautiful. It's lovely to be back.
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"I look at the person (in the seat, the person thinks I'm looking at them, I'm not! I'm seeing my mum!"
In 2020, Alison's mum Maria died in January from lung and liver cancer, just months before the ITV star's father Clifford also died.
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