Alison Hammond thrills fans as she cosies up to Kate and Wills for a selfie and invites them for dinner at her house | The Sun
ALISON Hammond met the Prince and Princess of Wales during their royal visit to Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter – and invited them around for dinner.
William and Kate chatted with local business owners and workers from the city's creative industries sector, and met with a very starstruck Alison.
The Birmingham-born TV presenter shared a grinning selfie with the couple who looked just as delighted to meet the This Morning star.
Alison, 48, captioned her photo: "These two are Everything !! @princeandprincessofwales Thanks for popping by in birmingham.
"Next time dinner at my place! I’ll let you know full story tomorrow on @thismorning."
Alison, who is famed for interviewing Hollywood royalty on This Morning, left her followers seriously impressed.
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Kate Lawler wrote beneath her post: " wtaf you met the future king and queen! Drop the mic."
Ruth Langsford said: "Now that’s what I call a selfie!! x"
It's been a bumper week for Alison who has landed a huge telly job on a brand new quiz show.
The 48-year-old will be a team captain for On Demand alongside Josh Widdicombe, while Rob Beckett takes the helm.
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The trio appeared in a successful pilot and the show, which is based on Never Mind The Buzzcocks, has now been commissioned for a full series.
Alison and Josh will go head to head to prove who knows the most about telly.
Speaking about the new gig, Alison said: “This will be my first time working with Sky so I’m thrilled to be finally joining the family.
“We all know that I love a bit of telly – when I’m not actually on it, I’m watching it – so I’m going to apply everything I know and have learned over the years and go for the win. Watch out Josh babs!”
Alison was recently announced as new host of The Great British Bake Off, taking over from Matt Lucas who is quitting the Channel 4 series in December after three years alongside Noel Fielding.
As well as her Friday slot fronting This Morning with Dermot O’Leary, she co-hosted this year’s Baftas with Richard E Grant.
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