Alison Hammond and her son Aidan did their first joint interview on the latest episode of Loose Women.
The mother-son duo, Alison, 49, and Aidan, 20, hit the ITV screen discussing their fresh travel adventure, Alison Hammond: Florida Unpacked, which promises to deliver escapism, dazzling sunshine, and clever travel hacks to viewers facing the winter blues.
But the spotlight shifted to Alison’s impressive telly track record as panellist Judi Love quizzed: “It’s just lovely as a mum to see you with your son. I remember we did an awards show you mentioned that you were sorry about the times you haven’t been there for Aidan, how did that make you feel when you saw your mum do that speech?”
Back in December, Alison received the Role Model Award at the MBCC in Birmingham. The This Morning star gave a touching speech as she accepted her award – declaring all her hard work had been for Aidan.
She said at the time: “I love you so much son and I’m sorry I haven’t always been there but I’ll be honest with you, the reason I was doing it, was only for you.”
Talking about this moment on Friday’s show, Aidan said: “Yeah it was nice, it was a nice feeling as obviously I know everything she does is for me. It was just nice…”, reports the Liverpool Echo.
Alison’s playful banter was on full display when she quipped: “Be honest… you weren’t bothered that I wasn’t around. You were like: ‘Thank God she’s not here, thank goodness! Oh, she’s coming back again now? Here she is again, oh here we go!'”
Viewers can catch Alison Hammond’s Florida Unpacked airing weekdays starting Monday 27 Jan at 6.30pm on BBC2 and BBC iPlayer.
Discussing the experience of working with her son Aidan on the new series, Alison shared: “It was Aidan’s first time filming, so it felt like I had a work experience apprentice with me. It was eye-opening to see how he approached it, and I realised he has the same work ethic as me – early mornings, late nights – he handled it really well! I was quite surprised, to be honest. You know how teenagers can be, but he was great!”
On the topic of Aidan joining her travels and whether he thought it uncool, she revealed: “Not at all! He absolutely loves it. He’s always asking, ‘Can I come?’ The other day, he was saying how much fun we have together I bring the lols, I am the life and soul, and he realises that. He’s been on plenty of trips with his friends, but he always says he has the best time with me.”
Loose Women continues on weekdays at 12:30pm on ITV and ITV X.