Alison Hammond looks completely different before fame as This Morning air ‘this is your life’ tribute

THIS Morning shared old photos and videos of Alison Hammond today as they celebrated 20 years of her presenting on the daytime show.

The TV star started out working as a holiday rep and entertainer before finding fame and looked completely in clips shared during a 'This Is Your Life' segment on the ITV show.

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Her pal Josie Gibson introduced the special tribute today and told Alison: "You were always destined for stardom."

Josie added: "I can vouch I would not be the presenter I am today without you. You made me push myself, you gave me confidence, you've got the best heart and I love you so much."

Her Big Brother co-star Kate Lawler joined them for a trip down memory lane and reminisced about their time in the famous house back in 2002.

She told viewers: "I couldn't believe she was booted out in two weeks. I was crying in the diary room.

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"Every day we laughed, we became best friends in that house. It was non stop laughs."

Alison also broke down in tears during a montage of celebs and her This Morning co-stars sending sweet messages to her, including Rylan Clark, Dermot O'Leary and of course Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield.

The mum of one reached for the tissues after seeing the emotional clips play out, including one from her son Aiden, and she said: ";Thank you I feel overwhelmed.

"Thank you This Morning for giving me this opportunity. I’ve had the best 20 years and thank you viewers, all I ever want to do is make you guys happy."

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Alison rocketed into the public eye after appearing on the third ever series of Big Brother in 2002.

The show became a launchpad for her career as she became a presenter on This Morning the same year.

She's famous for gushing over her celebrity interviewees.

People on Twitter loved seeing the heartwarming moment.

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One said: "@AlisonHammond just has this incredible ability to make you smile as soon as you see her face, she doesn’t even need to say anything 😍 Love watching her and wish she was my friend, we all need an Alison in our lives"

Another penned: "Massive Congratulations to Alison Hammond on 20 year Anniversary...kindest Brummie on Television Xx"

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