The new series of The Great British Bake Off is on the way - and Alison Hammond looks incredible in the promo pics.
The next season of the Channel 4 show returns on September 2, with Alison and Noel Fielding returning to host, with Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood judging the contestants’ treats.
The 50-year-old presenter has made headlines after losing 11 stone and reversing a pre-diabetic diagnosis.
The presenter told Closer earlier this year how she overhauled her lifestyle, saying she uses a personal trainer - and that she “eat[s] everything, but in moderation”.
“I’ve got a personal trainer – she’s amazing,” she said.
“She trains me when I can train. If I’m working, I don’t train, I’ll go for a walk. But when I’m at home, I’ll go and have a session with her in the morning, just an hour.”
She also told Good Housekeeping earlier this year why she embarked on her weight loss journey, saying her mum was worried about her developing diabetes.
“My mum had type 2 diabetes and she was worried for me, so when I then found out that I was pre-diabetic, that was frightening,” the presenter of This Morning told Good Housekeeping UK.
The presenter of This Morning weighed 28 stone at her heaviest. She decided to embrace a healthy lifestyle, rather than using weight loss injections, which have been on the rise in recent years.
In 2024, around 5 per cent of Britons had used an injectable glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist, a medication known under brand names such as Wegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro.
“I think that, for people who need to use them, they're a good thing - but for me, as soon as I hear any scare story, I get frightened,” Hammond told Good Housekeeping.
“So I haven't wanted to use them, but that's not to say I wouldn't in the future, and I certainly wouldn't look down on anyone who did.”
Following her pre-diabetic diagnosis, Hammond had an epiphany. “I thought: 'I have to be an adult about this'. The sweets had to stop – and the fatty foods,” she told Good Housekeeping.
Rather than opting for weight loss medication, Hammond decided to make changes to her diet.
She starts her day with an immunity-boosting ginger shot and a hearty Full English breakfast, comprised of eggs, bacon and sausages.
If she’s working, she’ll opt for Caribbean food for lunch, such as rice, peas and chicken. But if she’s at home, she’ll enjoy a nourishing home-cooked dish like lasagne.
Hammond also does sports to keep fit, including exercising with a personal trainer twice a week and doing home workouts such as weight training.
