Alison Hammond to host BBC game show getting reboot after 16 years

The BBC is said to be ‘over the moon’ they have secured Alison Hammond to present a reboot of a huge game show. The This Morning star, 50, will reportedly follow in the footsteps of the late Dale Winton and Strictly’s Anton Du Beke as host of Hole in the Wall.

The show originally ran for two seasons from 2008 until 2009 but the BBC is reportedly reviving it because it received ‘great ratings.’. The broadcaster also wanted ‘in-demand’ Alison for the gig and it is said she ‘jumped at the chance.’. A source told The Sun: ‘Hole In The Wall got great ratings when it first came out so the Beeb have decided to bring it back.

‘They are currently filming the pilot to see how it shapes up. They wanted to sign Alison and she jumped at the chance to do it. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video.

Up Next. ‘She’s one of TV’s most in-demand stars right now and the Beeb is over the moon that they’ve signed her.’. The BBC declined to comment when approached by Metro. In Hole in the Wall, players must contort themselves to fit through cutout holes of varying shapes in a large polystyrene wall moving towards them as they stand in front of a swimming pool to win £10,000.

It is an adaptation of Brain Wall, known by fans as Human Tetris, that first appeared on Japanese variety show The Tunnels’ Thanks to Everyone. This year, Alison has barely been off our screens as a presenter of shows including The Great British Bake Off – but she’s also got an extremely lucrative side hustle.

She has just wrapped up playing the Magical Mermaid in Birmingham Hippodrome’s pantomime production of Peter Pan. The Sun previously reported she is ‘topping the celeb panto rich list’, earning around £3,000 per show – bringing her total earnings for the full run to £195,000.

A source also told the publication that while panto might be ‘all fun and games for the audiences’, behind the scenes it was ‘dog eat dog’. ‘Agents are notoriously particular about where their client’s name is on the poster and how big the font is as it reflects the earnings. Industry wide it’s known if you’re in the top left you are the highest-paid star,’ they said.

Earlier this year The Mirror reported Alison’s net worth was around £1-4 million and that she earned around £600,000 for co-hosting ITV’s flagship breakfast programme. After appearing on Big Brother in 2002, Alison went on to compete on other reality shows including I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!, Strictly Come Dancing and Celebrity MasterChef.

As an actress she’s also been seen in Palace Hill, Doctors and The Dumping Ground. You can rent an entire private English island for just £40 a night. What I Own: I purchased my £267,000 London flat for £33,000 under the asking price. 'Hipster' neighbourhood in divisive UK city named one of the coolest places to live.

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