Alison Hammond has disclosed that she asked producers of The Great British Bake Off not to broadcast her embarrassing fall during last year's series. The 48-year-old presenter described the incident, in which she tumbled off a countertop, as a moment of 'shame'.
Appearing on The One Show, Hammond laughed as she recalled the mishap, explaining she had been 'showing off' while attempting a playful move on a table in the Bake Off tent. She said she hopped onto the table to 'add a little bit of happiness' while contestants baked, but lost her balance while trying to swing her legs in a scissor motion.
The moment was aired on The One Show, where hosts JB Gill and Lauren Laverne giggled as they replayed the clip. Hammond explained, 'I just wanted to move my legs... but I leaned back and I thought I was touching something but there was nothing there, and then my whole weight took me over.'
Despite her request to have the fall cut from the show, the moment made it to air. 'I said to them, “Please don't show that,” and they did!' she exclaimed. Fellow guests Lionel Richie and Rachel Zegler responded in unison, 'Of course they did!'
