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Alison Hammond has revealed that she applied to go on Big Brother to try and clear her 'traumatising' debt.
The This Morning presenter, 47, shot to fame on the then Channel 4 reality show in 2002, proving to be hugely popular and going on to have an impressive TV career.
And ahead of going into the famous abode when facing huge debts of £3,000 in her normal pre-fame job as a holiday rep, Alison recalled believing it was a 'good idea' to go on the show and win the £70,000 prize money.
Looking back: Alison Hammond has revealed that she applied to go on Big Brother to try and clear her 'traumatising' debt
Speaking to On Jessie Ware's Table Manners podcast, she said: 'I was in Tunisia, repping, and everyone was reading the papers about Brian Dowling - he had won Big Brother.
'And they were saying 'you should go on Big Brother, you'd win it'.
'And at the time, I had a debt of like £3,000 and at the time I was traumatised by.'
Throwback: The This Morning presenter, 47, shot to fame on the then Channel 4 reality show in 2002, proving to be hugely popular and going on to have an impressive TV career
Detailing her money struggles before getting her big break aged 27, Alison - who recently celebrated 20 years at This Morning - added: 'Every time I got paid I just couldn't make that debt go down.
'So I thought that'd be a good idea to win £70,000 going in a TV show.'
Despite her gamble, Alison's risk didn't immediately pay off as she missed out on the winner's prize fund of £70,000 and instead got expenses of just £30 per day after only lasting two weeks on the show - which was won by her pal Kate Lawler.
Tough time: ahead of going into the famous abode when facing huge debts of £3,000 in her
