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Alison Hammond wowed This Morning viewers on Friday with her secret piano 'talent' when she opened the ITV programme with a song. 

The presenter, 49, and her co-host Dermot O'Leary, 50, often kick off their end of the week show's with a musical number but this week's instalment came as a surprise. 

Perched at a grand piano, Alison played a beautiful tune while Dermot, chimed: 'Welcome to the show today!' 

In honour of French pianist, Richard Clayderman, who later closed out the programme, she showed off her hidden talent. 

Joking that Alison's song was called 'Le ode de Birmingham,' Dermot temporarily broke her concentration as she burst out laughing. 

‘That was an absolute tonic for me. Can you learn a different composition every week and play it for us?’ he admitted while Alison added that it was the only song she knew. 

Fans at home were equally impressed as they shared praise on social media: 'There’s something utterly beautiful about the piano that was was beautiful'; 'She’s brilliant'; 'This is just beautiful I could cry.'

'Well done Alison I listen to Richard Clayderman to go to sleep every night. I have a pillow speaker and set my phone to turn off the music after a certain time'; 'ALISON HAMMOND, you were brilliant !!!!!! I watched it four times!!'; 'Lovely to hear Alison performing her rendition of 'au de Birmingham'

'Wow Alison such beautiful playing. Love it. You and Dermot are brilliant.'; 'Dermot singing love it Alison so talented.'

Later in the show Richard joined the hosts to discuss his return to the UK for the first time in 25 years, before performing himself.

Meanwhile, Alison is said to have a new lease of life after finding love with Russian masseur David Putman who is 20 years her junior. 

The This Morning host is reportedly dating the hunky 6ft 10in model, and the surprising way the couple met has now been revealed with their relationship blossoming from the moment Alison booked David for a £150 massage. 

According to The Sun, Alison was a client of the professional masseur and it was during a session that the pair first hit it off, with the presenter visiting David in between her busy filming schedule.