From the Scotsman, 21/04/04 ...

'Alison Hammond, 28, still lives in her native Birmingham and is currently dating boyfriend Nordine, who she met when he was in the audience at one of her shows. She began her media career with an eight-year stint at the Central Junior Television Workshop, during which time she appeared in Boon and Chalkface. Alison’s biggest claim to fame is her participation in the third series of Big Brother. More recently she has appeared in Celebrity Fit Club and as a roving reporter for This Morning. She can be seen as Nina Simone in Stars in Their Eyes Celebrity Special on Saturday, April 24.

WHAT ITEM DO YOU PRIZE MOST IN YOUR HOME AND WHY?

“My treadmill. It’s helped me lose nearly three stone. It’s the only exercise equipment I’ve got that has really helped me shed the weight. I use it first thing in the morning and last thing at night. I know that’s rather sad to admit, but I can’t help it. I’ve also got a boomerang I’m in love with. I’ve got a didgeridoo as well that I picked up on my travels, but I can’t play it. I need lessons from Rolf Harris! I like to buy things as souvenirs, to help me remember where I’ve been.” ...'

There's a lot more here, The Scotsman, 21/04/04.

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Still find it amazing that she " forgot " to mention this before and during BB3.
And that Endemol didn`t know about it ,( or did they ?)
An even bigger fraud than "Jonathan the Singing Fireman ".
By comparison , makes Kate look genuine.

Blimey. A one-post thread about Alison hijacked and turned into an attack on two BB3 HMs.

On the other hand OF, you could interpret this as someone paying their dues for years before catching a break in TV. Good luck to her.

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If she`d been honest about her training and acting , ( spanning
the majority of her life ) ,
I could agree with you.
But she didn`t.
She kept absolutely dead quiet about that ,
the most important thing in her life.
To deliberately deceive the voting public .
I find that much worse than BB4`s Cameron ( who witheld far less ).
I`m just not keen on seeing such " Cheats Prosper ",
regardless of whether they are any good or not.

P.S.
I wasn`t intending to " have a go " at the others ,
but actually say I find them to have been more honest than Alison.

I suppose you can't begrudge Alison her success. Every wannabe knows BB actually stands for Big Break...

"... I have slippers for everyone who comes to the house. I make them take their shoes off and put the slippers on, so the carpets stay clean and no dirt is brought in. No matter what size you are, I’ve got slippers for you.”

Wow. She's obviously a major hygiene freak.

though presumably pissing in the shower is ok...

Didn't she mention some of her bit part work to other HMs during her fortnight in there? I couldn't be certain but it rings a bell.

Either way, I think the "cheats prosper" is a bit over the top, nice to see her do well, hope she's happy.

Funny then why she joined in the hostility in the BB3 house towards Alex for being 'hygiene obsessed'... ?!

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Every wannabe knows it ,
But the BB3 lot , were fairly open about their background ,
and not all wannabes.
Except ,
One Proffessionally Trained Actress .
Thats years and years ,
of being taught how best to present yourself to the Public.
Not to mention that unfair advantage IS cheating ,
and she knew it.

She could only act her way for 2 weeks in BB3.

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One Proffessionally Trained Actress .
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...and one professionally trained actor, The Equity Card Actor Jonny Regan!

I didn't know one of Endemol's rules barred any Equity card carrying members form being in BB. Alison spoke quite freely about being a bit part actress in BB3, why is everyone so surprised?? Does anyone know the percentage of HM's throughout all series (apart from celebrity) that are equity members!!!!

True, even quiet Sunita from BB3 had an Equity card. I don't know why they don't call it Big Showreel sometimes.

Apparently - you're not allowed to have an agent when you enter the BB house but you can have an Equity card. I think it should be a condition that you have neither, personally. Sorry if that's bias against actors but that's my opinion.

The agent debate is a tricky one. Rumour has it some BB contestants in the past have made a 'gentlemans' agreement' with certain agents before they go into the house.

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What she talked about was being a Holiday Rep. and a cinema Usherette.
I never heard her refer to eight years of acting school or all the " bit parts on T.V. and Stage , spanning twenty years.
I distinctly remember it being ,
" A Bombshell ",
when these facts were first printed on D.S.

She definately talked about it with Jonny and one other, probably Kate, on the night before she was evicted. I distinctly remember her saying she had just done an episode of Doctors before she went in.
Personally, I don't see the problem with actors being in BB. I work in "the business of show", and believe me, it is no surprise that an Equity member also has another job. That is the harsh reality of their career.
An actor friend of mine applied for Big Brother 3. He is also an Undertaker "between acting jobs." Either job on his form would have been truthful.
Leave Alison alone. Good luck to her. At least she has a professional grounding for a television career, which is more than any of the other BB contestants who are now on telly, can say. And doesn't it show!

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No , to omit his main job ( acting ),
would have been deceitful.
You call him an actor who " fills in " doing undertaking.
Not an undertaker who acts.
Likewise
Alison`s main job is acting.
She is a fully trained and experienced actress ,
who did a bit of work as a rep. and usherette.
Not a Holiday Rep. and usherette , who did a little bit of acting.
She should have described herself as such,
before and during BB3.
But she didn`t.
Why not ?
Especially as now you can`t stop her talking about her career ,
but in BB3 ,
She got "amnesia. " ( Very convenient )
Face it , she was deceitful ,
and thats cheating.

I watched most of BB3 from start ot finish and I didnt know Alison was a trained actress until long after..I was under the impression she was a holiday rep/usherette who'd done a bit of Extra work in her time

I didnt like her much, I found her rather irritating and over the top..and I wasnt a bit suprised when she was voted out and i assumed most people felt the same

I toally agree with you redbeefy - Alison has done really well for herself and considering that she was only in the house for 2 weeks and didn't get the same exposure as some of the others who still can't get their tv careers off the ground.

Thats not really very fair...Kate didn't have the advantage of professional training that Alison had.

....I did think it bit odd, at the that Alison was chosen to present the little films that were shown during the commercial breaks on E4 during BB3..about why there were sometimes sound dips during the live coverage..but I can see it makes sense now..why bring in a trained actor at cost ,when they already had one under contract

If it were simply a case of being professionally trained then there would be a lot more actors in work, plus Kate has done very well for herself up to now and I'm sure we will be seeing he on tv again very soon

Alison is a very natural person with a good sense of humour - those clips were very funny and public obviously took to her which is why she is doing so well 2 years on.

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If Poetic Justice ,
keeps on
"Shooting Herself In The Foot "
like that ,
they`ll be putting her
on
"Suicide Watch "

You seem to be awfully interested in my posts OF - I should be flattered
Keep it up I actually find it amusing. ... :sleep:

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So do I .

Loving your posts OF

They're great aren't they?? And not at all repetitive You go girl