The 54-year-old former Top Gear presenter almost died filming a stunt in a Vampire jet car at York’s Elvington airfield in 2006.

The mother-of-three is currently under police guard at her London home after alleged ‘sinister messages’ were uncovered.

The pair claimed the award ahead of the much fancied Hammond, notably selected ahead of her This Morning co-host Holly Willoughby in the category for Best Presenter.

JAN MOIR: No one emerged unscathed from the rumpus, but it was a reminder of how pious and censorious even the most liberal celebrities can be about the behaviour of others.

The Mail on Sunday first reported on the duo’s difficulty with some executives on the under-fire ITV programme worried the two may have to start hosting episodes apart.

Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary paid tribute to Phillip Schofield live on This Morning on Monday as they stepped in to host the ITV show after he was axed.

Police confirmed earlier today that they had launched an investigation into a blackmail plot against Alison Hammond. A man has since been arrested.

Alison Hammond is engaged to her landscape gardener beau Ben Hawkins, her future father in law has revealed. 

Jeremy Clarkson, 61, and Richard Hammond, 51, shared a bottle of rosé wine while sitting at The Walmer Castle pub on a hot day in London’s Notting Hill yesterday.

Love Island viewers revealed they planned to complain to Ofcom over the treatment of Hugo Hammond in the Line of Booty challenge on Thursday’s show.