Alison Hammond reveals her secret childhood acting gig with Sting

The Bafta host says her future may involve a film career
Alison Hammond, pictured here at the 2023 EE Bafta Awards, has hinted she could jump into a film career
BAFTA/Charlie Clift
Dominique Hines20 February 2023
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Alison Hammond teased she would not rule out a big screen career after revealing her secret film experience.

The ITV This Morning star, who co-hosted Sunday’s Baftas, said her first foot in the industry was starring in a movie alongside Sting.

"What’s so amazing is, I actually started out in film," the 48-year-old said.

"It was called Artemis 81. When I was six years old, my mum got me in the movie (which starred) Sting.

“Who knows, in the future maybe I will be going off to do films.”

Hammond stunned on the red carpet at the British Academy Film Awards held at the Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall
PA

Hammond, who was doing all the backstage chats with the night’s winners during the show, also admitted that she is still not used to meeting celebrities despite her years of interviewing everyone from Beyoncé to George Clooney.

"I still get starstruck," she told Metro.

"But once I say hello to them it fades away and I realise it’s just a normal person who is like me and wants to laugh.”

While her ambitious nature means she’s not ruling out a film career, she also previously said she’d love to front her own chat show.

Alison Hammon interviews Geri Halliwell BAFTA BBC1
The presenter interviewed Geri Horner and Martin Freeman at Sunday night’s ceremony
BAFTA/BBC1

She previously told Metro: "I’m open to a chat show, without a doubt. It would be a wonderful thing for the nation.

"Listen, if I don’t host it, they’ve missed a trick, let’s be honest.

"But I haven’t been asked... heigh-ho, that’s life. If they can’t see the magic that I would bring to that Big Brother situation, then what can I say?"

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