Alison Hammond made her debut on For the Love of Dogs on April 16 as she took over the role from the late Paul O’Grady.
Paul had hosted the beloved ITV show – which is on today (Saturday, May 18) – from 2012 up until his death last year. Earlier this year, ITV announced that Alison would take over as host for the new series.
As the show made its return to screens, viewers’ reactions came pouring in and it was mixed to say the least.
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Some fans had taken issue with Alison becoming the new presenter of the show as she doesn’t own a dog. She’s now hit back at the criticism and called it “a flawed argument”.
Alison Hammond on For the Love of Dogs backlash
The This Morning presenter told The Sun‘s TV mag: “I was actually surprised with how much I got for doing the show.
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