Alison Hammond has revealed a shocking beauty habit she has kept up since childhood after her 11-stone weight loss.

The This Morning presenter, 50, decided to lose weight after the death of her mother Maria – who had raised concerns over Alison’s pre-diabetic diagnosis.

And now, as she spoke about the fitness regime which helped her shed the weight, Alison has detailed a bizarre part of her beauty regime.

The presenter revealed that she puts Dettol, an antiseptic liquid, in her baths – and has done ever since she was a kid.

Speaking to The Sunday Times, Alison said: ‘Before bed I like a nice Dettol bath — my mum always used to put it in the water and it reminds me of when I was a child.’

Alison – who weighed 28-stone at her heaviest – also opened up about her dedicated fitness regime, and her 10-year passion for weight lifting.

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Alison Hammond has revealed a shocking beauty habit she has kept up since childhood after her 11-stone weight loss (Seen in April)

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The This Morning presenter, 50, decided to lose weight after the death of her mother Maria  (Alison seen in 2021)

‘If I’m not filming, the first thing I do — usually several hours before Aidan [her son] wakes up — is go to the gym, where I’ll do some heavy lifting,’ she said.

‘I’ve been doing weights for ten years now and I can deadlift 65kg. It’s good for my mental health and to prevent osteoporosis.’

Last week Alison spoke about how she achieved her weight loss without the assistance of weight-loss jabs, giving an insight into her exercise plan with her personal trainer.

Alison, who weighed 28-stone at her heaviest, told Heat: ‘I’ve got a personal trainer – she’s amazing, she trains me when I can train.

‘If I’m working, I don’t train, I’ll go for a walk. But when I’m at home, I’ll go and have a session with her in the morning, just an hour. It might be four days a week.’

She also revealed her approach to her diet, saying she hasn’t cut anything out completely but focuses on ‘moderation’.

‘I don’t deny myself anything, I eat everything, but in moderation,’ she added.

Alison previously told how weight loss jabs weren’t for her, opting against using them because she was ‘frightened’ of ‘scary’ stories surrounding them.

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Alison’s mother Maria (pictured right) had raised concerns over Alison’s pre-diabetic diagnosis

She told Good Housekeeping UK: ‘I think that, for people who need to use them, they’re a good thing – but for me, as soon as I hear any scare story, I get frightened.

‘So I haven’t wanted to use them, but that’s not to say I wouldn’t in the future, and I certainly wouldn’t look down on anyone who did.’

Alison also revealed how her mother Maria, who died in January 2020 from lung and liver cancer, influenced her decision to overhaul her lifestyle.

She shared: ‘My mum had type 2 diabetes and she was worried for me, so when I then found out that I was pre-diabetic, that was frightening.

‘I thought: “I have to be an adult about this”. The sweets had to stop – and the fatty foods.

‘Twice a week, I see my personal trainer and I have a couple of weights in my bedroom. I walk, I stretch and sometimes I do a bit of yoga.’

Amid her body transformation, the broadcaster opted to sell off her old size 26 clothes earlier this year for charity in memory of her late mother.

She has been candid about her weight struggles over the years and previously admitted she was ‘so embarrassed’ by her weight when she weighed more than 20 stone, she joined Weight Watchers in 2019 to focus on her health.

Alison admitted she is trolled on a daily basis about her size but refuses to slim down for others as she likes taking up ‘a little bit of extra space in the world‘.