This Morning’s Alison Hammond ‘favourite to be new Davina McCall and host ITV’s Big Brother’

The return of Big Brother is reportedly drawing closer, with the 2023 reboot set to air on ITV five years after it was axed from TV in 2018.

And Alison Hammond, who rose to fame on the show in 2002, could now be the one to welcome housemates as she is the frontrunner to host the reboot.

The TV presenter, 47, is loved by fans on ITV’s This Morning alongside Dermot O’Leary when they fill in for Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield.

Hosting duties: Alison Hammond, who rose to fame on the show in 2002, could now be the one to welcome housemates as she is the frontrunner to host the reboot

A source told The Mirror: ‘Alison is top of the list to present next year’s Big Brother. Execs think she’s exactly what the show needs. She’s energetic, fun, relatable and she was on the show, so she knows it inside out.’

Alison, who was voted out after 15 days in season three, starred alongside Jade Goody, Adele Roberts, Sophie Pritchard and Spencer Smith, and was only 27 when she appeared.

The mother-of-one has tough competition as Rylan Clark and Mo Gilligan are also in the running to host the reboot.

A source told The Mirror: ‘Alison is top of the list to present next year’s Big Brother. Execs think she’s exactly what the show needs. She’s energetic, fun, relatable and she was on the show, so she knows it inside out.’

Fame: Alison, who was voted out after 15 days in season three, starred alongside Jade Goody, Adele Roberts, Sophie Pritchard and Spencer Smith, and was only 27 when she appeared

The reality hit originally aired on Channel 4 from 2000 to 2010 and was hosted by Davina McCall, 54, before it moved to Channel 5 until 2018 where it was presented by series two winner Brian Dowling, 43, and later Emma Willis, 46.

But now, with reports of a 2023 channel hop to ITV –  the channel allegedly want to take the show ‘back to basics’.

Back in April, a source told The Sun: ‘It needs the full treatment and they’re confident they are the ones who can return it to its legendary former glory. It has millions of fans and is one of the most iconic TV shows of its generation.’

All stars: The show started as a social experiment in 2000 and went on to become a firm fixture of popular culture (series one winner Craig Phillips seen with Davina in 2000)

The show started as a social experiment in 2000 – going on to become a firm fixture of popular culture.

Ordinary members of the public entered the iconic house, skyrocketing to fame as they were watched 24/7 by the British public. while a celebrity version of the show with famous housemates also ran from 2000.

The experiment captured the hearts of millions, who could even tune in to the 24h live feed during the night.

Fresh: A source said: ‘They think putting it on ITV2 will open it up to a new audience and legion of younger fans’ (series three winner Kate Lawler seen on show final in 2002)

The show featured some iconic moments air over the years, with a staggering 3.5million people voting for Liverpudlian builder Craig Phillips from Seaforth, Merseyside to win the £70,000 prize in 2000 at the end of the first series.

This Morning presenters Alison Hammond and Josie Gibson also rose to fame on the show.

It averaged at 5.8million viewers an episode by its third season – but figures dropped to just 2.9million an episode in 2009 thanks to competitions inspired by the very shows it spawned, such as The Only Way Is Essex.

Entertainers: Makosi Musambasi shared a controversial moment in the swimming pool with Anthony Hutton during her series in 2005