Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAlison Hammond has responded to criticism regarding the 23-year age gap with her boyfriend, David Puttnam, saying “it is nothing to do with anyone else”.The This Morning host, 51, has been in a relationship with Puttnam, 28, since 2023, and toldThe Mirror that while she doesn’t think they’ll get married, they “choose each other every day”. Hammond previously said in an interview with Good Housekeeping: “Yes, I’m 22 years older than he is, but if you saw us together, you’d understand.”She recently underwent a health and fitness regime that resulted in losing 11 stone.Hammond previously opened up about her past weight struggles on This Morning, adding: “I used to buy an extra seat because I didn’t want to put anyone in a situation where I was touching them.”In fullAlison Hammond hits out at critics of 20-year age gap with her boyfriendMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in