great british pastries says goodbye to one of his hosts, Matt Lucaswho announced that he could not juggle all his obligations during the reboot Fantasy Football League and his new show with an old collaborator David Walliams. As a result, Bake hired a new host Alison Hammond to replace Lucas for the upcoming season. Some non-British fans may recognize her name or face, but it will be difficult for them to determine where they have seen her before. During his 21-year career as a TV presenter, Hammond’s disarming humor has created viral internet moments time and time again. Here are a few examples that you’ll probably recognize as Alison Hammond.

Hammond has Harrison Ford in “Seams”

Perhaps most famously, Hammond’s interview made headlines that made even stone-faced people Harrison Ford laugh hysterically. When he was assigned to interview him and Ryan Gosling For Blade Runner 2049 Back in 2017, Hammond began the interview preamble by impressing Gosling with authentic whiskey glasses from the original film. “It’s great that you did that,” Gosling praised as Ford adjusted his microphone. “Are you a fan of the original?” he asked, to which she replied, “I’ve never seen one.” Gosling and Hammond burst out laughing, and the tone of the interview was hilarious from the start.

“This is not the acquaintance we were promised,” Ford joked. Hammond struggled to restore the interview’s professionalism, but Ryan Gosling kept pouring booze into prop glasses, and Hammond soon joined him. Everyone was laughing hysterically, and even Harrison Ford eventually joined in on the drink, despite the early morning hour of the interview. This is a prime example of Hammond’s disarming and endearing quality that makes the videos interesting even if the interview itself barely took place!

Mrs. Alison “The Rock” Johnson

Also in 2017, Hammond was interviewed Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson for his film Malibu safeguards. During this, she removed her clothes, revealing a rescue suit underneath, to which Johnson laughed gleefully. When she brought up rumors about his 2020 presidential campaign, Hammond suggested Johnson needed a first lady. “You could propose to me. A stone could give me a stone!” Pulling the ring out of her cleavage, Hammond set the stage for the climax of the interview in which Dwayne Johnson proposed to Alison Hammond. “The prenuptial agreement is coming,” Johnson joked. “That’s the size of an encyclopedia!”

Later that year, during the press for Jumanji: Welcome to the JungleHammond was assigned to interview The Rock again, this time accompanied by his co-star. Kevin Hart. She began by calling Johnson her fiancée and then informed them that in “two hundred and seven days” Malibu safeguards interview, she ordained Kevin Hart online so he could officiate the ceremony. After a quick costume change, Hammond reappeared in his wedding dress and Hart married her and The Rock in the climax of the interview.

However, all good things must come to an end, and in 2021 during press conferences Jungle CruiseJohnson announced on the red carpet that his real-life marriage means he must “divorce” Alison Hammond. A This morning This was followed by a segment in which Hammond played the role of a heartbroken scavenger, leading to hilarious results. Real life Marriage history if he ever was!

Hammond hits the middle of Ryan Reynolds - Hugh Jackman’s “Feud”

She interviewed a superstar for the first time Ryan Reynolds for his role in Green Lanternfollowed by countless meetings with X-MenX Hugh Jackman. In an interview with Jackman in 2017, he and Alison agreed that their chemistry was second to none, and Hammond announced that it wasn’t an interview after all, but more of a date! Their communication continued over champagne, and they even treated each other with chocolates. Naturally, their connection made a splash on the Internet, and Hammond’s weakness for Jackman was firmly established.

Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds enjoy a fake media rivalry. True friends both headlines X-Men franchise, with Jackman known for his role as Wolverine and Reynolds known for Dead Pool. Both men also own beverage companies: Reynolds owns Aviation American gin and Jackman owns Laughing Man coffee. Their respective PR campaigns often overlap, portraying hostility for everyone’s enjoyment.

In 2021, Hammond was at the center of their feud to fire up the pot when she interviewed Reynolds about his purchase of the Welsh football team Wrexham AFC, among other things. To celebrate his new venture with co-owner It’s Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaX Rob McElhenneyHammond taught Reynolds some Welsh phrases, including one that made Reynolds admit, “I wish I had the body and charisma of Hugh Jackman.” Her loyalty to Jackman remains strong.

Her “Bourne personality” haunts Italy

Other honorable mentions include This morning a 2018 segment in which Hammond was tasked with reporting weather on an inflatable map of the British Isles. While attempting to jump from ‘Scotland’ to ‘Northern Ireland’, Hammond accidentally knocked a man into the water of the Albert Docks in Liverpool. In 2020, Hammond interviewed a tree with the help of a “tree charmer” and in 2021 she went viral again for laughing hysterically when Barry Humphreys congratulated heterosexual Dermot O’Leary for the exit (taking it for Philip Schofield).

Other notable faces Hammond has spoken to include action heroes. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Idris ElbaAnd Keanu Reeves. However, her real life turned into a scene of action in 2019 when Hammond was nearly arrested by the Italian police on live television. After filming the Leaning Tower of Pisa without permission, she was kicked out and then continued to try her luck, which resulted in her running down the street. When the show returned to Alison, she was in disguise, claiming “my vacation turned into Bourne identification. I just had to run!”

Alison Hammond’s own attempt at “Bake Off”

Finally, who could forget her participation in the 2020 version of Celebrity great british pastries For Resist cancer? That’s right, Hammond’s upcoming performance as host won’t be her first time in a tent. She competed with Richard Dreyfuss, Louis Theroux, James BluntAnd strange eyeX Tang France to name just a few. During the competition, Hammond kept her cool, calling herself a “natural born baker”, amazed at how smoothly everything was going. Judge Prue Leith even stated, “I don’t think in three years we’ve ever met anyone with that kind of confidence!”

However, in a funny turn of events, as is usually the case with any appearance by Alison Hammond, something unexpected happened. When she bent down to put the cakes in the oven, she was stunned. Where did the door go? Bewildered by the compact door of the fancy oven, Hammond made everyone laugh at her bewilderment. Another iconic Alison Hammond moment for sure. We hope that her new job as a host on the show will give us many more opportunities.