Alyson Hammond talks about extortion plot where ‘One New Star Handed Over Thousands’

Alison Hammond spoke out after it was revealed over the weekend that a man had been arrested on suspicion of extortion.

The presenter, 48, took to Instagram on Monday to share a heartwarming video, which saw her smile as she lay on the bed.

She covered the clip with a male voice saying, “You want to know four main reasons why I will always win?”

“I don’t hate anyone, I pray, I stay in my own path, and finally, I don’t compete with what anyone expects of myself.”

In a caption to the post with a red heart, the former Big Brother housemate flashed a peace sign with her hand.

She looks chic in a blue polka dot dress, while wearing a matching gray headband.

It comes after Alison emerged to once again confirm that she was single during an appearance on Monday This Morning – leading to further speculation that she has split from partner Ben Hawkins.

The host, who sits down with Phillip Schofield this week, showed off her “single ring” during a discussion about dating apps.

Alyson, who was joined by Holly Willoughby, 42, revealed that she was wearing the green jewelry as a way to announce her single status.

‘More people want to meet people outside,’ she said, flashing a pear ring, and getting a green ring might be a good idea so people know you’re single.

“As you can see, I got my only ring.”

Before Holly interjected: “I hope you don’t need it for life.”

The Pear ring acts as the opposite of an engagement ring, users wear it to show strangers that they are available.

The official green ring costs £19.99 and aims to help people find love in person rather than on dating apps.

Earlier this month, Alison shocked This Morning viewers by announcing that she was single just weeks after it was reported that she and her beau were engaged.

She retracted her relationship status when she exclaimed, “Well, I’m single!” while discussing the new spin-off show Love Island with co-host Dermot O’Leary.

As Dermot read the casting call for new show The Romance Retreat — which will be hosted by Davina McCall — he hinted to his co-worker about signing up, telling her they were looking for “vibrant single dads.”

She replied: Hi, I am single!.

Alison Hammond broke her silence on Sunday after it was revealed over the weekend that a man had been arrested on suspicion of extortion.

Taking to Instagram, the presenter shared a hilarious selfie from “Girls Night” with her friends Holly Willoughby, Nicole Appleton, and Emma Bunton, with the caption, “Wanted for.”

West Midlands Police told MailOnline a man was released on bail after being arrested on suspicion of extortion.

Allison allegedly told friends that she had handed over thousands of pounds and a car to an ex-girlfriend who had threatened to leak false details about her private life.

The force confirmed it had arrested a 36-year-old man from Warwickshire on suspicion of extorting a woman in her forties.

She added that the police questioned the man and released him on Sunday on conditional bail.

West Midlands Police said on Sunday that it “takes reports of this nature very seriously” and that investigations are “progressing rapidly”.

according to the sunThe former Big Brother contestant also handed over a £5,000 BMW.

The broadcaster allegedly reported the incident to the police last week, with fellow post told Hammond that it had ‘got to the end’.

She is alleged to have shown officers of the force letters she had received from the man on Tuesday.

The host of Great British Bake Off is said to have fought back tears and claimed she was confiding in the man when talking to a friend.

I thought he valued our friendship. Now I know he just wants me to finance his luxurious life’, the sun mentioned.

The man allegedly took advantage of Alison’s sweet nature and they struck up an unlikely friendship despite his drug problems.

Allison reportedly told her friend that he suddenly called her demands after she was happy trying to help him and spend money on him.

Allegedly, she tried to cut ties with him several times but he managed to come back into her life.

Things came to a boiling point for Alison when she reportedly told a colleague last week: ‘He texted me saying if I didn’t give him £3,500 he’d ruin me.

I was dumbfounded. I’m still in shock. To have a friend who seeks to blackmail and extort me is heartbreaking. I had to realize that I had reached the end and go to the police.

Things came to a boiling point for Allison when she reportedly told a colleague last week, “I had to realize I had come to an end and go to the police.”

However, Alison is said to be “really afraid” of any retaliation from the man now, she has stopped giving him money and has gone to the authorities.

MailOnline has contacted Alison’s representative for comment.

A former Holiday actress, she first appeared on British television as a contestant on the third series of Big Brother in 2002, which she later admitted she only signed up to try to clear a £3,000 debt.

Her blunt personality and warmth quickly landed in This Morning after ITV bosses saw her potential.

Her career has since gone from strength to strength, recently landing hosting jobs at the BAFTAs and GBBO.