This Morning star talks 'taking a year off' as ITV star addresses future

Alison Hammond celebrated a milestone birthday as she turned 50 on February 5. The This Morning presenter recently opened up about her plans over the next decade.

The on-screen star who regularly presents the ITV daytime show alongside Dermot O'Leary revealed she would love to take a year off work in the near future in order to travel.

"In the next 10 years, I want to travel the world," she told Bella magaizine. "I would love to take a year off and just go and travel."

However, she has no plans to do it right now as she has many TV projects in the pipeline.

Alison confirmed: "Not just yet. But one day, I will go and visit places like Thailand, Sri Lanka and Japan. I need to see the world before I die!"

The ITV favourite recently got her wish as she teamed up with her son Aidan for a camper-style adventure for the BBC called Alison Hammond's Florida Unpacked.

The mother and son explored Florida’s Silver Springs, kayaking across crystal waters and going backstage at a retro drive-in.

Elsewhere it has been tipped that Alison is set to take on a new role.

The Bake Off star will reportedly front the popular programme Hole In The Wall which aired for two series until 2009.

Dale Winton served as the original host while Strictly Come Dancing star Anton Du Beke replaced him on the second.

A source told The Sun: “Hole In The Wall got great ratings when it first came out so the Beeb have decided to bring it back.

“They are currently filming the pilot to see how it shapes up. They wanted to sign Alison and she jumped at the chance to do it.

“She’s one of TV’s most in demand stars right now and the Beeb is over the moon that they’ve signed her."

Hole In The Wall is based on a Japanese format and sees shiny lycra-clad celebrities try to squeeze through odd-shaped holes in a moving wall.