Alison Hammond awkwardly reveals she is NOT engaged

Alison Hammond awkwardly revealed she is not engaged to partner Ben Hawkins during Friday's episode of This Morning. Alison Hammond, 48, awkwardly revealed she is not engaged to partner Ben Hawkins during Friday's episode of This Morning She continued: 'Sorry, it's fake news! Loved-up: The This Morning star is said to have fallen for Ben - who was pictured Tuesday at his Birmingham home - after employing him to tend to her garden Confession: It comes days after the presenter's would be father-in-law, Colin Hawkins, exclusively told MailOnline that ben and Alison 'proposed to one another' Funny: Her co-star Dermot O'Leary opened the show to the sounds of wedding bells and exclaimed: 'I hear a congratulations are in order, someone is getting married' Oops: Alison laughed: 'Cut the music! Take it back: Earlier this week, in an exclusive chat to MailOnline Colin Hawkins, 72, said that wedding bells are on the horizon for the pair The fun-loving television presenter is said to have employed Ben to tend to the plot at her West Midlands home two years ago, with the pair hitting it off.