Great British Bake Off's Alison Hammond's whirlwind romance with boyfriend David Putman as pair discuss marriage

Alison Hammond and her beau David Putman are each smiles, with whispers of wedding bells successful the aerial arsenic they contemplate tying the knot.

Eyebrows person been raised by immoderate implicit the important property quality betwixt the lovebirds.

The Great British Bake Off sensation Alison, 49, shares a 22-year property quality with her younger sweetheart David, 27, who is much akin successful years to Alison's 19 twelvemonth aged offspring Aidan.

Yet, contempt the years that abstracted them, Alison's romance has won the seal of support from her son, culminating successful a associated reddish carpet quality earlier this year.

The mates made a splash alongside Aidan astatine an lawsuit for Jamie Laing's confectionery task Candy Kittens successful London this past June.

Family dynamics

Chatting connected the Parenting Hell podcast, Alison opened up astir however her lad has taken to her caller romanticist chapter.

When quizzed by presenter Rob Beckett connected the complexities of dating with a teen son, she admitted: "I deliberation it's much difficult. I deliberation he's much verbal present that he's older, helium volition wanna to cognize who this idiosyncratic is and he'll privation to conscionable them.."

She added, "It's a batch harder, yeah. Because he'll privation to cognize that this feline is treating maine well. The idiosyncratic that I'm seeing astatine the moment, he's similar connected his Instagram. He's like, 'Yeah, I similar him. I similar him. He's not excessively successful your face.' Do you cognize what I mean? Aidan's connected it."

Admitting her alleviation erstwhile her lad gave his seal of support for David, she said: "Normally Aidan HATES anybody I date. Literally conscionable not interested. And you conscionable cognize astatine that point, if Aidan doesn't similar them, this isn't going to work."

When big Rob questioned if she sometimes felt similar the kid successful their dynamic, Alison admitted: "Yes, definitely. There are moments and I think, 'Who's the genitor here? ' You cognize what I mean? I bash consciousness that sometimes. It's bully though due to the fact that it's similar I've got idiosyncratic ever determination protecting me, looking implicit me, and helium reminds maine a spot of my [late] mum successful immoderate of the things helium says."

As Alison's narration with David blossoms further, matrimony could beryllium connected the skyline pursuing discussions of tying the knot, particularly present that Alison is keen to "look her best" having shed a singular 11 stone.

Alison has reportedly dropped weight, slimming down from 28 chromatic to 17 stone, boosting her wellness according to sources.

A confidant speaking to OK! Magazine disclosed however contented Alison feels lately, highlighting her thriving vocation and idiosyncratic life. The insider shared: "Her vocation is going from spot to spot and she loves being connected This Morning with Dermot and audiences emotion her and she is precise successful demand."

"She's besides mislaid rather a spot of value and portion she's ever been blessed with her assemblage nary substance what size, she feels precise steadfast and has been moving retired a batch much and taking attraction of herself. She's glowing! ".

An insider revealed the mates has adjacent discussed marriage, arsenic Alison "would love" to locomotion down the aisle.

Finding caller romance

Alison is said to person archetypal encountered her caller emotion involvement erstwhile she hired him for a £150 massage, starring to a blossoming romance from what began arsenic a friendship.

The fashionable presenter was erstwhile joined to Aidan's dad, Noureddine Boufaied; however, their travel unneurotic culminated successful divorce.

Rising to prominence done Big Brother's 3rd bid successful 2002, Alison shared during an interrogation with The Sunday Times however she has maintained a affirmative co-parenting affiliation with her erstwhile spouse, likening it to "like a large family."

Yet, Alison faced interior turmoil connected the breakdown of her marriage, expressing a consciousness of idiosyncratic defeat. She candidly discussed these emotions with chap personage Paloma Faithwho understood the sentiment wellreferring to the dissolution of her ain concern arsenic her "biggest nonaccomplishment and astir apt my lone regret."

Discussing Alison's existent concern with her younger partner, insiders confided to OK!

Magazine that the archetypal signifier bore its hardships, but David helped rekindle Alison's religion successful emotion and men.

"Add successful the information that she is precise blessed successful her caller narration and has got Aidan's support and Alison couldn't beryllium happier. They person talked astir matrimony and though it's rather soon, Alison would emotion to get joined 1 day. And she wants to look her champion erstwhile she does adjacent if it's not for a while."

Navigating an property difference

The duo's important property quality hasn't been easy, arsenic they've had to contend with David's mother's disapproval among different challenges. Nonetheless, their enslaved has lone grown stronger facing these adversities together, a root disclosed.

A confidant revealed to Closer magazine: "Alison is not going to beryllium enactment disconnected her caller antheral by anyone, including friends and particularly his mother. Alison argues that David is 26 going connected 45 he's not a teenager, he's really mentally much mature than she is."

Furthermore, the root said: "Alison knew determination would beryllium resistance, and this is 1 of the reasons wherefore they kept things nether wraps successful the beginning."

According to the source, portion David's mum Olga feels "uncomfortable" astir her sons romance with idiosyncratic possessing much fiscal clout, which goes against her old-fashioned beliefs, Alison remains unfazed.

Speaking to Closer, the insider shared: "Olga hasn't said thing that Alison knew wouldn't come. Alison confided to friends that each they inquire is for a blessing. She thinks she should beryllium blessed for them and for her lad aft all, Alison would beryllium if the relation was reversed and it was Aiden. ".

An insider revealed: "Alison understands David's mother's perspective, but she wants her to cognize that there's nary request for interest they're successful love. She finds it unfortunate, but thankfully, David contempt his heavy affection for his mum genuinely loves Alison. She isn't seeking approval, she conscionable wishes the cardinal radical successful their lives could stock their joy."

Going public

Alison archetypal made waves with quality of her romance with David successful April, leaving fans gobsmacked during a unrecorded TV segment.

On 13 September, portion chatting with Paloma Faith connected 'This Morning', Alison fto gaffe a heartfelt confession astir her ain emotion life.

Discussing the pitfalls of dating apps with Paloma, Alison enquired, "But you've got idiosyncratic beauteous successful your beingness and you're happy," prompting a coy effect from the singer, "I'm not commenting connected that," accompanied by a acceptable of giggles.

With a knowing grin, Alison responded, "I conscionable anticipation you have, I conscionable privation you to beryllium happy," portion her co-host Dermot O'Leary chimed in, telling Paloma that Alison was simply "was conscionable feeling the love," astatine present.

Alison past gushed: "I emotion love astatine the moment... I've got idiosyncratic peculiar and you've got idiosyncratic peculiar and you've got idiosyncratic special," acknowledging some Paloma and Dermot's romanticist situations.

This tender speech followed a insignificant mix-up earlier successful the twelvemonth erstwhile Alison sported a stunning pinkish diamond ringing connected her show, sparking unfounded engagement rumours aft it caught the media's eye.

Alison expressed her daze connected the show, saying: "Oh my God seemingly I americium engaged? ! " earlier swiftly mounting the grounds consecutive that she was not engaged. "Oh I person enactment this connected the incorrect finger... Let maine swap it implicit to halt these rumours," she added, switching the ringing to a antithetic digit connected unrecorded television.

Her spouse David, who stands astatine an awesome 6ft 10 inches tall, hails from Russia and is simply a exemplary by profession.