TV host Alison Hammond said she never trusted men after growing up without her father.
His late father Clifford separated from his mother Maria, and this caused Hammond to strive to be “responsible” in relationships.
But the ITV This Morning presenter told Big Issue magazine she was trying to be “more confident”.
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The 47-year-old said: ‘The fact that I didn’t have my dad in my life shaped how it happened.
“And that shaped the way I interact with men in relationships. I always want to be responsible. I don’t trust men because my dad was never around. I’m working on it now in my 40s. I trust more.
Hammond revealed last week that she was in a relationship. Her co-host Dermot O’Leary, 49, blurted on the show that she had been “caught”, reports The Sun.
Alison said: “Can you believe Dermot exposed me on TV? I’m a little disappointed to be honest with you because I can’t flirt with anyone else now.
“He’s a lovely man and all I can say is I hid him for a year and a half. I’ve been with him for a year and a half and no one knew! He loves me to pieces. He absolutely adores me and massages my feet every day. What more do you want?!”
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