Alison Hammond took a moment to remember her late mum on Friday's This Morning, after being reminded of her passing during a discussion about Friday 13th.
While to many people, it is just another date in the calendar, for the more superstitious, the mere mention of Friday 13th is enough to cause panic and Alison and co-host Dermot O'Leary were quick to reference the date as they kicked off the final This Morning of the week with a rather chaotic opening that saw guest Dermot scauld Gyles Brandreth for putting an umbrella up in the studio and wearing a jumper with a black cat on; before throwing some spilled salt over his shoulder and having a go at Alison for putting new shoes on the table in front of them.
Alison then delivered the bad news to viewers than there are in fact two Friday 13ths this year, with the second coming in October. The subject was then raised again as Alison and Dermot were joined in the studio by well known therapists Nik and Eva Speakman, to take calls from viewers who shared their Friday 13th concerns.
