Who is Alison Hammond's partner and boyfriend David Putman?

12 September 2025, 16:52

Is Alison Hammond in a relationship with? Meet boyfriend and partner David Putman.

Alison Hammond has become one of the UK's national treasures thanks to her hilarious personality and spots on popular TV shows including This Morning, The Great British Bake Off, Loose Women and more.

But while her professional life is on top form, fans of the former Big Brother star are keen to know if she's in a relationship and who her boyfriend is.

In April 2024, Alison confirmed she was indeed dating a new man, David Putman, and it wasn't long before their age gap of 22 years was all anyone could talk about.

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So who is Alison's partner? Not a fan of the showbiz spotlight, here's everything you need to know about David including his age, job and their plans to marry.

How old is Alison Hammond’s boyfriend David Putman?

David is reported to be 28-years-old, with his birthday falling on the 23rd of May, whilst Alison is 50 which leaves a 22-year difference between them.

According to the tabloid’s sources, David’s mother found this age difference a huge cause for concern when they first began dating.

The source stated: "She thinks Alison is way too old for David and doesn’t like all the attention her TV fame has brought to her son.”

Addressing the age gap herself, she told Good Housekeeping: "I can see how, on paper, you’d notice the age difference.

"Yes, I’m 22 years older than he is, but if you saw us together, you’d understand. People have said to me, ‘We get it now.’"

What is Alison Hammond’s boyfriend's job?

Not in the showbiz world, David works as a model and Russian massage therapist where he specialises in services such as lymphatic drainage and anti-cellulite treatments.

In fact, it was David's job that brought the couple together after Alison booked herself in with David in 2023.

How tall is Alison Hammond's boyfriend David Putman?

Eagle-eyed fans have noticed that Alison's boyfriend David is considerably taller than her leaving them to question just how tall he is.

Whilst Alison stands at 5ft 8in, David reaches a height of 6ft 10in, making him over a foot taller than his partner. This will certainly come in handy for his modelling gigs.

What is David Putman’s Instagram?

You can find all of David’s pictures of his travels and modelling shots on Instagram @mr.putman.207.

Is Alison Hammond getting married?

No, Alison is not engaged to David yet, however, engagement rumours flared when Alison wore a pink diamond ring on her left ring finger during This Morning.

As Alison and co host, Dermot O'Leary began on their showbiz headlines, Alison noticed the headlines were about her. She said: "Oh my god apparently I am engaged?!"

"Oh I have put this on the wrong finger.... Let me swap it over to stop these rumours," Alison said on screen whilst swapping the ring over.

Also more recently, she hinted on the daytime TV show that was ready to walk down the aisle. She teased: "I wouldn’t say no. I might marry myself…"

Talking about her relationship, she has said David is nothing but fully supportive of her. She said in an interview: "He loves it. He just supports me.

"I don't like to go into detail about him, because it's my private life, and I want to respect his life as well. But you know I'm loved-up, everyone knows that!"

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