She's been on TV screens for nearly 25 years - but many fans have no idea how she got her big break. Alison Hammond shot to fame in 2002 after stepping into the Big Brother house for its third series - and subsequently became a household name on television.

The now-50-year-old has won over UK and international viewers with her vibrant personality and infectious laugh. Since entering the Big Brother house at just 26 years old, she has presented ITV's This Morning, Channel 4's The Great British Bake Off alongside Noel Fielding, and ITV's For the Love of Dogs.

But that's not all, as she has also featured on I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!, Strictly Come Dancing, Celebrity Coach Trip, Celebrity MasterChef, I Can See Your Voice, amongst numerous other programmes.

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It wasn't until her Big Brother audition tape resurfaced on social media that viewers began to recognise her "true colours", with many praising her for "staying the same" despite the fame.

In the footage, a 26-year-old Alison discusses her passion for bandanas and her obsession with Vaseline before she enters the Big Brother house, laughing and beaming with delight.

She reshared the clip on Facebook with the caption: "Wow, this is where it all started! 23 years ago. My audition tape for Big Brother."

Commenting on the video, one user said: "This is when I first saw Alison and have been a fan ever since. On another note, BB [Big Brother] when ordinary people entered... how things change."

Another user chimed in: "The table absolutely made me howl! Loved you from then onwards. That's when BB was good."

A third user commented: "The best year for Big Brother, and everyone on that one did well for themselves.

"Glad to see you've not changed since before you entered the BB house - it just shows you're not fake, but 100 per cent genuine and a lovely human being."

Another user remarked: "One of the best people to enter Big Brother, and how you got voted out second is beyond me. You were a laugh from the second you got in there.

"That table incident, though - that was hilarious. I was pregnant with my first son then, and I laughed so hard my grandma told me to calm down. She didn't want my waters breaking there and then."

Sharing a personal memory, one more user revealed: "Still remember seeing you at sixth form with your bandana and shouting in the common room, and we both had John McDonough for English - best teacher ever."

Another user recalled: "I remember you as the kids' rep at a hotel in Tunisia! Then you turned up on BB!".