This Morning: Alison Hammond left cringing after mistaking Matt Smith's ears for FAKE ones
THIS MORNING presenter Alison Hammond was left red-faced today after she mistook Matt Smith's real ears for fake ones.
Alison Hammond asks Matt Smith about wearing 'fake ears'
Alison, 41, was interviewing Matt and co-star Claire Foy - who are the stars of new Netflix drama The Crown - and asked the actor about his portrayal of Prince Phillip.
The former Big Brother star went on to say: "Let's talk about the hair and make-up, I mean the ears, the hair - it's quite uncanny."
A red-faced Matt replied: "These are my actual ears."
Alison and Claire - who plays a young Queen Elizabeth II - then laughed out loud, before Alison said: "Oh, are they? I thought they were plastic!"
This Morning: Alison Hammond mistook Matt Smith's real ears for fake ones
Alison was left red-faced after the embarrassing incident
I thought your ears were plastic!
Matt then reassured her: "No, they are my real ears. I was teased as a child... My mum will be shifting in her seat at home now, she loves This Morning as well."
Alison cringed: "Oh, that's embarrassing. Please eat me now ground! It's a good job I'm black or I'd be bright red right now."
The Crown is a 10-part series tells the story of Queen Elizabeth II and is Netflix’s most expensive and ambitious project to date.
The streaming giant has spent a reported £100 million on the debut season – the first of a planned six.
Alison interviewed Matt Smith and Claire Foy on This Morning
Matt and Claire star in The Crown
The first batch of episodes will follow the young monarch as she ascends to the throne and forges a relationship with Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
“It’s not just the story of a family, it's the story of post-War Britain," said the show’s director Stephen Daldry.
“We are putting the audience at the heart of this family and the crisis and the trials and tribulations and the struggle of the family and their relationship to government,” he continued.
This Morning continues weekdays at 10.30am on ITV. The first series of The Crown be released in full on Friday November 4.