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Charlotte Alexandra "Alex" Jones
[BDM Swansea 1977 April–June V27 p. 2577] (born 18 March 1977) is a
Welsh
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* Welsh, referring or related to Wales
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* Welsh people
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* Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...
television presenter, best known for co-presenting the
BBC One
BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's flagship network and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, p ...
magazine programme ''
The One Show
''The One Show'' is a British television magazine and chat show programme. Broadcast live on BBC One weeknights at 7:00 pm, it features topical stories and studio guests. It is currently co-hosted by Alex Jones, Jermaine Jenas, and Ronan K ...
''.
She presented ''
Tumble'' (2014), ''Close Calls: On Camera'' (2015–2016) and ''Shop Well for Less?'' (2016–2020).
Early life
Jones was born in
Ammanford
Ammanford ( cy, Rhydaman) is a town and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales, with a population of 5,411 at the 2011 census. It is a former coal mining town. The built-up area had a population of 7,945 with the wider urban area even bigger.
Acco ...
,
Carmarthenshire
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,
[ to Mary and Alun Jones, and has a younger sister, Jennie. Her first language at home was English, but Jones was educated at , a ]Welsh language
Welsh ( or ) is a Celtic language family, Celtic language of the Brittonic languages, Brittonic subgroup that is native to the Welsh people. Welsh is spoken natively in Wales, by some in England, and in Y Wladfa (the Welsh colony in Chubut P ...
school, and is fluent in Welsh. After training as a ballet dancer as a child,[ Jones studied theatre, film and television at the ]Aberystwyth University
, mottoeng = A world without knowledge is no world at all
, established = 1872 (as ''The University College of Wales'')
, former_names = University of Wales, Aberystwyth
, type = Public
, endowment = ...
, sitting her final exams in Magaluf
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, Spain, while appearing as a contestant on the first series of Sky1
Sky One was a British pay television channel operated and owned by Sky Group (a division of Comcast). Originally launched on 26 April 1982 as Satellite Television, it was Europe's first satellite and non-terrestrial channel. From 31 July 1989, ...
show '' Prickly Heat''.[
]
Career
Jones became a television researcher after leaving university, but was sacked twice, once for mistaking Mike Peters from the band The Alarm
The Alarm are a Welsh rock band that formed in Rhyl, Wales, in 1981. Initially formed as a punk band, the Toilets, in 1977, under lead vocalist Mike Peters, the band soon embraced arena rock and included marked influences from Welsh languag ...
for a workman who had come to fix the office alarm. She was asked by a producer at Avanti productions to audition in front of the camera at age 21.[ Her first presenting job was for ]BBC Choice
BBC Choice was a British digital television channel which was owned by the BBC and was launched on 23 September 1998. It was the first British TV channel to broadcast exclusively in digital format, as well as the BBC's second non-analogue-terres ...
, and she then joined S4C as a presenter on the singing programme ''Cân i Gymru
''Cân i Gymru'' (English: ''A Song for Wales'', ) is a Welsh television show broadcast on S4C annually. It was first introduced in 1969 when BBC Cymru wanted to enter the Eurovision Song Contest. It has taken place every year since, except in ...
'' (''A Song for Wales'').[ Jones developed a speciality presenting Welsh-language children's programmes on S4C, including '']Hip neu Sgip?
''Hip neu Sgip?'' (English: ''Hip or Skip?'') is an S4C room makeover Welsh television programme for children. It is shown on the Welsh-language children's television programming opt-out, '' Stwnsh''.
History
Commissioned by Siwan Jobbins in ...
'' and ''Salon,'' alongside occasional appearances on mainstream British television, including Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...
's '' RI:SE.''[
Jones presented travel show ''Tocyn'' (''Ticket'') on S4C with Aled Samuel, the extreme sports show ''Chwa,'' and was part of the crew on Jonathan Davies's Welsh-language ]rugby
Rugby may refer to:
Sport
* Rugby football in many forms:
** Rugby league: 13 players per side
*** Masters Rugby League
*** Mod league
*** Rugby league nines
*** Rugby league sevens
*** Touch (sport)
*** Wheelchair rugby league
** Rugby union: 1 ...
show ''Jonathan'' for the 2010 Six Nations Championship
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.[
On 25 July 2010, Jones was announced as the new female co-host on '']The One Show
''The One Show'' is a British television magazine and chat show programme. Broadcast live on BBC One weeknights at 7:00 pm, it features topical stories and studio guests. It is currently co-hosted by Alex Jones, Jermaine Jenas, and Ronan K ...
,'' replacing Christine Bleakley
Christine Louise Lampard (''née'' Bleakley, born 2 February 1979) is a Northern Irish broadcaster. She has presented various television programmes with Adrian Chiles, such as ''The One Show'' (2007–2010) and '' Daybreak'' (2010–11), while w ...
.Claudia Winkleman
Claudia Anne Irena Winkleman (born 15 January 1972) is an English television presenter, radio personality, film critic and journalist. Between 2004 and 2010, she presented '' Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two'' on weeknights on BBC Two. Since ...
as co-presenter of ''Let's Dance for Comic Relief
''Let's Sing and Dance'', formerly known as ''Let's Dance'', is a British television programme shown on BBC One, featuring celebrities performing famous dance routines to raise money for the charities Comic Relief and Sport Relief. The programme ...
'' during the programme's third series in February 2011. She also was part of the BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
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team for
The Royal Wedding 2011 on 29 April 2011, reporting from
Kate Middleton
Catherine, Princess of Wales, (born Catherine Elizabeth Middleton; 9 January 1982) is a member of the British royal family. She is married to William, Prince of Wales, heir apparent to the British throne, making Catherine the likely next ...
's home town. Jones also presented the United Kingdom's points in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2011
The Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the 56th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Düsseldorf, Germany, following the country's victory at the with the song "Satellite" by Lena. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union ...
.
Since 2012, Jones, along with
Matt Baker
Matthew James Baker (born 23 December 1977) is a British television presenter. He co-presented the children's television show ''Blue Peter'' from 1999 until 2006, BBC One's ''Countryfile'' since 2009 and ''The One Show'' from 2011 to 2020, wit ...
and
John Inverdale
John Inverdale (born 27 September 1957) is an English broadcaster who works for both the BBC and ITV.
During his radio career, he has presented coverage of many major sporting events including the Olympic Games, Wimbledon, the Grand Nationa ...
has co-hosted ''The Sport Relief Games Show'', live coverage of the
Sport Relief
''Sport Relief'' was a biennial charity event from Comic Relief, in association with BBC Sport, established in 2002.
It was the idea of Kevin Cahill, CBE, who had joined Comic Relief in 1991 to establish a new department as Director of Educati ...
games that afternoon.
On 19 July 2014, Jones hosted the ''Live at Edinburgh Castle'' concert event on
BBC One
BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's flagship network and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, p ...
. Beginning on 9 August 2014, Jones presented the
BBC One
BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's flagship network and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, p ...
gymnastics competition series ''
Tumble'' which ran throughout September 2014.
In 2015, Jones began presenting the daytime series ''Close Calls: On Camera'' for
BBC One
BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's flagship network and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, p ...
and in 2016 she began co-hosting the BBC series ''Shop Well for Less?'' alongside
Steph McGovern
Stephanie Rose McGovern (born 31 May 1982) is an English journalist and television presenter. She currently hosts ''Steph's Packed Lunch'' on Channel 4. She worked for the BBC as the main business presenter for ''BBC Breakfast'', often co-hosti ...
. In September 2016 she fronted a one-off documentary ''Alex Jones – Fertility and Me'' for
BBC One
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. She also presented ''The Secrets in My Family'', a primetime documentary series for UKTV's
W channel.
''Strictly Come Dancing''
Jones competed in the
ninth series of ''
Strictly Come Dancing
''Strictly Come Dancing'' (informally known as ''Strictly'') is a British dance contest show in which celebrities partner with professional dancers to compete in mainly ballroom and Latin dance. Each couple is scored by a panel of usually 4 ...
'' in 2011. Her professional partner was
James Jordan. Jones and Jordan were eliminated a week before the final, and finished 5th overall in the competition.
;''Strictly Come Dancing'' performances
Personal life
On 10 July 2012, Jones became a Fellow of
Aberystwyth University
, mottoeng = A world without knowledge is no world at all
, established = 1872 (as ''The University College of Wales'')
, former_names = University of Wales, Aberystwyth
, type = Public
, endowment = ...
.
Jones was appointed as a member of the
Gorsedd of the Bards during a ceremony at the
National Eisteddfod of Wales
The National Eisteddfod of Wales (Welsh language, Welsh: ') is the largest of several eisteddfodau that are held annually, mostly in Wales. Its eight days of competitions and performances are considered the largest music and poetry festival in Eur ...
in
Meifod,
Powys
Powys (; ) is a Local government in Wales#Principal areas, county and Preserved counties of Wales, preserved county in Wales. It is named after the Kingdom of Powys which was a Welsh succession of states, successor state, petty kingdom and princi ...
, in August 2015; honoured for her contribution to Welsh culture.
In February 2016, Jones was granted a
restraining order
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Restraining and personal protection or ...
against a homeless man who sent her vulgar tweets and turned up at her workplace, claiming to be in love with her. He was banned from contacting Jones and her family.
On 2 September 2016, Jones announced via
Twitter
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that she and her husband were expecting their first child; her last appearance on ''The One Show'' before her maternity leave was on 6 January 2017. On 26 January 2017, Jones announced via a live telephone call to ''The One Show'' that she had given birth to a baby boy. Later in 2017 Jones suffered a miscarriage.
In December 2018 she announced, live on ''The One Show'', that she was pregnant with her second child. Jones gave birth to a baby boy on 13 May 2019 at Queen Charlotte Hospital.
In March 2021 Jones announced on BBC's ''The One Show'', that she was pregnant with her third child. On 24 August 2021, it was announced that Jones had given birth to a baby girl on 21 August.
Charity
Jones is a patron for the Kidney Wales Foundation.
From 18 to 20 March 2014, Jones participated in the
Sport Relief
''Sport Relief'' was a biennial charity event from Comic Relief, in association with BBC Sport, established in 2002.
It was the idea of Kevin Cahill, CBE, who had joined Comic Relief in 1991 to establish a new department as Director of Educati ...
appeal by being dragged up the 1,200 ft Moonlight Buttress in
Zion National Park
Zion National Park is an American national park located in southwestern Utah near the town of Springdale. Located at the junction of the Colorado Plateau, Great Basin, and Mojave Desert regions, the park has a unique geography and a variety ...
,
Utah
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in the US by climber
Andy Kirkpatrick
Andrew Kirkpatrick is a British mountaineer, author, motivational speaker and monologist. He is best known as a big wall climber, having scaled Yosemite's El Capitan over 30 times, including five solo ascents, and two one-day ascents, as well ...
.
Jones raised £1,281,476 for the charity appeal.
Coverage of the challenge was shown on ''
The One Show
''The One Show'' is a British television magazine and chat show programme. Broadcast live on BBC One weeknights at 7:00 pm, it features topical stories and studio guests. It is currently co-hosted by Alex Jones, Jermaine Jenas, and Ronan K ...
'' and in a 30-minute film which aired on 23 March 2014 on
BBC One
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called ''Alex Against the Rock for Sport Relief''.
From 7–11 March 2016, Jones took part in her second challenge for
Sport Relief
''Sport Relief'' was a biennial charity event from Comic Relief, in association with BBC Sport, established in 2002.
It was the idea of Kevin Cahill, CBE, who had joined Comic Relief in 1991 to establish a new department as Director of Educati ...
, called 'Hell on High Seas', in which she, along with five other celebrities:
Suzi Perry,
Doon Mackichan
Sarah Doon Mackichan (; born August 1962) is a British actress, comedian and writer. She co-created, wrote and performed in the double Emmy award winning ''Smack the Pony''. She frequently collaborates with Armando Iannucci and Steve Coogan, ha ...
,
Angellica Bell
Angellica Bell (born 24 March 1976) is a British television and radio presenter, best known for her presenting on CBBC between 2000 and 2006. She is also known for providing occasional cover on ''The One Show'' and for co-presenting ''The M ...
,
Hal Cruttenden
Hal Dominic Bart Cruttenden (born 9 September 1969) is an English stand-up comedian, actor, presenter, and writer.
Early life
Hal Dominic Bart Cruttenden was born in the Ealing district of London on 9 September 1969. He is the younger brother o ...
and
Ore Oduba
Ore Oduba (born 17 November 1986) is a British television and radio presenter who has also worked as an actor. He is best known for winning the fourteenth series of BBC One's ''Strictly Come Dancing'' in 2016.
He presented the CBBC news program ...
sailed 1,000 miles from
Belfast
Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdo ...
to
London
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.
During the
Sport Relief
''Sport Relief'' was a biennial charity event from Comic Relief, in association with BBC Sport, established in 2002.
It was the idea of Kevin Cahill, CBE, who had joined Comic Relief in 1991 to establish a new department as Director of Educati ...
telethon, it was announced the team had raised £1,062,868.
Filmography
;Television
;Guest appearances
*''
Alan Carr: Chatty Man'' (2010)
*''
Pointless Celebrities
''Pointless'' is a British television quiz show produced by Banijay subsidiary Remarkable Television for the BBC. It is hosted by Alexander Armstrong. In each episode four teams of two contestants attempt to find correct but obscure answers to ...
'' (2011)
*''
Epic Win
''Epic Win'' is a British game show that aired on BBC One from 20 August to 24 September 2011 and was hosted by Alexander Armstrong.
Format
In the programme, contestants complete individual challenges such as trying to dress whilst bouncing a foo ...
'' (2011)
*''
Loose Women
''Loose Women'' (previously known as ''Live Talk'' from 2000 to 2001) is a British talk show that broadcasts on ITV1 weekdays from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm. The show focuses on a panel of four female presenters who interview celebrities, talk about ...
'' (2011, 2014,2018)
*''
Would I Lie to You?'' (2012, 2015, 2021)
*''
12 Again'' (2012)
*''
Let's Do Lunch with Gino & Mel'' (2012)
*''
Room 101
The Ministry of Truth, the Ministry of Peace, the Ministry of Love, and the Ministry of Plenty are the four ministries of the government of Oceania in the 1949 dystopian novel ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'', by George Orwell.
The use of contradictory ...
'' (2013)
*''
8 Out of 10 Cats
''8 Out of 10 Cats'' is a British comedy panel show broadcast on Channel 4 and its sister networks, airing since 3 June 2005. The show is hosted by Jimmy Carr; the current team captains are Rob Beckett and Katherine Ryan.
The show is based on ...
'' (2013, 2014)
*''
What's Cooking?'' (2013)
*''
The Apprentice: You're Fired!'' (2013)
*''
That Puppet Game Show
''That Puppet Game Show'' is a British television series broadcast on BBC One between 10 August 2013 and 5 January 2014. The show was made by the BBC in conjunction with The Jim Henson Company and featured the Miskreant Puppets from ''Puppet Up ...
'' (2013)
*''
I Love My Country'' (2013)
*''
The Sarah Millican Television Programme'' (2013)
*''
The Chase: Celebrity Special'' (2013)
*''
The Michael McIntyre Chat Show
''The Michael McIntyre Chat Show'' is a comedy chat show presented by Michael McIntyre. It aired on BBC One from 10 March 2014 until 25 December of the same year.
Episodes
Series overview
Series 1
''Very Christmassy Christmas Show''
This wa ...
'' (2014)
*''
W1A
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'' (2015)
*''
The Box'' (2015)
*''
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
''Duck Quacks Don't Echo'' is a British television comedy panel game show that aired on Sky1 from 7 February 2014 to 12 October 2017. It was hosted by Lee Mack.
Rounds
Each episode has three rounds.
* Fact Off - The three guests reveal their ...
'' (2015)
*''
The TV That Made Me
''The TV That Made Me'' is a daytime television show, presented by Brian Conley. It was first broadcast on BBC One from 3 August 2015 to 1 April 2016.
Format
Brian Conley journeys through the world of television with various celebrities as they ...
'' (2016)
*''
Michael McIntyre's Big Show
''Michael McIntyre's Big Show'' (adapted from ''Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show'') is a British variety and stand-up comedy television series, presented by British comedian Michael McIntyre. The show was originally a one-off Christmas spe ...
'' (2016)
*''The Hairy Bikers Home for Christmas'' (2017)
*''Mary Berry's Christmas Party'' (2017)
*''Richard Osman’s House of Games'' (2020)
;Film
References
External links
BBC ''One Show'' profile''Sunday Morning with Alex Jones''
(BBC Radio Wales)
*
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1977 births
Living people
21st-century Welsh women
Alumni of Aberystwyth University
Bards of the Gorsedd
People from Ammanford
Welsh-language television presenters
Welsh television presenters
British women television presenters