Alex Jones (Welsh presenter) explained

Alex Jones
Birth Name:Charlotte Alexandra Jones
Birth Date:1977 3, df=yel
Birth Place:Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Alma Mater:Aberystwyth University
Occupation:Television presenter
Height:5feet
Yearsactive:1998–present
Children:3
Employer:BBC
Television:The One Show
Let's Dance for Comic Relief
Strictly Come Dancing
Tumble
Close Calls: On Camera
Shop Well for Less?

Charlotte Alexandra Jones (born 18 March 1977)[1] is a Welsh television presenter, best known for co-presenting the BBC One magazine programme The One Show.[2] [3] She presented Tumble (2014), Close Calls: On Camera (2015–2016) and Shop Well for Less? (2016–2020).

Early life

Born Charlotte Alexandra Jones, in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire,[4] to Mary and Alun Jones, she has a younger sister, Jennie. Her first language at home was English, but Jones was educated at, a Welsh language school,[5] and is fluent in Welsh. After training as a ballet dancer as a child,[2] Jones studied theatre, film and television at the Aberystwyth University, sitting her final exams in Magaluf, Spain, while appearing as a contestant on the first series of Sky1 show Prickly Heat.[2]

Career

Jones became a television researcher after leaving university, but was sacked twice, once for mistaking Mike Peters from the band The Alarm 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.[6] Her first presenting job was for BBC Choice, and she then joined S4C as a presenter on the singing programme Cân i Gymru (A Song for Wales). Jones developed a speciality presenting Welsh-language children's programmes on S4C, including Hip neu Sgip?[7] and Salon, alongside occasional appearances on mainstream British television, including Channel 4's .

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 show Jonathan for the 2010 Six Nations Championship.[8] Jones was a regular co-host on Real Radio GMG in Wales.

On 25 July 2010, Jones was announced as the new female co-host on The One Show, replacing Christine Bleakley.[2] [9] [10] [11] Jones replaced Claudia Winkleman as co-presenter of Let's Dance for Comic Relief during the programme's third series in February 2011.[12] She also was part of the BBC team for The Royal Wedding 2011 on 29 April 2011, reporting from Kate Middleton's home town. Jones also presented the United Kingdom's points in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011.

Since 2012, Jones, along with Matt Baker and John Inverdale has co-hosted The Sport Relief Games Show, live coverage of the Sport Relief games that afternoon.

On 19 July 2014, Jones hosted the Live at Edinburgh Castle concert event on BBC One.[13] Beginning on 9 August 2014, Jones presented the BBC One gymnastics competition series Tumble[14] [15] which ran throughout September 2014.[16]

In 2015, Jones began presenting the daytime series Close Calls: On Camera for BBC One and in 2016 she began co-hosting the BBC series Shop Well for Less? alongside Steph McGovern. In September 2016 she fronted a one-off documentary Alex Jones – Fertility and Me for BBC One. She also presented The Secrets in My Family, a primetime documentary series for UKTV's W channel.

Strictly Come Dancing

See main article: Strictly Come Dancing. Jones competed in the ninth series of Strictly Come Dancing in 2011.[17] Her professional partner was James Jordan.[18] Jones and Jordan were eliminated a week before the final, and finished 5th overall in the competition.

Strictly Come Dancing performances
Week #Dance/SongJudges' scoresResult
HorwoodGoodmanDixonTonioliTotal
1Cha-Cha-Cha / "When Love Takes Over"466622N/A (no public vote)
2Foxtrot / "Have You Met Miss Jones?"687829Safe
3Viennese Waltz / "Memory"888832Safe
4Rumba / "Run"477725Safe
5Paso Doble / "Bring Me to Life"788831Safe
6Quickstep / "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"788831Safe
7Jive / "River Deep, Mountain High"788831Safe
8Tango / "Relax (song)"899935Safe
9Charleston / "Me and My Baby"678829Safe
10American Smooth / "Oh, Pretty Woman"889934Safe
11Waltz / "(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman"799934N/A
11Salsa / "1–2–3"788831Eliminated

Personal life

On 10 July 2012, Jones became a Fellow of Aberystwyth University.[19]

Jones was appointed as a member of the Gorsedd of the Bards during a ceremony at the National Eisteddfod of Wales in Meifod, Powys, in August 2015; honoured for her contribution to Welsh culture.[20]

In February 2016, Jones was granted a restraining order 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.[21]

On 2 September 2016, Jones announced via Twitter 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.[22] Later that year, Jones suffered a miscarriage.[23]

In December 2018 she announced, live on The One Show, that she was again pregnant.[24] Jones gave birth to a baby boy[25] on 13 May 2019 at Queen Charlotte Hospital.[26]

In March 2021 Jones announced on BBC's The One Show, that she was pregnant with her third child.[27] On 24 August 2021, it was announced that Jones had given birth to a baby girl on 21 August.[28]

Charity

Jones is a patron for the Kidney Wales Foundation.[29]

From 18 to 20 March 2014, Jones participated in the Sport Relief appeal by being dragged up the 1,200 ft Moonlight Buttress in Zion National Park, Utah in the US by climber Andy Kirkpatrick.[30] Jones raised £1,281,476 for the charity appeal.[30] Coverage of the challenge was shown on The One Show and in a 30-minute film which aired on 23 March 2014 on BBC One called Alex Against the Rock for Sport Relief.[31]

From 7–11 March 2016, Jones took part in her second challenge for Sport Relief, called 'Hell on High Seas', in which she, along with five other celebrities: Suzi Perry, Doon Mackichan, Angellica Bell, Hal Cruttenden and Ore Oduba sailed 1,000 miles from Belfast to London.[32] During the Sport Relief telethon, it was announced the team had raised £1,062,868.

Filmography

Television
YearTitleRoleChannelNotes
1998Prickly Heat ContestantSky OneAppeared before becoming famous
2010—The One Show Co-presenter BBC Onewith Matt Baker (2011–2020)
with Jermaine Jenas (2021–)
with Ronan Keating (2021–)
with Roman Kemp (2023–)
2011Strictly Come Dancing Participant
2011–2013Let's Dance for Comic/Sport ReliefCo-presenterWith Steve Jones
2012, 2014, 2016The Sport Relief Games Show With Matt Baker
2014Live from Edinburgh Castle PresenterOne-off TV special
TumbleSaturday night show
2015–2016Close Calls: On Camera PresenterDaytime series
2016Alex Jones – Fertility and MePresenterOne-off documentary
2016—2018Shop Well For Less? Co-presenterWith Steph McGovern
2017—The Secrets in My FamilyPresenterW
2018Make Wales HappyCo-presenter BBC One Wales
The Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan MarkleGuest presenter BBC One
2020The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake OffContestant
2022Invictus GamesCo-presenter With JJ Chalmers[33]
2023Making BabiesPresenter Ten-part series[34]
Saturday KitchenGuest presenter Two episodes[35] [36]
Reunion HotelPresenter Five-part series[37]
Guest appearances
Film

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://metro.co.uk/2018/04/05/alex-jones-age-husband-baby-one-show-appears-lorraine-7442062/
  2. Web site: Alex Jones to replace Christine Bleakley on The One Show. James Robinson. The Guardian. 25 July 2010. 25 July 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100728231039/http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/jul/26/alex-jones-bbc-one-show. 28 July 2010 . live.
  3. Web site: Talking to Alex Jones –Cymru – Tocyn – Dysgu ar S4C . 7 July 2010 . 24 March 2010 . . 21 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120321165414/http://www.s4c.co.uk/dysgwyr/rhaglen/tocyn/pennod-12/g671 . dead .
  4. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/one-show-alex-jones-real-24907068
  5. News: Mainwaring . Rachel . Alex Jones: My decade on Welsh TV . 15 October 2022 . WalesOnline . 12 February 2010.
  6. Web site: Alex Jones on The TV That Made Me . 11 Feb 2020 . 17 March 2016 . BBC.
  7. https://akas.imdb.com/title/tt1701786/ Hip Neu Sgip? (2004)
  8. Web site: Alex Jones: My decade on Welsh TV. Rachel Mainwaring. Western Mail. 12 February 2010. 24 July 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100728222448/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-lifestyle/television-in-wales/2010/02/12/interview-with-s4c-children-s-presenter-alex-jones-91466-25816266/. 28 July 2010 . live.
  9. News: Alex Jones gets top spot on The One Show sofa. Western Mail. 25 July 2010. 25 July 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100727202716/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2010/07/26/alex-jones-gets-top-spot-on-the-one-show-sofa-91466-26927353/. 27 July 2010 . live.
  10. News: Welsh TV host Alex Jones named new One Show presenter. BBC News. 25 July 2010. 25 July 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100726153311/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-10754812. 26 July 2010 . live.
  11. Web site: Alex Jones to join The One Show. Digital Spy. 25 July 2010. 25 July 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100726113614/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a250317/bbc-reveals-new-one-show-host.html. 26 July 2010 . live.
  12. Web site: Let's Dance For Comic Relief axed . The List . 3 December 2013 . 25 March 2014.
  13. News: Live at Edinburgh Castle: Scotland celebrates ahead of the Commonwealth Games. Dantzic. Toby. 19 July 2014. The Daily Telegraph. 28 December 2017.
  14. Web site: Alex Jones to host new BBC gymnastics reality show Tumble. Fletcher. Alex. 29 May 2014. Digital Spy. 29 May 2014.
  15. Web site: Celebrity line-up revealed for new BBC One Saturday night entertainment show, Tumble. 13 June 2014. BBC Media Centre. 13 June 2014.
  16. Web site: Tumble axed by BBC One after one series in "difficult decision". Wightman. Catriona. 14 November 2014. Digital Spy. 14 November 2014.
  17. Web site: Strictly Come Dancing signs up Lulu and Edwina Currie . British Broadcasting Corporation . BBC News . 6 September 2011 . 6 September 2011.
  18. Web site: Alex Jones. 2011. Strictly Come Dancing. BBC. 15 November 2011.
  19. Web site: Fellowships for Jones and Sheen. 10 July 2012 . Aberystwyth University. 13 December 2013.
  20. News: One Show presenter Alex Jones honoured by Gorsedd of the Bards . . bbc.co.uk . 7 August 2015 . 7 August 2015.
  21. News: Alex Jones 'fan' given restraining order after bombarding One Show presenter with tweets . The Daily Telegraph . 8 February 2016 . 27 May 2016.
  22. Web site: 2017-03-01. Alex Jones has revealed her baby boy's name!. 2021-07-21. HELLO!. en.
  23. News: Alex Jones hosted show after miscarriage. BBC News . 31 March 2019.
  24. Web site: Alex Jones announces she is pregnant with second baby live on The One Show . victoria . sanusi . 11 December 2018. inews.co.uk . inews.co.uk . 9 January 2019.
  25. Web site: The One Show Presenter Alex Jones Reveals She's Given Birth To Her Second Child. 21 May 2019. 21 May 2019 .
  26. Web site: The One Show's Alex Jones welcomes second child - find out name and gender . . 20 May 2019 . 21 May 2019 . Shahid, Sharnaz.
  27. Web site: Alex Jones reveals baby daughter's name while breastfeeding live on 'The One Show'. 2021-09-02. uk.style.yahoo.com. 2 September 2021 . en-GB.
  28. News: Alex Jones: One Show host has baby daughter. BBC News . 24 August 2021.
  29. Web site: The One Show's Rickshaw Challenge 2012. BBC Children in Need.
  30. Web site: Alex Against the Rock . Sport Relief . 25 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140324122142/http://www.sportrelief.com/latest/therock . 24 March 2014 .
  31. News: Webb . Claire . Alex Jones on training for her Sport Relief challenge: 'I can't say I massively enjoyed it. At all' . 15 October 2022 . . 19 March 2014.
  32. Web site: SportRelief: Hell on high seas. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161018035619/http://www.sportrelief.com/whats-going-on/hell-on-high-seas. 18 October 2016. dmy-all.
  33. Web site: Invictus Games. bbc.co.uk. 19 April 2022.
  34. Web site: Alex Jones shares long-awaited baby-related news with fans. hellomagazine.com. 5 January 2023 . 9 January 2023.
  35. Web site: Saturday Kitchen. bbc.co.uk. 11 February 2023.
  36. Web site: Saturday Kitchen. bbc.co.uk. 30 September 2023.
  37. Web site: Alex Jones launches new series Reunion Hotel at special screening. bbc.co.uk/mediacentre. 27 March 2023.