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The One Show presenter Alex Jones will be co-hosting the BBC’s Children In Need coverage on Friday, November 13

Alex Jones has celebrated a decade of marriage.

The One Show host shared a throwback photo of herself and her husband as they reached the milestone. Alex, who celebrates her 50th birthday next year, often shares glimpses of her family life on her official Instagram account including her home renovations.

She also regularly updates her followers on her work commitments, which will tonight (November 13) see her co-hosting the BBC Children In Need 2026 show live on BBC One.

Mum-of-three Alex said of the role: “It means the absolute world to be part of the team for the big night of Children in Need, I have watched it avidly since I was a little girl and Sir Terry Wogan was at the helm. It was always one of the big highlights of the year.

“And more recently for me, The One Show has always been very much at the heart of Children in Need, as we will be again this year with our Challenge Squad, so it feels amazing to be there with Pudsey on his big night.”

Ahead of the show, we take a look at her life outside the spotlight, including her long marriage and life with her young children and her famous ex.

Who is Alex Jones’ husband?

Alex, who is from Ammanford in Carmarthenshire, is married to insurance broker Charlie Thomson. The pair met in 2011 but at the start of their relationship, Charlie had thought about going back to his homeland in New Zealand. But he remained with Alex in the UK and the pair married at Cardiff Castle on New Year’s Eve 2015.

Speaking to Woman & Home magazine, Alex said: “I feel proud that Charlie and I made our marriage work. We celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary in Auckland over New Year.

“We spent the week on the beach with the kids and it made me take stock. When we were first dating, there was a question mark over whether he’d go back to New Zealand, but he decided to stay. I’m grateful he did that for me and that we’re able to raise our children here.”

In the past, Alex has been open about her husband’s mental health crisis. In 2023 she shared that Charlie fell into a deep depression, becoming a “shadow of himself” after he was diagnosed with Lyme disease and viral meningitis.

Speaking on Gabby Logan’s podcast The MidPoint, Alex recalled watching him “fall apart” as he dealt with his physical health but thankfully shared he was in a “much better place now”.

The pair have three children together – nine-year-old Teddy, seven-year-old Kit and five-year-old Annie – and the family recently left London for the countryside and are renovating their new home.

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Famous ex

Alex dated fellow Welsh TV host Steve Jones, who presents Formula One coverage for Channel 4. The pair were in a relationship from 1999 to 2002 when they both worked on Channel 4 show Rise – but it reportedly led to their split too.

At the time Alex was the show’s Entertainment Correspondent – and the opportunity to interview Hollywood A-lister Angelina Jolie came in. But instead of telling Alex about the once-in-a-lifetime offer, she claims Steve pretended she was ill so he could steal her moment and do the interview himself, WalesOnline previously reported.

Alex made the confession when she appeared as a guest on the Dish podcast with hosts Nick Grimshaw and Michelin-starred chef Angela Hartnett. She told the duo: “Normally [Rise] would call in the morning and ask to come and do an interview or junket.

“I was staying in his [Steve’s] flat at the time when I was working in London and he picked up the landline and said ‘Al’s not here. She’s not feeling well, she’s had to go back to Cardiff’ – I was in Topshop. So he did the interview,” Alex claimed in the podcast preview.

Shortly after Steve interviewed Angelina, he went on to land one of his biggest gigs at the time as a presenter on iconic hangover TV show, T4. Alex previously told the Thanks A Million with Angela Scanlon podcast that Steve’s betrayal was the real reason they broke up.

But the pair remain on friendly terms and have appeared on The One Show alongside each other.

Children In Need 2026 is on BBC One on Friday, November 13 from 7pm.