TV host Alex Jones on growing up in Wales, overcoming her shyness, and being more feisty than people might think
Born in 1977 in Carmarthenshire, south Wales, TV presenter Alex Jones is best known for The One Show. In her early 20s, Jones worked in sport and children’s TV, and on Welsh-language channel S4C, and has since been the steady hand at the helm of major televised moments such as Comic Relief, Eurovision and 2018’s royal wedding coverage. Following her recent documentary, Alex Jones: Making Babies, her current project is hosting Reunion Hotel on BBC Two.
I hated my hair. Mum would spend every Sunday evening sorting it out. It’s super thick and she was scared I would catch a cold if I went to bed with it wet, so she would blow-dry it to within an inch of its life. She’d take no prisoners: the brush would be out and we would sit there until it was turning under beautifully and shiny like glass. Mum wasn’t happy until it was perfect.
