ALEX Jones is a household name thanks to her work hosting The One Show – but she usually keeps her marriage out of the limelight.
The presenter revealed yesterday that she is expecting a third child with her New Zealander husband Charlie Thomson.
The Welsh TV star told BBC One viewers she is having a baby girl calling her pregnancy “the best surprise ever”.
The 44-year-old host, who gave birth to her sons Teddy in 2017 and Kit in 2019, posed alongside the youngster and husband Charlie Thomson in a black and white snap.
The lad was pictured holding up a letterboard bearing the words: “Coming soon… Baby Number 3.”
Alex got engaged to insurance broker Charlie in February 2015 after meeting at a party in 2011.
The couple tied the knot the same year at Cardiff Castle on December 31 – New Year’s Eve.
Their wedding was a showstopper with Alex wearing a fairytale-esque wedding dress designed by Sassi Holford, which featured an off-the-shoulder sequinned top and full tulle skirt.
The couple tied the knot at the 15th century castle, followed by a reception in the 18th-century library and dining room.
Guests enjoyed a three-course menu that included Welsh lamb shoulder braised with sweet sherry and rosemary, and Cotswold roast chicken with lemon and thyme.
She told Hello! magazine: “It was spectacular. Everyone says it’s the best day of your life and it just exceeded my expectations.
“I enjoyed every single second.”
Meanwhile, Charlie said of his bride: “She looked absolutely stunning. I couldn’t stop smiling.”
In his wedding speech, the groom added: “I love her inner strength and determination, I love that she thinks she’s the funniest person in the world.
“She is kind and caring and not afraid to speak her mind and I love that she’s fiercely proud of her Welsh roots.”
The couple have been going strong five years on and appear happier than ever.
Alex recently marked their fifth wedding anniversary with a touching post.
Alongside a black and white snap of the pair on their wedding day, she penned: “How it started…..and how it’s going. Yesterday was a double whammy for us. NYE and our 5th wedding anniversary.
“The first, the best day of our lives with all our family and friends and 5 years later a much more low key affair, but no less important as we recognised a milestone and how especially lucky we are to have survived the last year despite what 2020 threw at us all.
“Not everybody was so lucky and I hope that 2021 will bring lots more happiness and smiles especially to those who have been through so much.
“Let’s look forward particularly to some ACTUAL hugs in the not too distant future when we can all be face to face with those we love. Until then, hold on best you can xx”
The Welsh star has previously praised her husband for being so supportive of her career.
She said: “It’s so refreshing to be with someone outside of the media industry,” she said back in 2012. “A lot of people think it’s better to be with someone who understands how it works, but this works for me.
“He’s just good at the practicalities and putting things into perspective. He’s so down to earth.”
The TV favourite gave a brutally honest account of life as a mum in her book Winging It, and documented the highs and lows of her marriage.
She included the transcript of a blazing row they had when he accused her of no longer being “fun”, which left her devastated.
“It cut me to the core,” says Alex. “But when the baby’s tiny and you’re trying to keep the house in order you don’t feel like much fun, really.
“I was worried about him reading the argument back, but you know, it’s OK. It reads like two people whose world has changed, who are trying to adapt. But sometimes you just get to boiling point and say things you don’t mean.
“It’s why ultimately you have to be in a very solid relationship before you introduce children. Don’t get me wrong – we have our ups and downs, but for the most part we’re pretty solid. And I think you have to be.”
Alex said with time they have found a balance and learned to communicate more effectively, making for a stronger marriage.
She added: “I mean, some days we want to kill each other, and some of our exchanges on the landing have not been pleasant.
“But even before we had Ted I knew our moral compasses were the same, and when the little stuff is getting really niggly and annoying, if you agree on the big stuff then you can usually get through it.
“If you’ve got love at the heart of it and you really like each other, you can get through anything.”
The couple went onto welcome their first child Teddy together in 2017.
Alex confirmed the news of Teddy’s birth in a call to The One show saying: “Well I do have some news I have a beautiful healthy baby boy.”
She shared the name of her son in a sweet Instagram post, picturing the birth certificate.
The official paperwork showed his name to be Edward Alun Burrell Thomson, but she explained that their son would be known as Teddy.
The couple were “bowled over” with the news and “thrilled” with their “unexpected” pregnancy.
In 2019, Alex announced that she was expecting her second child and just like with Teddy she revealed the news on The One Show.
Alex was bursting with pride when she told her former co-host Matt Baker: “We are now a family of four.”
She also posted a picture of the tot’s hands on social media, and wrote: “Little Kit Thomson arrived safely and very speedily last Monday at 2.21am weighing a healthy 7lbs 3.
“Teddy, Charlie and I are absolutely besotted by baby brother and are enjoying this special time as we get used to being a foursome and generally breathing in that lovely newborn smell!!!”
While she occasionally shares photos of her children online, she takes care to keep their faces hidden.
Alex previously opened up about her struggle to start a family revealing that she suffered a miscarriage and appeared on The One Show just one hour later back in 2017.
“We learnt the baby didn’t have a heartbeat. I was around 14 weeks, which is a decent amount of time,” she told The Telegraph’s Stella magazine.
“The baby had stopped developing at about nine weeks. That was really hard. It hit us like a ton of bricks.”
Alex opened up in the 2016 documentary, Fertility and Me after she discovered that her mother had gone through the menopause at 43,
She said: “In an ideal world, Charlie and I would have met a lot sooner, but we didn’t.
“I always knew I wanted a family, but I still felt really young.
“I thought I was bulletproof, and then you realise if you want a family you do need to get on with it. But if you don’t meet the right person then it’s very difficult.”
She continued: “My job isn’t a forever job, it’s a now job. I’m no different from lots of other women who respect their job and love doing it but also want a family.
“When you’re at the peak of your career and trying to create a family at the same time it’s difficult. It’s no one’s fault, it’s just how it is. With time we found a rhythm and we sorted out childcare, and things started to slot into place.”
The couple have the idyllic family life in their stunning Victorian home in London, complete with farmhouse inspired features.
It is the perfect cosy pad for the couple to welcome their newborn baby girl later this year.
