Alex Jones says she feels like she has ‘grown up' with One Show viewers
Reflecting on her career on the show, she recounted the impact the pandemic had, adding that viewers kept her "sane".
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Welsh broadcaster Alex Jones has said she feels like she has "grown up" with viewers of The One Show as she marks 15 years on the show.
Jones, 48, who started out in children's TV, joined the BBC weekday chat show in August 2010 and hosted major events including royal weddings, Sport Relief and Eurovision.
She has also interviewed a number of Hollywood stars including Robert De Niro, Julianne Moore, Jackie Chan and Stephen Graham.
Marking a decade and a half on the programme, Jones said: "I feel incredibly proud to have been on the iconic sofa for all these years. It certainly doesn't feel like 15 years, and it still feels fresh, as the show keeps evolving. I feel like we keep coming back better and better.
"I started as a young girl and I feel like I've grown up with our viewers. They have seen me through all my big life moments like getting engaged and married, to having children. Our viewers are like extended family by now.
"I'll be here as long as they'll have me. I have loved the last 15 years and love presenting the show and I think we're just getting stronger and stronger, from stories to guests and presenters."
Reflecting on her career on the show, she recounted the impact the pandemic had, adding that viewers kept her "sane".
She said: "I think that our connection with our audience is stronger than it's ever been. I think that relationship was cemented during the pandemic.
"It was a big turning point for the show. We became a lifeline for some of our viewers and they trusted us to reflect on the bizarre situation we as collectively found ourselves, but also balance that with stories that distract from the news.
"We were the light at the end of sometimes a very dark news bulletin. The viewers kept me sane as much as I did them."
Jones has worked alongside broadcasters including Vernon Kay, Clara Amfo, Lauren Laverne and Roman Kemp.
She added: "What a lucky girl I am! I have Roman now, and Vernon and JB, as well as Clara and Lauren, and they couldn't be a lovelier bunch. I think the beauty about this line-up is that it lets the show drive forward, because each one of those brilliant broadcasters, they all bring something very different."
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"It's really nice to have this brilliant team of lovely, seasoned, brilliant broadcasters."
She also co-hosted alongside former footballer Jermaine Jenas, before he was removed from the presenting team after alleged issues relating to workplace conduct.
Jones also joined the Strictly Come Dancing cast in 2011, making it into the semi-finals and finishing in fifth place with professional dancer James Jordan.
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