The One Show's Alex Jones 'beside herself' over awkward encounter with TV icon

Daily Mirror

2 days ago

The One Show presenter Alex Jones has opened up about an awkward moment that occurred between her and a TV legend, as she marked 15 years on the iconic BBC programme
Alex Jones has confessed to being left "beside" herself after an "awkward" encounter involving her dog and a TV legend. In a recent broadcast of The Scott Mills Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 2 (August 8), Alex opened up to the DJ about her presenting role as she marked 15 years on The One Show.
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However, earlier in the interview, Alex recounted a rather "awkward" moment that she experienced with British TV royalty during the RHS Chelsea Flower Show (held in May).
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This particular memory was triggered as Scott and Alex remembered their last rendezvous at the legendary flower show. Alex then offered an apology to the radio host for the trouble caused by her black Labrador, Scout, during their interview then.
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She went on to describe Scout as "lovely" but also admitted he was "excited" that day, which meant Alex "couldn't even finish a sentence" with Scott without being "tugged away" by the mischievous pooch, adding that their training wasn't "going brilliantly."
Alex commented: "No, I mean, he's a lovely boy. He's such a kind dog, but he is not food-orientated, which is odd for a Lab, isn't it? So, treats mean nothing. So, you can't get him to do anything."
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Scott then asked if it was true that, after he'd left, Scout playfully "went for Mary Berry," to which Alex jokingly told him not to "spread these rumours," before pointing out that Scout had actually met the beloved Bake Off queen before.
'Well, he actually—oh, my gosh, I'm going to say it on the radio—he weed on Mary's dog the first time. I know, and it was awful, and it was awkward,' Alex recalled. 'Anyway, but he loves Mary because Mary is an icon, obviously, Dame Mary, we should say.
'And he ran up and saw her and jumped up, full paws on shoulder moment, and I was beside myself because I thought, 'Do not knock over a Dame who I love dearly.''
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Earlier this month, Alex's 15-year journey on The One Show was commemorated with a special on-air celebration that featured a surprise visit from her husband, Charlie Thomson.
During the BBC programme, Charlie appeared alongside them on the sofa, with her spouse touchingly presenting a bunch of flowers to a tearful Alex.
As he then took his seat, Alex announced that it actually felt " weird" having him beside her on the programme.
She said, 'It's very weird, it's weird being this side. It's weird being next to you. You're normally in the garden, building the treehouse now.'
In a heartfelt message about his wife's achievements, Charlie expressed, 'I'm extremely proud, not just from what she's achieved here but also with the family at home.'