Alex Jones says she 'hates' husband's habit that 'sends her into a spin'

Daily Mirror

14-05-2025

The One Show presenter Alex Jones opened up about her home life with husband Charlie Thomson and their three children, Teddy, Kit and Annie, on the latest episode of the Binge! podcast
The One Show's Alex Jones has revealed how one of her husband Charlie Thomson's habits "sends her into a spin".
In a candid chat on their Binge! podcast, she told McFly star Harry Judd that Charlie loves to kick back with The Simpsons and has also introduced to their eight year old son Teddy.
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Yet Alex is apprehensive about whether the show, which is usually PG or 12-rated in the UK, is appropriate for their child, reports Wales Online. The series features the lives of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie Simpson.
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She explained her dislike for the series, saying: "I hate The Simpsons. That, what's his name [Homer], I hate him.
"It's because Charlie keeps putting it on. He's the antithesis of me, he absolutely loves it, and he has now started showing it to Ted and it's just not suitable.
"It sends me into a spin every time I walk into the room and the bloody Simpsons is on. No."
A surprised Harry responded: "I've never heard that sentence in my life. How can you hate The Simpsons?"
Harry, who admitted his own love for the programme, asked if Alex had given other animated comedies like Family Guy a watch. She promptly described Family Guy as "even worse" and revealed: "Charlie will sit and watch Family Guy late at night."
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Her co-host recalled: "I used to do that. In the band house early days we used to just sit and watch Family Guy late into the night. It's so good."
'The One Show' presenter Alex Jones, along with her husband Charlie and children Teddy, eight, Kit, five, and Annie, three, made the picturesque move from London to a delightful Georgian house in Tittenhurst Park, Berkshire last year.
Speaking to The Times, Alex revealed: "For the children, it's been an absolute game-changer. They stopped coughing. I didn't realise it was a thing, but in London, they'd always have this cough and it would linger and that stopped."
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She added: "And now we can sit in the garden and they can run, and you know, fill hours outside, which is wonderful to see. So, we haven't looked back, really. We love it."
Though she works in central, Alex said the balance they've struck between their home life and work, saying it is "quite healthy" to enjoy what each brings while keeping them distinct.
The couple, whose romance sparked after a party introduction in 2011, saw Alex share her engagement news live on BBC One in February 2015.
Their wedding took place at Cardiff Castle in December 2015, after which Alex opted to legally adopt the surname Thomson, though she continues to use her maiden name in her professional life.
Alex has been presenting The One Show' since 2010, stepping up from a successful career in Welsh language television, and has graced our screens on shows like Strictly Come Dancing and The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off.