The One Show host Alex Jones has revealed she starred on a Magaluf dating show, hosted by Davina McCall, more than 20 years ago.
The Welsh presenter, who hails from Ammanford, appeared on the Great Company Podcast recently, hosted by Jamie Laing (Made in Chelsea fame).
The pair spoke about a range of topics, covering everything from Jermaine Jenas’s sacking from BBC’s The One Show to Jones’ personal life, including her husband’s battle with mental health issues.
Alex Jones starred on Magaluf dating show
Alex Jones also spoke about the time she appeared on a dating show out in Magaluf, hosted by Davina McCall and Julian Clary (later also joined by Denise Van Outen).
The 48-year-old said: “It was called Prickly Heat. Something like 40 people, between the ages of say 19 and 23, in Magaluf.
“Everybody was having sex with everybody, and it was just really good fun.”
Jones also revealed she sat her final exams for her university degree, while in Magaluf, with McCall stepping in to be the invigilator.
She said: “I did my finals for my degree in Magaluf. The University were like: ‘Absolutely not, you’re not doing your finals in Magaluf’.
“I was like: ‘Please let me go and do this’. So they flew my papers out, and Davina was the invigilator.”
Prickly Heat ran for three series on Sky One between 1998 and 2001.
Alex Jones opens up about fellow BBC presenter’s axing from The One Show
Jones also spoke to Laing about Jermaine Jenas and his departure from The One Show back in August 2024.
The former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder was axed from the presenting team at BBC’s Match Of The Day and The One Show following alleged issues relating to workplace conduct.
Jones, who has been a host on The One Show for 15 years, said: “JJ and I had become good friends. I was the last to know.
“The BBC dealt with it, and I think if people feel uncomfortable, they have to deal with it.
“If it was my daughter, and she was at work in whatever industry, and she felt uncomfortable, I would hope to God that I’d given her the tools to speak up.
“And if she was brave enough to speak up, because it is a brave thing to do, I would hope that that company/corporation, whoever, would deal with it.”
She continued: “Lots of journalists have asked: ‘Have you ever had experiences that are uncomfortable?’
“I mean, if you go back to the 90s, early 2000s, there were stuff and there were ways that things were said that weren’t great.
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“But nothing has stuck with me, nothing makes me shudder. And I know the type of girl I was then, and I wouldn’t have handled it. I know I wouldn’t have (said anything).
“So I have a lot of respect for the girls that did, because I think it is an incredibly brave thing to do.”
Laing has played host to a range of other celebrities on his podcast, including Luke Evans, Rob Brydon, Jason Derulo, Jessie J, Aitch and Jill Scott.
You can hear Alex Jones’ full chat with Jamie Laing on the Great Company podcast.