Alex Jones has claimed her ex-boyfriend Steve Jones once pretended she was ill so he could steal an interview with a Hollywood star away from her. The One Show host was offered the chance to interview Angelina Jolie early in her career but the gig ended up being taken away from her after her partner swooped in to take it for himself, with the pair later breaking up on live TV.
The Welsh presenters dated for three years between 1999 and 2002, with Alex working as an entertainment correspondent on Channel 4 breakfast show RI:SE at the time. It was in this job that she was given the opportunity to speak to the Lara Croft star on the red carpet, but a sneaky move from Steve meant she had to watch him do the interview instead.
The 46-year-old opened up on the awkward situation on the Dish podcast, telling hosts Nick Grimshaw and Angela Harnett that Steve had claimed to a production company that she was ill when she was actually out shopping.
