Alex Jones Claims She’d Be ‘Massively Cancelled’ if Rehearsal Footage Aired

Alex Jones has candidly revealed she would face severe backlash if the BBC ever aired her rehearsal footage for “The One Show.”

The 47-year-old presenter, who has been a regular host of the evening chat show since 2010, admitted she still makes mistakes before the show’s live broadcast at 7pm each weeknight. Jones emphasized that the unpredictability of live television keeps her engaged with her work and dismissed the notion that episodes of “The One Show” are edited.

Speaking at Ferne Cotton’s Happy Place Festival, Jones expressed her appreciation for the live aspect of her job. “I love live television because it keeps you alive. The danger of doing a job for that long is you become complacent, but the live element keeps it fresh,” she said.

Jones elaborated, “Every night is different. People think it’s edited – but none of that. And oh my goodness, I make mistakes. I don’t feel pressure to be perfect; at about five to seven, I insert the BBC filter.”

She confessed that her performance during rehearsals is often “really bad” and that she does things she would be “massively cancelled for” if the public had access to those moments. “At five to seven, the filter goes in,” she noted. “Because I’ve been there so long, I feel really relaxed. It’s like a home from home.”

Jones, who has been with “The One Show” for 14 years, made it clear that she has no intentions of leaving the program anytime soon, stating that the BBC will “literally have to push me out” before she departs.

Last year, David Tennant made a sharp-witted comment at Jones’s expense during an appearance on “The One Show.” The actor was being interviewed by Jones and her co-host Jermaine Jenas. Jenas mentioned to Tennant that Catherine Tate, who played his companion Donna Noble in “Doctor Who,” had been interviewed ahead of their reunion for the show’s 60th anniversary special.

“We spoke to her about it, and she said it was like slipping back into a comfy pair of slippers – was it the same for you?” Jenas asked.

Tennant, who made his debut on the series in 2006, responded, “Yeah, I mean 15 years is quite a long time, and you do worry you won’t be able to run fast enough anymore.”

Jones expressed her disbelief at the amount of time that had passed since Tennant first played the Time Lord, exclaiming, “Is it 15 years ago? It’s not, David – it can’t be.”

Tennant then quipped, “No, you’re a lot older than you think you are.”