Alex Jones reveals adorable name of baby girl
Alex gave birth to her third child on Saturday 21st August
After announcing she'd given birth to a baby girl with her husband Charlie Thompson last week, The One Show presenter Alex Jones has now revealed the adorable name they've chosen for their third child.
Alex, who already shares two sons with Charlie, revealed she's decided to call her daughter Annie.
Speaking to The One Show hosts Sam Quek and Jermaine Jenas via a video chat on Wednesday night's show, Alex was breastfeeding her daughter as she said: "Yes, we have her name is Annie."
The Welsh presenter confirmed the birth of her baby girl last week, writing on Instagram: 'We have some news.........Our beautiful daughter came safely into the world on Saturday afternoon 21.08.21. Tiny, but perfectly formed we are all beyond happy and besotted by her, especially Ted and Kit. Watching them with their brand new little sister is just the best and we can’t believe how lucky we are to have the 3 of them and to be a family of 5. It still doesn’t feel real!!! Thank you to everyone at the Queen Charlotte hospital for all your support again, especially super midwife Audrey. 💕 Name will be incoming soon xx' (sic)
Alex's close friends and fans were quick to comment on the sweet post. Ronan Keating, Alex's The One Show co-host, wrote: 'Congratulations to you all. Amazing news', with Stacey Dooley adding: 'đź’–đź’–đź’–'.
Good Morning Britain anchor Charlotte Hawkins commented: 'Wonderful news, big congratulations!! Much love ❤️', with former Bake Off winner Candice Brown adding: 'So many congratulations ❤️❤️❤️❤️'. (sic)
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Louise Thompson and Ryan Libbey
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Christina Ricci
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Joanna Page and James Thornton
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44-year-old Alex confirmed the news of her third pregnancy in March this year, calling it 'the best surprise ever'.
Announcing her news on The One Show, Alex told her co-host Ronan Keating, "I feel really nervous all of a sudden. It just seems like a good time to share some news with everybody and the crew in the studio for the first time.
"Lockdown has been anything but predictable and we've had some really unexpected news. Baby number three is on the way."
Alex and her husband, insurance broker Charlie Thompson, first met at a party in 2011 with the couple announcing their engagement at the start of 2015. The couple then got married in the December in a luxury ceremony at Cardiff Castle.
Alex and Charlie later started a family, welcoming baby Edward Alun Burrell Thomson (Teddy) into the world in 2017, before Alex gave birth to Kit in 2019.
Congratulations to Alex and Charlie on the birth of their baby girl. 👶
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