Alex Jones dodges awkwardness on The One Show with maternity leave revelation

The One Show presenter, 42, and her co-host Matt Baker, 41, were joined by The OA star Jason Isaacs, 55, to talk about the eagerly-awaited second season of the Netflix sci-fi drama. However, both Alex Jones and Matt were quickly called out by the actor when he declared he knew their secret. “You two are the only people in the studio who haven’t seen [the show],” he said with a lightheartedly accusatory tone. “We haven’t seen it, no!” Matt admitted, at which point Alex opted to excuse herself from blame.

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“I’m saving it for maternity leave, see?” she chimed in, as Jason smiled and nodded, replying: “Excellent, thanks.”

The presenters’ lack of knowledge about The OA continued to hamper them during the course of the interview, as Alex attempted to solider on: “We’re going to do a sum up, you jump in if I’m wrong.”

“Good luck,” Jason said, aware that the complex and mysterious series was difficult to define even for those who had seen it.

“So, young girl—” Alex continued, at which point he interjected: “Wrong!”

As the studio audience, and her colleague Matt, laughed, the Welsh star tried again: “She’s a blind girl, disappears, comes back, new name, new eyes…

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