Alex Jones, 42, showed her competitive side in an Instagram Story post this morning when she jokingly declared she was “trying to beat” Meghan Markle, 37, by attempting to go into labour before her. The pregnant star, who recently left The One Show for her maternity leave, shared an image of raspberry leaf tea in view of her 164,000 followers. The herbal remedy, which is thought to tone the muscles of the uterus in preparation for birth, is said to help labour progress at a steady rate. After snapping a photo of the drink, Alex cheekily referenced the Duchess of Sussex, who is expecting her first child with Prince Harry, in the caption: “Trying to beat Meghan… or is it already too late?!”
The presenter appeared to suggest she believes that Meghan has already had her baby, in light of the royal couple’s decision to keep the birth private until they are ready to announce the news to the public.
Alex and Meghan’s babies are both due to be born imminently, with the Welsh TV personality expecting to give birth next month, and the former Suits star awaiting the arrival of her first child this spring.
The BBC favourite also shared an identical post on Twitter to her 234,000 followers, who flocked to the comments section to share their good luck wishes for her pregnancy.
Alex’s celebrity pal Myleene Klass, 41, replied: “Ahhh, sending you love Mama xx”
A fan then referred to Alex’s comment about Meghan, adding: “Nah mate! Meggy and Hazzer have already beat you to it.”
A second responded: “As long
