Alex Jones struggling with 'tough' parenting milestone: 'It's hard to let go'
ok.co.ukThe One Show presenter and mother-of-three Alex Jones has never been one to shy away when discussing the often-harsh realities of parenthood.
And catching up with OK! this week, the 46-year-old TV star opened up on a recent emotional milestone she was forced to endure, when her youngest son Kit, three, joined his big brother Edward (Teddy), five, at primary school. “He was amazing,” she wrote on an Instagram snap of her little boy venturing off to school in his new uniform. “A kiss goodbye and off he went.
Excited about this new chapter and who can ask for more?” But despite putting on a brave front for social media, Alex reveals she was privately devastated as she waved him goodbye at the school gates. “I’ve been used to having him with me every morning, so I’m going to find that really hard,” she confesses. “He’s ready, but I’m not – it’s hard to let go.
When Annie goes to school, I don’t know what I’ll do.” Alex - who also shares her one year old daughter Annie with husband Charlie Thompson, describes her life right now as a mammoth "juggling act" because of her hectic on-screen schedule. “Sometimes, I think, ‘God, I just wish I could be home to put them to bed,’ but on the other hand, I want them to see a mum who works,” she admits. “I want Annie especially to see a mother who, while being the nurturing parent, actually works.
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