Alex Jones nearly gave up her TV career to become a nurse.
Alex Jones almost quit TV to become a nurse
The ‘One Show’ host was emotionally moved after spending six months in King’s Fertility Clinic in London, where she trained as a fertility assistant for her new show ‘Alex Jones: Making Babies’.
The experience left Alex “in awe”, and she considered giving up her presenter role for a nursing job instead.
Alex, 45, said: "Honestly, after six months, I would swap my job to work with that team.
"I always thought it might be nice to be a nurse when I was growing up. But, oh my God, just the job satisfaction.
"God it's much harder than what we do.
"The level of satisfaction is off the charts, I was just in awe really every time I went through the door.”
The mum-of-three - who shares son’s Teddy, five, Kit, three, and daughter Annie, 15 months – was open about her own fertility struggles after suffering a miscarriage in 2017, and said that helping couples create a happy family was emotional work for her.
Speaking to HELLO!, she added: "Trying to conceive can truly be a rollercoaster, and I have no doubt that it'll be a very emotional and unpredictable journey.
"This series is really close to my heart, it's truly a passion project, and I feel privileged to be able to join the team at King's Fertility and help them with the very special job of making babies."
Alex praised the courageous couples on the show for going through IVF.
She said: "Christ, me and Charlie would be at each other's throats, if we went through that. And you know we are pretty rock solid. But it does stuff to you, doesn't it?
"It's super stressful but one couple particularly are just madly in love - which is lovely to see - but you need that support."
‘Alex Jones: Making Babies’ is set to air on UKTV in January next year.
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