Pregnant Alex Jones, 44, showcases her blossoming baby bump in a chic black dress

Pregnant Alex Jones, 44, showcases her blossoming baby bump in a chic black dress after presenting The One Show

She revealed live on air last month that she is expecting her third child, a baby girl.

And Alex Jones, 44, highlighted her growing baby bump in a timeless black dress from Reiss on Thursday as she wrapped up her presenting duties on The One Show. 

The TV presenter captured a mirror selfie as she playfully said the dress serves many functions, including ‘housing a bump’.

Strike a pose: Alex Jones, 44, highlighted her growing baby bump in a timeless black dress from Reiss on Thursday as she wrapped up her presenting duties on The One Show

The expecting mother completed the look with thick black tights. 

She styled her caramel bob in a sleek straight hairdo while enhancing her visage with flawless make-up. 

Captioning the Instagram upload, she said: ‘Thanks to our brilliant guests tonight @edibow and @craigdavid and how sweet was the Teddy bear story??  

‘This @reiss dress is handy for all sorts of occasions including for housing a growing bump.’ (sic) 

Congratulations! The TV presenter revealed live on air last month that she is expecting her third child, a baby girl, with her husband, insurance broker Charlie Thomson

Congratulations! The TV presenter revealed live on air last month that she is expecting her third child, a baby girl, with her husband, insurance broker Charlie Thomson

Alex already has sons Teddy, four, and Kit, 22 months, with her husband, insurance broker Charlie Thomson. 

Announcing her happy news on TV in March, she said: ‘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’s fellow presenter Ronan Keating, 44, and the studio started applauding the star for her exciting announcement.

Alex quipped to her co-host: ‘I need all the tips,’ to which the Irish singer, who has five children, replied: ‘Oh yeah, loads of them, loads of them. I’m so excited for you.’ 

Happy days: Alex's co-host Ronan Keating, 44, and the studio started applauding the star for her exciting announcement

Happy days: Alex’s co-host Ronan Keating, 44, and the studio started applauding the star for her exciting announcement

The presenter added: ‘Yeah, we didn’t see that one coming… but yeah, we’re delighted.’

Asked by Ronan whether she is excepting a boy or girl, Alex excitedly revealed: ‘A little girl… a little girl!’  

Alex also shared the news to her Instagram where she shared a sweet black-and-white photo with her husband Charlie and their two sons – Teddy and Kit.

The family held up a board saying ‘coming soon… baby number three’ and the presenter captioned the snap with: ‘The best surprise ever’ followed by a heart emoji. 

Alex was congratulated by her 278K followers and celebrity pals, including Louise Redknapp, Rochelle Humes and Kirsty Gallacher, after the exciting announcement. 

Lovely: She also shared the news to her Instagram as she uploaded a sweet black-and-white photo with her husband Charlie and their two sons - Teddy, four and Kit, 22 months

Lovely: She also shared the news to her Instagram as she uploaded a sweet black-and-white photo with her husband Charlie and their two sons – Teddy, four and Kit, 22 months

Sweet: Alex was congratulated by her 278K followers and celebrity pals, including Louise Redknapp, Rochelle Humes and Kirsty Gallacher, after the exciting announcement

Sweet: Alex was congratulated by her 278K followers and celebrity pals, including Louise Redknapp, Rochelle Humes and Kirsty Gallacher, after the exciting announcement