Alex Jones missing from The One Show as BBC host's son taken to hospital

The One Show presenter explained her absence (Image: BBC)

Alex Jones shared an update on Instagram (January 7) as The One Show presenter praised staff following her son's hospital visit as she revealed the reason for her absence on the BBC show.

The BBC host, who is a mother to three children Teddy, aged six, Kit, aged four, and two-year-old daughter, Annie, first shared a snap on her Instagram Stories of one of her boys in a hospital bed while being tended to by a nurse.

He could be seen laying in a hospital bed with an iPad and a blanket that covered him.

While Alex did not go into detail about her son's hospital admission, she captioned the post: "Never gets easier but made so much better thanks to amazingly kind and gentle staff @chelwest."

In a follow up post, she then assured fans that all was well in her next post when she expressed her "relief" at the appointment being over.

Alex Jones revealed her son had a hospital visit (Image: INSTAGRAM Alex Jones)

The on-screen host explained she would be absent from her regular slot on The One Show.

The broadcaster wrote: "Such a relief that it's done!

"Needless to say, I won't be on @bbctheoneshow later but @laurenlaverne and @gabbylogal will look after you x."