Alex Jones has opened up about her husband’s health (Image: Instagram)Alex Jones has opened up about the challenging times her family faced after her husband Charlie Thompson went through a difficult period with his mental health. The One Show host, 47, who shares three children with her insurance broker husband, previously revealed that he had experienced a “really bad period” and in July 2023 explained that he was in a “much better place now”. Her husband Charlie had gone through a difficult time after becoming ill with Lyme Disease and viral meningitis. And now, BBC star Alex has opened up more about the emotional toll it took on her and spoke to Fearne Cotton on her Happy Place podcast about how she felt helpless watching her partner go through what he did.
Alex Jones’ husband Charlie went through a difficult period with his mental health
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While Alex maintained respect for Charlie’s privacy by not delving too deeply into his mental health journey, she did confide in Fearne and explained: “Everybody has periods where you just don’t feel great. I mean going back to my late 20s – woah. Looking back now, that was a mess. And I’ve talked before, my husband has suffered in the past.” Fearne, empathising with Alex’s situation, responded: “It’s your husband’s story, we don’t need to get into your husband, but as you just touched on, he had a bad patch of mental health. It’s hard as a partner that you can’t fix them. That’s quite a frustrating feeling. How did you navigate that?,” reports the Mirror.
Alex opened up about how the experience affected her
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In response, Alex added: “You’re right. I went quite 1980s and was like – right, come on. That was the way I had been brought up. Snap out of it. It was grim. I didn’t know what to do. In general, I think people don’t reach out when they’re in despair.” She also shared her fears about her husband’s health. “I was looking at him and thinking I’m looking and hearing somebody who is not my husband,” she continued. Thankfully, she added that Charlie is now on the mend and doing much better and encouraged others struggling with their mental health to talk to someone and not suffer alone.
“People don’t reach out when they’re in despair,” says Alex
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The update comes after Alex spoke to Gabby Logan in July 2023 where she revealed that Charlie’s love of cooking nutritious meals had been a key part of his recovery. When asked how her husband was now doing, Alex said: “He’s good, yes. He’s in a way better place now to where we were a year ago but diet has played a huge part in that. We always eat relatively well but he’s quite into nutrition. I think it was a way for him as well to fill his days in a sense when he wasn’t feeling well.” Meanwhile, speaking on the How To Fail With Elizabeth Day podcast in January 2023 Alex explained that at one point, prior to his recovery journey, she feared she was “losing” him. “I thought I was losing him, not actually losing him, but I thought oh my God where is he? I can’t see him, I was looking at him and thinking I’m looking and hearing somebody who is not my husband,” she said. If you’ve been affected by any of the issues in this story you can contact Samaritans in the UK and Ireland on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie.Story SavedYou can find this story in  My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.Follow OK! MagazineFacebookTwitterMore OnFearne CottonAlex JonesThe One Show
