The One Show host Alex Jones' 'awkward' interview with ex as viewers spot tension after 'bitter' split

Exes Alex Jones and Steve Jones were forced to come face-to-face on The One Show on Tuesday (July 4) after Steve appeared a guest on the BBC show. The F1 presenter faced questions from his ex-partner Alex as he sat on the sofa to talk about his first novel ‘Call Time’.

But after their 'bitter' split and 'betrayal', viewers claimed there were a few awkward moments and tension between the former flames as they appeared live on screen together.

The two Welsh presenters were in a relationship from 1999 to 2002 whilst they worked together on the Channel 4 show Rise, but reportedly split after Steve 'stole' an interview with a Hollywood A-lister from his then-partner, reports The Mirror.

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Whilst introducing her ex onto the show, Alex, 46, joked that she had 'read all about' Steve's book, which is about a man who finds an old mobile phone and ends up speaking to his 12-year-old self.

Steve went on to reveal that the unique storyline came about whilst he was day drinking in the pub with a close friend of his, and the rest was history.

But viewers were left unconvinced that the duo felt comfortable speaking to one another after their sour split.

Taking to Twitter to air their live reactions to the 'awkward' interview, BBC viewers appeared to spot tension between the pair.

"Steve can't even look Alex in the eye! He's glaring at Jermaine," one insisted.

"OMG you could cut the tension with a knife between Alex and Steve," another echoed.

"They had a brutal breakup but fair play to them for being the bigger people and actually coming together for an interview like this," someone else tweeted.

Alex previously revealed that she split with