Who’s on The One Show tonight? Alexandra Burke joins Matt and Angellica and Alex catches up with the Mother of All Challenges
TONIGHT'S show sees Alexandra Burke in the studio to discuss her return to the West End and latest album.
Here's all you need to know about what else is featured on The One Show tonight...
Who's on The One Show tonight?
Alexandra Burke
Alexandra Burke is a 29-year-old singer and actress, who shot to fame after winning The X Factor in 2008.
The pop star was born in Islington, London, and her mother was Melissa Bell, one member of the 90s R'n'B band Soul II Soul.
One of four children, Alexandra began dance classes from a young age and sang from five, before entering TV talent show Star For A Night at the age of 12 coming runner-up to a young Joss Stone.
After her GCSEs Alexandra left school to pursue a music industry career and started gigging and touring with the charity band Young Voices.
She auditioned for the 2005 series of The X Factor, which was won by Shayne Ward, but was ultimately deemed too young to get through to the live shows.
She went away for three years before returning for the fifth series in 2008 and wowing with her soulful voice.
After being mentored by Cheryl Cole she eventually won the show, beating boy band JLS.
The singer moved into acting and took huge stage roles in The Bodyguard and, last year, Sister Act The Musical.
Alex appeared in Strictly Come Dancing 2017 partnered with Gorka Marquez, finishing in second place.
She is currently in a relationship with Josh Ginnelly - with the pair announcing their engagement in early 2018.
Mother Of All Challenges for Sport Relief
Alex Jones is taking on another huge challenge for Sport Relief - and she's not alone.
She is joined by four mums from around the country as they take on a schedule of physically gruelling challenges to push themselves to the limit.
The challenges are:
- Open Water Swimming in Loch Ness
- Hiking up Hellvellyn
- Cycling through the Lake District
- Caving in South Wales
- Welsh coast marathon
What time is The One Show on and who is presenting?
You can tune in to BBC One at 7pm on weeknights to watch the show.
Today’s episode will last half an hour and is being hosted by Matt Baker and Angellica Bell.
Each night the presenters mix interviews with an array of celebrity guests with an eclectic mix of topics ranging from current affairs to pop culture.
It is then available on demand on the BBC iPlayer.
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How long has The One Show been running?
The magazine-style show has been running for over a decade. The first episode was aired on August 14, 2006.
From 2007 to 2010 it was hosted by Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley, before Alex Jones and Jason Manford took the helm, later being replaced by Matt Baker.
Chris Evans oversaw the Friday night hour-long episodes from 2010 to 2015.
The likes of Dermot O’Leary, Phil Tufnell, Zoe Ball and Fearne Cotton are among the guest presenters who have stood in for the regular duos.