Yahoo News The One Show's Alex Jones joins Homes Under the Hammer special
The One Show's Alex Jones is set to guest host a special episode of Homes Under the Hammer.
In honour of the renovation show's 20th anniversary next month, the BBC has announced that several special episodes will see a new celebrity co-host with one of the regular presenters, offering "their own individual insight as they share ideas to transform the properties".
The celebrations will kick off with a double-bill on November 17, the day of the anniversary.
Martin Roberts will first co-host with Changing Rooms' Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen in Bristol, followed by Martel Maxwell and Alex Jones in London.
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Laurence is set to compete with Martin in "the fashion stakes" before offering tips on "recycling a retro avocado bathroom suite," while Alex will express her passion for "original features".
The official description continues: "The celebrities will also present the iconic phrase 'Let’s find out what happened when it went under the hammer' before meeting with the new owners who were successful at auction."
Later in the year, additional special episodes will see Dion Dublin co-host with singer Toyah Willcox in Birmingham, Jacqui Joseph with BBC Radio 2 DJ Owain Wyn Evans in Wales, and Tommy Walsh with The Traitors star Amanda Lovett in Buckinghamshire.
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BBC commissioning editor Muslim Alim said: "Homes Under the Hammer is arguably one of the heroes of BBC Daytime and a factual entertainment triumph.
"The BBC is proud to celebrate 20 years of the show and audiences can expect lots of entertainment as we invite celebrities to join our presenters as property experts and revisit some of our favourite past properties courtesy of the rich archive."
The Homes Under the Hammer special anniversary episodes will air on Friday, November 17 at 11.15am on BBC One and iPlayer.
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