'Back off I'm married!' Shane Richie hits out at Alex Jones' The One Show replacement
SHANE RICHIE has shut down Alex Jones' replacement on The One Show, Michelle Ackerley, after she praised the actor's appearance.
Shane Richie tells Michelle Ackerley 'Back off I'm married'
Shane, 52, who was a guest on the programme was shown a picture of himself as a child in London.
Discussing how he had changed since the 1960s, new presenter Michelle attempted to pay the former EastEnders actor a compliment.
She said: "You're still looking good, Shane."
With a mock-serious look on his face, Shane fired back: "Back off I'm married!"
Back off I'm married!
Michelle and co-host Matt Baker immediately laughed at the comment, which was evidently meant in jest.
The 32-year-old Watchdog host will be presenting the evening chat show at the beginning of the week, while Robot Wars host Angela Scanlon will cover the latter half during Alex's maternity leave.
Before the show began, Michelle took to Twitter to share with her followers a picture of a good luck card the 39-year-old Welsh mother-to-be had sent her.
She captioned the image: "Thanks @MissAlexjones for the lovely good luck card. Can't wait to see you and the new baby soon x."
To which Alex responded: "Pleasure my love!! Good luck tonight."
The One Show continues weekdays at 7pm on BBC One.