The One Show presenters Alex Jones and Vernon Kay paid tribute to Confessions of a Shopaholic author Sophie Kinsella following the sad news of her death aged 55

Alex Jones shared some "sad" news during the latest instalment of The One Show .

The Welsh presenter was back on the famous green sofa on Wednesday (December 10) to host the BBC One magazine show alongside Vernon Kay.

They welcomed actor Brendan Fraser and astronaut Tim Peake onto the programme to discuss their latest projects.

However, before chatting to the guests, Alex told viewers: "We wanted to take a moment to reflect on today's very sad news that best-selling author Sophie Kinsella has died.

"Like millions, I really loved the Shopaholic series and thoughts are very much with her family and friends."

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