She told Closer: “It’s a huge gift. I suppose deep down I would never have said it because we were so lucky to have two lovely boys, but having a girl was always something that was there.
“I thought our time had passed and it wasn’t going to happen,” Alex shared.
“We both said how amazing three boys would be.
“Then when we opened the email which told us what sex the baby was, his little face was a picture,” Alex said.
The presenter added: “We both secretly thought it would be amazing if it was a girl.
“It’ll be really interesting to see the different dynamics.”