Alex Brooker reveals he’s turned his office into a PUB to film The Last Leg during lockdown (and it’s named after Craig David!)
They’re set to return to screens on Friday despite the coronavirus lockdown.
And The Last Leg host Alex Brooker has revealed he’s found a unusual way to survive the nationwide pub closures, by creating his own in his office.
The presenter, 35, revealed on Tuesday’s The One Show he’s installed disco balls and drink dispensers to turn the space into his own version of the Queen Vic, named after the legendary Craig David.
Funny: The Last Leg host Alex Brooker has revealed he’s turned his office into a pub named after Craig David
Speaking from his home in Huddersfield, Alex told hosts Alex and Gethin Jones he wanted to turn the space into somewhere he could enjoy during his Friday nights at home.
He said: ‘The way I looked at it is I’m gonna be spending my Friday nights in here and I wanted to be comfortable, so I’ve turned my office into a pub.
‘It’s Huddersfield’s hottest night spot, it’s the Craig David I called it. A lot of our pubs are named after Great Britons, and I think Craig David is one of our greatest Britons.
‘The way I describe this is, is like if you’re ever been to a Yates’, I marked this as a low-rent Yates, I’ve got drink, there’s two disco balls it’s got everything I’m gonna need on Friday night I’m gonna have a great time!’
Hilarious: The presenter revealed on Tuesday’s The One Show he’s installed disco balls and drink dispensers in the room as he prepares to film The Last Leg from home during lockdown
Alex joined his The Last Leg co-host Josh Widdecombe to chat about the show’s return, which will be hosted from their respective homes during the lockdown.
This will be no mean feat for the Channel 4 show, as fellow presenter Adam Hills will be hosting the show from his home in Australia.
Josh admitted they thought they’d be back in the studio as normal by the time they returned to screens, having filmed their last episode six weeks earlier without a studio audience.
Pour us a pint! Alex said: ‘It’s Huddersfield’s hottest night spot… The way I describe this is, is like if you’re ever been to a Yates’, I marked this as a low-rent Yates’
Sad: Elsewhere, The One Show host Alex was moved to tears by the show’s end, after The A Word Christopher Ecclestone read a poem written in honour of NHS workers
Elsewhere, The One Show host Alex was moved to tears by the show’s end, after The A Word Christopher Ecclestone read a poem written in honour of NHS workers.
The touching piece titled Our Heroes was monologued directly to the camera by Christopher, and left Alex in an extremely emotional state by its end.
She said: ‘Thank you so much, Chris,’ Alex said. ‘That was pretty touching indeed,’ while her co-host Gethin agreed: ‘That was pretty special.’
Wiping away her tears Alex added: ‘I bet I’m not the only one [crying].’
The One Show airs weekdays at 7pm on BBC One.
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