Now, Jones has revealed that the BBC has “put it right” between the two.

“We’ve never discussed our pay because we’re quite British like that. Even my mum doesn’t know how much I earn,” Jones tells Hello Magazine.

“But the BBC seem to be doing what they can and I know that with Matt and I our editor put that right; it’s been addressed with us.”

Since the public body published a list of their top-earning talent six months ago, the broadcaster has come under fire for its unfair pay structure, with many employees opting to protest. Carrie Gracie, the BBC’s former China editor, resigned earlier this year due to the company’s “secretive and illegal” pay culture, after she discovered she’s been underpaid by £100,000 since 2014.

However, in recent days the BBC has pledged to have a 50:50 ratio balance of male and female contributors on its news programmes by April 2019.

You can read more on the gender pay gap here.

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The One Show’s Alex Jones says the BBC has ‘put right’ the gender pay gap with co-presenter Matt Baker