Stephen Ashton Jones (born 16 March 1977) is a Welsh television presenter from Tylorstown, Wales, who currently leads the presenting team on Channel 4 F1. He presented Channel 4's teen schedule T4 from 2003 to 2010. In the United States, he hosted the first series of The X Factor USA. Early life Jones was born in Tylorstown, and currently resides in both London and Los Angeles. Career After starting his career as a model for Esquire. Jones moved into presenting, fronting such programmes as The Pop Factory Awards with Liz Fuller and 99 Things To Do Before You Die. He then became a regular feature on Channel 4's weekend entertainment programme T4. In 2006, he worked on Transmission with T-Mobile with XFM DJ Lauren Laverne. In February 2009, Jones made his BBC One debut hosting Let's Dance for Comic Relief with Claudia Winkleman, who was later replaced with Alex Jones. In early 2009, he presented Sky1's Guinness World Records Smashed with Konnie Huq. The same year, Jones began presenting the BBC TV quizshow As Seen On TV. He also presented 101 Ways to Leave a Gameshow for the channel, which aired in July 2010. In August 2009 and September 2013, he sat in for Janice Long on BBC Radio 2. Jones has also done some acting. He had a small part in the film Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging and a minor role as himself in two episodes of the TV series Plus One. In 2010, he had a small role in the film It's a Wonderful Afterlife. Jones designed and modelled clothing for Shop Direct Group's in-house brand 'Good Souls' for their 2010 Summer/Autumn ranges. On 22 October 2010, it was announced Jones would leave T4 after seven years as a presenter. His last show for the strand was T4 Stars Of 2010 on 21 November 2010. In 2010, Jones presented new game show, Drop Zone, on BBC One, in which eight teams faced a series of physical and mental challenges in six of the world's most exciting locations. It was originally announced in May 2011 that Jones would co-host The X Factor USA with Nicole Scherzinger. However, Scherzinger was later promoted to the empty judge slot vacated by Cheryl Cole, and Jones was slated to present the show solo. In between filming the X Factor USA season one in Los Angeles, Jones appeared as a guest on The