The BBC are said to be ‘sticking with all female Strictly hosting duo’ after it was revealed Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman decided to leave ‘last year.’ The current hosts, who have fronted the show together since 2014, announced their departure in an emotional social media video to fans on Thursday. Some of the top names … Read more
Zoe Ball has revealed Prince William wrote her ‘the most beautiful’ letter when her mother Julia was ill. The presenter, 54, was forced to take time off from her BBC Radio 2 breakfast show following Julia’s passing in April 2024 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Speaking to Jo Whiley on their Dig It! podcast, Zoe … Read more
Will Young has shared that his battle with crippling anxiety left him struggling to leave the house for days, as he detailed the moment he ‘suffered a panic attack while speaking to his postwoman’ in a candid new interview. The Pop Idol star, 46, has previously shared that he’d been diagnosed with complex PTSD, and … Read more
Sarah Cawood has revealed the kind offer Zoe Ball reached out to her with after she tearfully admitted to feeling lost and redundant in her career. Sarah, 53, is well known as an icon of the 1990s when she hosted the likes of Top of the Pops, Live and Kicking, and the MTV dating show Singled Out. The TV … Read more
Emotional Zoe Ball fought back tears as she revealed she had an emotional breakdown following her mother’s death last year. Zoe, 54, was forced to take time off from her BBC Radio 2 breakfast show following Julia’s passing in April 2024 with pancreatic cancer. Late last year it was then announced how Zoe would step … Read more
Zoe Ball has recalled being made to wear skimpy outfits and being ‘conditioned’ to think when she first started out in presenting. The star, 54, was previously one of the BBC’s most highest paid presenters before quitting her Radio 2 breakfast show last year. It followed the death of her mother Julia following a battle … Read more
Zoe Ball has admitted questioning why she bothered giving up her Radio 2 Breakfast Show to spend time with daughter Nelly, when the teen is out pals and never home. The broadcaster, 54, who shares Nelly, 15, and Woody, 24, with ex-husband Norman Cook, stepped down from the programme and it’s £950,000 salary in December after six … Read more
Zoe Ball has opened up about how gardening helped her navigate grief after the death of her boyfriend Billy Yates. The BBC broadcaster, 54, sat down with her co-host Jo Whiley for an emotional chat during the latest episode of their podcast Dig It on Tuesday. The duo were discussing how gardening can help people through … Read more
Johnny Ball has claimed his daughter Zoe Ball has a better relationship with her ex-husband Fatboy Slim now than when they were married. The TV personality, 87, made the surprising revelation in a new interview with Boom Radio – almost 10 years on from their 2016 separation. While the couple were together for 18 years, their relationship … Read more
Zoe Ball has revealed she was left in tears after discovering her car had been broken into following a recent appearance on The One Show. The BBC Radio 2 presenter discussed the frightening ordeal with Jo Whiley on the latest instalment of their Dig It podcast, admitting she felt partly responsible after leaving a bag … Read more
Stacey Dooley ensured her daughter wasn’t too far from her thoughts on Sunday as she left Zoe Ball’s radio show with boyfriend Kevin Clifton on Sunday. The couple – who have been dating since early 2019 – welcomed a daughter named Minnie together back in January 2023. And Stacey, 35, was seen wearing a bubbly font … Read more
Zoe Ball has revealed she was keen to purchase one of Harry Styles’ sold-out sex toys after her libido returned following the menopause. The BBC Radio 2 presenter, 54, who has crossed paths with ‘gracious’ Harry on several occasions, was impressed with his idea for the £50 vibrator. Harry sent fans into a frenzy this week … Read more
BBC Radio 2 has lost half a million listeners since it controversially shook up its weekday schedule. The station had an estimated weekly audience of 12.62million across April to June, figures show, down from 13.11million in the previous three months and from 13.3million this time last year. Scott Mills replaced Zoe Ball as host of … Read more
