Zoe Ball reunited with her ex-husband Norman Cook (DJ Fatboy Slim) and joked that they were ‘putting the funk into dysfunctional’ while celebrating Christmas with their children.
Around the festive period, the radio presenter, 55, enjoyed meal out with her family and posted the snap to her Instagram account.
The former couple were joined by their son Woody, 25, and 16-year-old daughter Nelly as well as Woody’s girlfriend Ruby Prunstuke.
She penned in the caption: ‘putting the funk into Dysfuntional family fun. Christmas No 2.’
Zoe cut a stylish figure in a navy Christmas jumper and looked delighted to be surrounded by her nearest and dearest.
It comes after Zoe recently revealed her desperation to become a grandmother, admitting that she would have more children if she wasn’t ‘too old’.
Zoe Ball reunited with her ex-husband Norman Cook (DJ Fatboy Slim) and joked that they were ‘putting the funk into dysfunctional’ while celebrating Christmas with their children (L-R: Woody Cook, Norman Cook, Nelly Cook, Zoe and Ruby Prunstuke)
The radio star voiced her desire to have even more kids and expressed how eager she was to have grandchildren because she missed babies.
Speaking to Jo Whiley on the latest episode of their Dig It podcast, the two pals gushed over their favourite scents, branding the smell of a newborn’s head top of the list.
But, Zoe complained that she’d be waiting a long time to have a baby to cuddle, as neither of her kids were likely to be having their own children anytime soon.
Jo began: ‘A baby’s head, smelling that baby’s head, holding the head, it’s so tiny. Oh my God, favourite thing in the world.’
Sharing her agreement, Zoe chimed in: ‘Oh, I know. God you know what? I think if we weren’t too old, both of us would have more kids, wouldn’t we?’
She then lamented: ‘Oh gosh, I’m going to have to have such a long wait for grandchildren.Â
‘Can I borrow someone’s baby? Can I borrow someone’s baby please? I miss it.’
Zoe and Norman’s eldest son Woody is following in his parents’ footsteps by pursuing a career in music, but has insisted he has ‘sweated his way through the industry’ rather than relying on them too much.
The former couple were joined by their son Woody, 25, and 16-year-old daughter Nelly as well as Woody’s girlfriend Ruby PrunstukeÂ
A throwback snap of Woody, Nelly and Norman
Earlier this year, he told new! magazine: ‘I definitely felt that way [pressure] at the beginning, but my parents have been really good at putting me out on my own and letting me do it myself.’
Although the ‘nepo baby’ name tag has been thrown around, Woody argued it doesn’t bother him, and credited his parents’ support for his success rather than their jobs.
He explained: ‘I don’t mind. I can’t tell you who I’d be without my parents. They gave me the best education ever from them.
‘They are the most generous, loving, kind, hard-working people on earth, and that’s what they’ve given me. I feel like I owe it all to that.’
He previously insisted out it’s ‘not his job to care’ what people think about him or his family ties, telling Bang Showbiz: ‘Throughout school I was bullied and stuff, sometimes at parties people would say ‘Shut up Fatboy’s son’.
‘It’s opened up more doors, people always remember me. I’m quite eclectic, I’m quite weird. I share DNA with my parents.Â
Zoe and Norman’s eldest son Woody is following in his parents’ footsteps by pursuing a career in music, but has insisted he has ‘sweated his way through the industry’
‘I’m always gonna be a bit like them in the end. Genetically I’m mildly similar but it’s not my job to care.
‘I cater to the people who love my music, they f****** love it. My music speaks for itself and I do not have to prove it to anyone.’
Zoe’s wish to become a grandmother comes after she opened up on going through a ‘tough year’ after the tragic death of her mother in April 2024.
Julia Peckham died after a battle with pancreatic cancer, with Zoe stepping down down as host of her BBC Radio 2 show afterwards, to ‘focus on family’
