Zoe Ball breaks silence on Radio 2 absence as she confirms comeback date
BBC Radio 2 presenter Zoe Ball has announced she will be returning to her early morning programme on Monday morning after the death of her mum earlier this year
by Hannah Roberts, PA Entertainment Reporter · ChronicleLiveBBC Radio 2's Zoe Ball is set to make her comeback to the early morning airwaves on Monday.
She took to X, previously known as Twitter, to announce: "Back on breakfast @bbcradio2 tomorrow morning at 6:30." The popular DJ expressed her gratitude to Scott Mills for stepping in during her absence.
Ball has been away from The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show since a brief appearance on August 8 after her summer holiday. In her absence, Gaby Roslin and Mills have been keeping the seat warm.
A spokesperson for BBC Radio 2 shared their enthusiasm: "We are looking forward to welcoming Zoe back to the Radio 2 Breakfast Show tomorrow morning." Although the BBC had confirmed Ball's return to the breakfast slot, they hadn't specified a date.
Ball, who is 53 years old, tragically lost her mother in April, sharing on social media: "We are bereft without you but will hold so tight to each other."
Taking over the Radio 2 morning show in 2019 from Chris Evans, Ball made history as the first woman to host the Radio 1 Breakfast Show back in 1998, a role she filled until 2000.
Her TV career includes co-hosting Live & Kicking with Jamie Theakston for three years starting in 1996, presenting Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two, and hosting ITV's reality competition Mamma Mia! I Have A Dream.
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