She’ll host a brand new show on the station as well as two specials for the BBC. Zoe Ball is to return to Radio 2 with a weekend show months after emotionally leaving as breakfast host, the BBC has announced. It has since been confirmed that Ball will now be returning to Radio 2 to host a brand new weekly show from 1pm to 3pm on Saturday afternoons. Ball will also host two specials, including a BBC TV show celebrating Elaine Paige’s 60-year career in the showbiz world, with a concert dedicated to the singer.
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Helen Thomas, head of Radio 2, said: “Zoe is one of the UK’s most loved presenters, so I’m thrilled to announce that she has a new home on Radio 2 on Saturday lunchtimes, plus she’ll be hosting various specials for us throughout the year.”. Ahead of returning to Radio 2 with a new show, Ball is reportedly enjoying downtime away from the spotlight in Hove, East Sussex where she is taking shifts at the beach cafe that’s been owned by her ex-husband Fatboy Slim, real name Norman Cook, since 2013.
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“It’s very funny to see that transitional period, just as I’m kind of leaving the nest and now at the start of something big for me in music.”. Ball emotionally signed off from her final Breakfast Show broadcast days before Christmas in December, telling listeners: “You’re just there and I’m just here, having a chat with a mate. It’s such a special and intimate relationship.”. She said: “It’s been such a gift to do the show, to follow in the footsteps of Terry [Wogan] and Steve [Wright] and others. It’s been a privilege to be the first [woman] to present the show...remember girls, you can do anything.”.
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