Zoe Ball emotionally signs off last Radio 2 Breakfast show with moving final song
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Presenter broke down in tears as she said farewell after six years in hosting chair. Zoe Ball has emotionally signed off from her final BBC Radio 2 Breakfast show after six years in the hosting chair. The 54-year-old announced her departure from the programme in November, saying that it was “time for me to step away from the very early mornings and focus on family”.
![[Zoe Ball presenting her final BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/12/20/07/xx.jpg)
Delivering her sign-off message for the final time, Ball told listeners on Friday (20 December): “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.”.
![[Ball assured listeners she was staying in the ‘Radio 2 crew’]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/11/28/09/Zoe-Ball.jpg)
“I’ve been bowled over by your messages and cards over the years. There’s been lots of laughter, tears and dancing – of course, lots of dancing.”. “I’ll see you in the Spring here on Radio 2, popping up to share new adventures. It’s been very special, take care of yourselves. Love you my peeps, my top cats,” she said, before hitting play on her final song, Münchener Freiheit’s 1988 hit “Keeping the Dream Alive”.
![[Zoe Ball pictured when she became the first female presenter of BBC Radio 1’s Breakfast show in 1998]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/12/20/08/zoeball.jpg)
Earlier in the show, Ball admitted that she was so teary-eyed that she couldn’t see the buttons in front of her, and apologised in advance for any mistakes. “Everything’s going to go wrong because I can’t see the buttons through my giddy tears,” she said.
![[Scott Mills will take over Ball’s role on the breakfast show]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/12/20/07/4e1d5b1fac03c9c0b86b4be872e69c16Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzM0NzY0NDk4-2.78251741.jpg)
