Now, ahead of returning to Radio 2 with a new show, Ball is 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.
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.
The DJ, who made almost £1m a year while working for the corporation, stepped away from her hosting stint in December to “focus on family” after the death of her mother Julia.
Ball and Cook, who married in 1999, have remained friends since their separation in 2016 and divorce four years later.
Announcing news of Julia’s death from advanced pancreatic cancer, Ball told her followers: “Sleep tight dear Mama.
