Zoe Ball to host her final Radio 2 breakfast show
After six years in the hosting seat, Zoe Ball will present her final edition of BBC Radio 2’s breakfast show on Friday.
54 year old announced his departure in November, saying that after “six incredible years” it was “time for me to wake up early in the morning and focus on my family”.
Last month also, ball reveal She had received treatment for a jaw disorder called TMJ disorder, which she said gave her “terrible headaches” when she woke up.
He will be replaced by Scott Mills, who will move from his afternoon slot in January.
Ball became the station’s first full-time female breakfast presenter after taking over from Chris Evans in 2019.
he took six week break From the show in the summer, after the previous break next spring. his mother’s death,
Announcing her departure last month, she said she would remain “on the Radio 2 crew”, and promised to give more details in the new year about what this would involve.
She promised that her final show would be “just in time for Christmas with plenty of entertainment and mischief”.
‘transformative’
On her show earlier this week, Ball held back tears as Robbie Williams surprised her with a heartfelt message.
Williams said, “I just want to say thank you for your service to the world of entertainment, to BBC Radio 2, to all those who have gone before you and those who will come after you.”
“But especially for you, the transformative work you do and the kindness you show is important, and has been important and will continue to be important to people’s lives, so congratulations to you.”
A teary-eyed DJ replied: “Robbie, I love you so much.”
After co-presenting the Saturday morning children’s TV program Live and Kicking, Ball also became the first female host of the Radio 1 breakfast show in 1998.
Ball’s Radio 2 program is the most listened to breakfast show in the UK.
But its viewership dropped to 6.28 million from nine million when it debuted this summer, according to industry data from Rajar.
She was listed as the BBC’s highest-paid on-air female presenter for the period 2023/24 – with a salary between £950,000 and £954,999 – and succeeds outgoing Match of the Day host Gary Lineker. Took second place.
