Zoe Ball | |
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.jpg) Ball at the 2014 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards | |
| Born | Zoe Louise Ball 23 November 1970 Blackpool, Lancashire, England |
| Occupation(s) | Presenter, broadcaster |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Employer | BBC |
| Partner | Michael Reed |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Johnny Ball Julia Ball (née Anderson) |
Zoe Louise Ball (born 23 November 1970)[1] is a British broadcaster and presenter. She was the first female host of the Radio 1 and Radio 2 breakfast shows for the BBC, and presented the 1990s children's show Live & Kicking, alongside Jamie Theakston from 1996–1999.
Ball was a contestant in the third series of Strictly Come Dancing. Following this, in 2011 she replaced Claudia Winkleman as host of the BBC Two spin-off show Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two until her departure in 2021. Ball also hosted the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour in 2011 and 2015.
In 2018, Ball was announced as the new host of BBC Radio 2's flagship breakfast show and took over from Chris Evans in January 2019.[2]
- ^ "Profile: Zoe Ball", Metro, Associated Newspapers, 8 January 2007, retrieved 21 June 2011
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