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Zoe Ball - "It's lovely to be back on a Saturday. This is where it all began for me, back in the day when I used to sweep up and make the teas"

Zoe Ball returns to BBC Radio 2 with new Saturday show

Radio presenter Zoe Ball has returned to BBC Radio 2, four-and-a-half months after she left her breakfast show on the station, jokingly declaring she is "back once again with the ill behaviour".

Radio • 03 May

Zoe Ball tells father she is "in such a good place" since leaving breakfast show

Zoe Ball 'in a good place' after leaving breakfast show

TV presenter Johnny Ball has said his daughter Zoe Ball told him she is in "such a good place" after quitting her BBC Radio 2 breakfast show.

Radio • 24 Mar

Zoe Ball - "The things that you don't think are going to happen..." Photos: Press Association

Zoe Ball's daughter injured in Christmas tree accident

BBC Radio 2 presenter Zoe Ball has revealed her daughter was taken to A&E after Ball's ex-husband Norman Cook, known as the DJ Fatboy Slim, dropped a Christmas tree on her foot.

Radio • 11 Dec 24

Zoe Ball "wake most days with awful headaches from tension and jaw clenching"

Zoe Ball says she suffers from 'awful headaches'

Broadcaster Zoe Ball has revealed she wakes up most days with "awful headaches" due to a health condition which causes pain in the jaw joint and surrounding muscles.

Entertainment • 28 Nov 24

Zoe Ball departing BBC Radio 2 breakfast show in December

Zoe Ball leaving BBC Radio 2 Breakfast show

BBC presenter Zoe Ball has announced she is stepping down from hosting the Radio 2 breakfast show after six years.

Entertainment • 19 Nov 24

The BBC announces plans to mark 40 years of Band Aid

The BBC has announced plans to mark four decades since the recording of the Band Aid charity single, Do They Know It's Christmas?.

Music • 06 Nov 24

Hugh Grant did shots with Travis Kelce at Swift gig

Hugh Grant has said he "went crazy" and did tequila shots with Taylor Swift's boyfriend, Travis Kelce, when he attended one of her concerts.

Movies • 30 Oct 24

Zoe Ball thanked her mother for "teaching us how to love unconditionally"

BBC radio star Zoe Ball announces death of her mother

Broadcaster Zoe Ball said her family are "bereft" following the death of her mother Julia.

Entertainment Headlines • 24 Apr 24

Strictly's Amy Dowden says cancer surgery 'went well'

Strictly Come Dancing professional Amy Dowden has told fans that her breast cancer surgery has gone "well".

Television • 08 Jun 23

Bono recalls nodding off in the White House

Bono has recalled falling asleep after drinking cocktails with Barack Obama at the White House.

Music • 01 Nov 22

Gary Lineker - The 61-year-old pundit and former footballer was paid between £1,350,000 and £1,354,999 in 2021/22

Gary Lineker tops BBC presenter pay list for fifth year

Gary Lineker is the BBC's top-earning on-air talent for the fifth consecutive year and the only name to earn over £1 million annually, new figures show.

Television • 12 Jul 22

Chris Martin: no more new Coldplay music after 2025

Chris Martin has revealed that Coldplay plan to stop making new music after 2025.

Music • 23 Dec 21

Zoe Ball - "Time now for some new cha cha challenges"

Zoe Ball has last dance as host of Strictly spin-off

Zoe Ball has announced that she is bowing out as the host of Strictly Come Dancing spin-off It Takes Two after 10 years.

Television • 18 May 21

Gavin and Stacey Christmas special left people hangingTel

Corden says no plans for another Gavin & Stacey

James Corden has said there are "no plans" for another instalment of Gavin & Stacey but it would be "a shame" to leave it on the cliffhanger of the Christmas special.

Television • 13 May 21

BBC announce Top Gear special tribute to Sabine Schmitz

The BBC is to broadcast a special Top Gear tribute episode dedicated to Sabine Schmitz, who died last month aged 51.

Television • 05 Apr 21

'My mum would have loved it': Bill Bailey on Strictly

Bill Bailey has joined this year's Strictly Come Dancing and reckons: "In these strange times we're living through, it feels right to do something different and take on a new challenge."

Bill Bailey • 03 Sep 20

Louis Theroux: Tiger King lacked 'tiger perspective'

Documentary maker Louis Theroux feels that Netflix series Tiger King was lacking in terms of an animal rights perspective.

Tiger King • 22 Apr 20

Matt Lucas confirms Little Britain talks with Netflix

Former Little Britain star Matt Lucas has confirmed that there have been talks to reboot the comedy series on Netflix.

Little Britain • 27 Mar 20

Stormzy 'overwhelmed' ahead of Glasto headline gig

UK rapper Stormzy has admitted he is "overwhelmed with emotions" as he prepares to become the first black, British solo artist to headline Glastonbury.

Glastonbury • 28 Jun 19

Rylan Clark-Neal to co-host Strictly's It Takes Two

Presenter and Celebrity Big Brother winner Rylan Clark-Neal has been announced as the new co-host of Strictly Come Dancing's companion show It Takes Two.

Television • 18 Apr 19

Andrew Scott and Phoebe Waller-Bridge in Fleabag - "It's been the most extraordinary thing and the reaction to it has been unbelievable"

Andrew Scott floored by Fleabag reaction

Andrew Scott has said that the interest in his role as The Priest in black comedy Fleabag has been "the most extraordinary thing", describing people's reaction to it as "unbelievable".

Television • 11 Apr 19

Tom Hiddleston can't wait for new Night Manager

Tom Hiddleston says he can't wait to find out what's in store for his The Night Manager character, Jonathan Pine, in the John Le Carré thriller's second season.

Television • 18 Jan 19

Seann Walsh insists he is "not the person I'm being portrayed as" on Strictly spin-off show It Takes Two

Walsh says he is not the person he's being portrayed as

Strictly Come Dancing contestant Seann Walsh and his professional dancing partner Katya Jones made a subdued appearance on the spin-off show It Takes Two to address the cheating scandal that has blown up since pictures of them kissing were published.

Television • 10 Oct 18

Channel 4's Bake Off launch date 'cynical' says BBC

Channel 4 has announced The Great British Bake Off start date - and it has caused the BBC to shift its Big Family Cooking Showdown to a different day.

the great british bake off • 17 Aug 17

Fatboy Slim - "Having hit a traumatic year, for those two hours when I'm on stage I forget all my worries and I feel like I can escape"

Fatboy Slim admits split from Zoe Ball was 'traumatic'

Norman Cook aka Fatboy Slim has admitted he's had a ''traumatic year'' following the collapse of his marriage to Zoe Ball.

fatboy slim • 18 Jul 17