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Zoe Ball
Zoe Ball | |
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.jpg) Ball in 2014 | |
| Born | Zoe Louise Ball 23 November 1970 Blackpool, Lancashire, England |
| Occupation(s) | Presenter, broadcaster |
| Years active | 1993–Present |
| Employer | BBC |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Father | Johnny Ball |
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 children's show Live & Kicking, alongside Jamie Theakston from 1996 until 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 The Radio 2 Breakfast Show and took over from Chris Evans in January 2019,[2] before stepping down from the programme in December 2024.[3]
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