Zoe Ball has introduced that she has determined to step down from her Radio 2 Breakfast Present in December.
Saying the information on her Tuesday morning present, she stated: “I’ve determined it is time to step away from the early alarm name and begin a brand new chapter. I believe the world of you all listeners and it really has been such a privilege to share the mornings with you…”.
© ShutterstockShe is going to stay on the station, and stated extra information on her involvement shall be introduced within the new yr.
In an official assertion, in the meantime, she stated: “After six unbelievable years on the Radio 2 Breakfast Present, it is time for me to step away from the very early mornings and give attention to household. It has been a privilege. I believe the world of you listeners and I am grateful to my bosses right here for his or her assist, particularly this yr.”
© Getty PhotosBall stated her final present shall be on 20 December, including: “Simply in time for Christmas with loads of enjoyable and shenanigans. Whereas I am stepping away from the Breakfast Present, I am not disappearing solely – I am going to nonetheless be part of the Radio 2 household, with extra information within the New 12 months.
“I am excited to embrace my subsequent chapter, together with being a mum within the mornings, and I can’t wait to tune in on the college run!”
Helen Thomas, head of Radio 2, stated: “Zoe has woken up the nation on Radio 2 with unbelievable heat, wit and a lot pleasure since January 2019, and I might wish to thank her for approaching every present with as a lot vim and vigour as if it have been her first. I am thrilled that she’ll stay an vital a part of the Radio 2 household.”
Zoe shall be changed by broadcaster Scott Mills who beforehand stepped in for Zoe while she was briefly absent from her typical slot. Of her substitute, Zoe stated she was “past thrilled”.
© Getty Photos“Scott and I’m going approach again to our Radio 1 days, when he was doing early mornings earlier than me,” she stated. “He is been a detailed pal for years, and I am past thrilled it is him taking on the Breakfast Present.
“Breakfast has at all times been his dream, and what a yr he is had – from racing all over the world to his stunning wedding ceremony to Sam. He is not solely a blooming sensible producer however top-of-the-line in radio. I can not wait to tune in on the college run!”.
© Getty PhotosThe broadcaster unexpectantly took a six-week break from her present earlier this yr, earlier than returning in September. She additionally took a short hiatus in March after her mom, Julie Peckham, was identified with superior pancreatic most cancers. After her mum sadly handed away in April, Zoe hosted reveals in June and July earlier than briefly returning in August.
Zoe, 53, was the primary feminine host of the Radio 1 Breakfast Present in 1998, a publish she held till 2000. She additionally co-hosted the BBC’s Saturday morning kids’s journal Reside & Kicking alongside Jamie Theakston for 3 years from 1996.
