6 h. ago Zoe Ball fights tears as she details 'emotional breakdown' that left her lying on kitchen floor

The BBC Radio 2 star bravely discussed the "brutal period" of her life

Politics

11 h. ago Zoe Ball details emotional breakdown after mother’s death forced her to step away from Radio 2 show

The presenter, 54, has spoken candidly about her grief, recalling how she collapsed after losing her mum Julia last year and needed urgent help from her doctor

Events

19 h. ago Zoe Ball fights back tears as she reveals she had to stop working because she had an emotional breakdown after her mother Julia's death from pancreatic cancer

Zoe, 54, was forced to take time off from her BBC Radio 2 breakfast show following Julia's passing in April 2024 with pancreatic cancer.

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22 h. ago Zoe Ball reveals she had ‘emotional breakdown’ after mother’s death

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22 h. ago Harry Kane shoots down Michael Owen's scathing 'nuts' career decision verdict

Harry Kane has hit back at Michael Owen after the Ballon d'Or winner told the England captain he took the easy option by leaving the Premier League to join Bayern Munich

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25 h. ago Zoe Ball fights back tears as she opens up on emotional breakdown after mother’s death

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34 h. ago Zoe Ball reflects on ‘uncomfortable’ lads’ mag shoots during her early career

The broadcaster opened up about the ‘ladette’ era and said she felt she had to ‘suck it up’ at the time but now sees it differently

Events

34 h. ago Zoe Ball admits 'worry' as she addresses list of highest paid BBC stars

Zoe Ball was among the top earners at the BBC last year despite quitting BBC Radio 2's Breakfast Show three quarters of the way through the financial year

Politics

36 h. ago Zoe Ball admits 'worry' as she breaks silence on BBC top earners list

Zoe Ball was among the top earners at the BBC last year despite quitting the Radio 2 Breakfast Show three quarters of the way through the financial year

Politics

52 h. ago Zoe Ball recalls having to wear 'uncomfortable' and 'tiny' clothes in early career

Zoe Ball opened up about the difficulties she faced during her early career, including the fact she had to wear uncomfortable outfits and wasn't able to say no to requests

Politics

56 h. ago Zoe Ball recalls ‘uncomfortable’ experience posing for lads’ mags at the start of her career

‘You’re conditioned to think that’s just how it is,’ presenter said

Politics

67 h. ago Zoe Ball, 54, reveals she had 'no choice' but to wear skimpy clothes in 'uncomfortable' shoots when starting out in television as she steps back from work to spend time with family

The star, 54, was previously one of the BBC 's most highest paid presenters before quitting her Radio 2 breakfast show last year.

Economics

3 d. ago BBC Radio 2's Scott Mills says he thought his career was over before landing new job

Scott Mills took over the station's Breakfast Show from Zoe Ball in January - and admits it was something he "never expected to be offered"

Politics

3 d. ago Zoe Ball admits 'there are so many different struggles' in family life confession

Zoe Ball admitted she suffered from "mum guilt" as she tried to juggle her parental responsibilities while having a busy and successful career when her son Woody was younger

Society

7 d. ago Why Trump’s undermining of US statistics is so dangerous | Daniel Malinsky

From the firing of the labor statistics chief to plans for a new census, the president’s moves serve to entrench authoritarianismIn 1937, Joseph Stalin commissioned a sweeping census of the Soviet Union. The data reflected some uncomfortable facts – in particular, the dampening of population growth in areas devastated by the 1933 famine – and so Stalin’s government suppressed the release of the survey results. Several high-level government statistical workers responsible for the census were subsequently imprisoned and apparently executed. Though the Soviet authorities would proudly trumpet national statistics that glorified the USSR’s achievements, any numbers that did not fit the preferred narrative were buried.A few weeks ago, following the release of “disappointing” jobs data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Donald Trump fired the commissioner of labor statistics, Dr Erika McEntarfer, and claimed the numbers were “rigged”. He also announced his intention to commission a...

Politics

1 week ago Zoe Ball says 'why did I give it up?' after quitting £950K radio job for family

The former BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show presenter is second-guessing her decision to leave the Radio 2 show.

Society

1 week ago Zoe Ball questions decision to quit BBC Radio 2 to spend time with daughter who’s ‘never here’

Zoe Ball said she quit her BBC Radio 2 show to be there for her daughter while she sat her GCSEs, but she is "never here."

Politics

1 week ago 'What did I give up for?': Zoe Ball reveals regret after leaving BBC Radio 2 show to focus on family

The broadcaster, 54, left the high-profile job and its reported £950,000 salary in December to ‘focus on family’

Politics

1 week ago Zoe Ball says 'she's blessed' after change in relationship with one family member

BBC Radio 2 presenter Zoe Ball has opened up about her relationship with her eldest child, Woody, and how it has evolved over the years as she said "he always talks to me about emotional stuff"

Politics

1 week ago Zoe Ball fumes ‘why did I quit?’ after leaving £950K Radio 2 job for daughter

Former BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show presenter Zoe Ball has admitted she's second-guessing her decision to leave the show to spend more time with her family

Economics