Zoe Ball hosted the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour in 2011 and 2015.
39 Facts About Zoe Ball
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In 2018, Zoe Ball was announced as the new The Radio 2 Breakfast Show host and took over from Chris Evans in January 2019.
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Zoe Ball was born in Blackpool, Lancashire, and grew up in Farnham Common, Buckinghamshire.
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Zoe Ball is the daughter of the children's TV presenter Johnny Ball and his wife Julia.
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Zoe Ball was educated at Heston Junior School in the district of Hounslow between 1975 and 1978.
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Zoe Ball attended Farnham Common First School and Farnham Common Middle School before moving to Holy Cross Convent School in Chalfont St Peter and Amersham College of Art and Technology.
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Zoe Ball attended the Young Theatre at Beaconsfield where she trained as an actress.
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Zoe Ball began her television career as a runner at Granada Television and researcher for the Cool Cube on BSkyB.
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Zoe Ball then worked as a researcher for quiz shows for two years.
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In 1994, Zoe Ball presented SMart with Mark Speight and Jay Burridge until she left in 1996.
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In 1995, Zoe Ball hosted Fully Booked for the first series.
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Zoe Ball co-hosted the 2002 Brit Awards with Frank Skinner, following which motherhood meant that she took less television work.
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In 2006, Zoe Ball co-hosted the ITV programme Extinct, alongside Trevor McDonald.
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Alongside Jamie Theakston, Zoe Ball presented Channel 5's quiz series Britain's Best Brain in 2009.
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Zoe Ball has guest presented several episodes of The One Show as a stand-in for Alex Jones.
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In 2014, Zoe Ball presented a BBC Two spin-off from The Voice UK called The Voice: Louder on Two.
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In 2015, Zoe Ball hosted EastEnders: Backstage Live, a spin-off show during the EastEnders live week.
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Zoe Ball co-presented the BBC Young Dancer competition with Darcey Bussell on BBC Two.
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Zoe Ball narrated two ITV Specials, The Nation's Favourite '70s Number One and The Nation's Favourite '80s Number One as well as the BBC One series Don't Tell the Bride.
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In 2016, Zoe Ball co-presented Can't Touch This, a Saturday night game show for BBC One, alongside Ashley Banjo.
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In 2017, Zoe Ball co-presented The Big Family Cooking Showdown with Nadiya Hussain on BBC Two.
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In 2020 and 2021, Zoe Ball appeared alongside her son Woody Fred Cook on Series 2 and 3 of Celebrity Gogglebox.
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In 2021, Zoe Ball appeared on The Masked Dancer, masked as Llama.
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In October 2005, Zoe Ball became a contestant on the third series of the BBC One talent show Strictly Come Dancing, where she was partnered by Ian Waite.
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In 2011, she took over from Claudia Winkleman as the host of Strictly Come Dancings sister show It Takes Two, airing every weeknight on BBC Two; in 2014, whilst Winkleman was on leave after her daughter suffered serious burn injuries, Zoe Ball co-hosted the main show.
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On 17 May 2021, Zoe Ball announced she was leaving her role as presenter after 10 years.
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Zoe Ball became the sole host, the first female DJ to do so.
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Zoe Ball was twice warned by the BBC for swearing on the radio.
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Zoe Ball left BBC Radio 1 in March 2000 to start a family and a new chapter.
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Zoe Ball's final show was on 10 March 2000; she was succeeded by Sara Cox.
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Zoe Ball returned to radio in mid-2002 when she joined London radio station Xfm, where she presented the weekday drivetime show until December 2003.
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Zoe Ball stood in for Ricky Gervais while he filmed the second series of The Office.
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In 2009, Zoe Ball became the usual relief presenter for Ken Bruce's weekday mid-morning show on BBC Radio 2.
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Zoe Ball left Radio 2 for a while as her last show was broadcast on Saturday 28 January 2012.
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Zoe Ball covered The Radio 2 Breakfast Show for Chris Evans on several occasions.
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Whilst at BBC Radio 1, Zoe Ball began a relationship with the DJ and musician Norman Cook.
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In 2003, the couple split up when Zoe Ball revealed that she had had an affair; they later reconciled.
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Zoe Ball's long-term partner Michael Reed is a fashion model and a carpenter; they met through a mutual friend in 2017.
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In March 2018, Zoe Ball took part in the 'Hardest Ride Home' challenge, which saw her cycling from Blackpool to Brighton to raise money for Sport Relief and mental health awareness.