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36 Facts About Zoë Ball

1.

Zoe Louise Ball was born on 23 November 1970 and is a British radio and television presenter.

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2.

Zoe Ball hosted the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour in 2011 and 2015.

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3.

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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4.

Zoe Ball was born in Blackpool, Lancashire, and grew up in Farnham Common, Buckinghamshire.

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5.

Zoe Ball is the daughter of the children's TV presenter Johnny Ball and his wife Julia nee Anderson.

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6.

Zoe Ball was educated at Heston Junior School in the district of Hounslow between 1975 and 1978.

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7.

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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8.

Zoe Ball attended the Young Theatre at Beaconsfield where she trained as an actress.

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9.

Zoe Ball began her television career as a runner at Granada Television and researcher for the Cool Cube on BSkyB.

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10.

Zoe Ball then worked as a researcher for quiz shows for two years.

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11.

In 1994, Zoe Ball presented SMart with Mark Speight and Jay Burridge until she left in 1996.

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12.

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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13.

In 2006, Zoe Ball co-hosted the ITV programme Extinct, alongside Trevor McDonald.

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14.

Alongside Jamie Theakston, Zoe Ball presented Channel 5's quiz series Britain's Best Brain in 2009.

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15.

Zoe Ball has guest presented several episodes of The One Show as a stand-in for Alex Jones.

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16.

In 2014, Zoe Ball presented a BBC Two spin-off from The Voice UK called The Voice: Louder on Two.

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17.

In 2015, Zoe Ball hosted EastEnders: Backstage Live, a spin-off show during the EastEnders live week.

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18.

Zoe Ball co-presented the BBC Young Dancer competition with Darcey Bussell on BBC Two.

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19.

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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20.

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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21.

In 2017, Zoe Ball co-presented The Big Family Cooking Showdown with Nadiya Hussain on BBC Two.

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22.

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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23.

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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24.

On 17 May 2021, Zoe Ball announced she was leaving her role as presenter after 10 years.

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25.

Zoe Ball was twice warned by the BBC for swearing on the radio.

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26.

Zoe Ball left BBC Radio 1 in March 2000 to start a family and a new chapter.

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27.

Zoe Ball's final show was on 10 March 2000; she was succeeded by Sara Cox.

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28.

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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29.

Zoe Ball stood in for Ricky Gervais while he filmed the second series of The Office.

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30.

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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31.

Zoe Ball left Radio 2 for a while as her last show was broadcast on Saturday 28 January 2012.

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32.

Zoe Ball covered The Radio 2 Breakfast Show for Chris Evans on several occasions.

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33.

Zoe Ball took a four-week break following the death of her boyfriend Billy Yates; and she returned on 3 June 2017, she opened her show with a tribute to his memory.

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34.

Whilst at BBC Radio 1, Zoe Ball began a relationship with the DJ and musician Norman Cook.

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35.

In 2003, the couple split up when Zoe Ball revealed that she had had an affair; they later reconciled.

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36.

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.

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