Zoe Ball has returned to her BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Present following a six week absence as she requested her listeners ‘what have I missed?’.
The veteran presenter, 53, confirmed on Sunday that she would resume her position as host of the morning programme following a mysterious absence.
However Zoe proved it was enterprise as regular as she provided her followers a energetic welcome again saying ‘whats up completely satisfied wanderers, I’ve wandered again’ and telling them she hopes they loved their ‘Brat summer season’.
She stated: ‘Morning beautiful individuals it is me Zoe the completely satisfied wanderer. I’ve wandered again. How was your Brat summer season? Was it marvellous?
‘We did that within the 90s it was referred to as one thing completely different then. I hope you have been having fun with a few of the beautiful sunsets over the previous few weeks. It is a tad soggy our finish this morning. Take it simple out on the street’.
Thanking her colleague and radio presenter, Scott Mills, for filling in for her, she stated: ‘Thanks Scott Mills for taking care of the present for the week – extra on that later. What have I missed? Textual content me! Missed ya!’
Zoe Ball has returned to her BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Present following a six week absence as she requested her listeners ‘what have I missed?’
The veteran presenter, 53, confirmed on Sunday that she would resume her position as host of the morning programme following a mysterious absence
Zoe not been on The Zoe Ball Breakfast Present since she briefly returned to internet hosting on August 8, following a summer season break.
The primary track Zoe performed to mark her return was 1987 hit September by American band Earth, Wind & Fireplace, which she joked had come a couple of days late as a result of its well-known lyrics ‘do you bear in mind, the twenty first evening of September?’.
After the observe, Zoe quipped that she hadn’t been to Turkey for a ‘new face and tooth’ throughout her break day, however newsreader Tina Daheley instructed her ‘you do look nice although.’
Zoe stated she had ‘a lot gossip’ to atone for, however joked a few of that must be reserved for off-air conversations along with her fellow presenters.
Zoe went on to learn out messages from listers who had textual content to fill her in on what she had missed whereas away from her internet hosting job.
Zoe admitted it was a little bit of a treacherous drive in her ‘little MINI’ as a result of heavy rain that had hit London in a single day.
On Sunday, Zoe Ball broke her silence after her six week absence from BBC Radio 2, taking to social media to verify she’s going to return to her flagship present on Monday.
She instructed followers: ‘Again to breakfast tomorrow morning 6.30.’ She added: ‘@realscottmills 7 @djspoony thanks for placing within the mega shifts.’
Zoe shared an Instagram reel of Disco Bambino’s observe Odeon (Holdin’ On) as she added the phrases ‘Convey it’ to the submit and tagged her Breakfast Present staff.
The broadcaster, who’s the BBC‘s highest paid feminine star incomes £950,000-a-year, has been absent from her primetime radio slot since August 8 with followers rising more and more involved.
Zoe was told to ‘take all the time she needs’ following the death of her beloved mother.
On Sunday, Zoe Ball broke her silence after her six week absence from BBC Radio 2, taking to social media to verify she’s going to return to her flagship present on Monday
However the thriller surrounding Zoe’s return continues to deepen amid her unexplained absence, because it’s emerged that she’s offered her countryside dwelling.
The Mail can reveal that Zoe has moved home in current weeks, promoting her lovely countryside dwelling within the idyllic Sussex village of Newick which she purchased for £2,025,000 in August 2020.
She is known to have upped sticks in August and moved to a townhouse between Brighton and Hove, near her ex-husband DJ Norman Prepare dinner, the daddy of her two youngsters, from whom she separated in 2016. They divorced in 2020.
Some recommend that the change is a ‘new begin’ for Zoe, who has been single since she break up from mannequin Michael Reed final yr after five-and-a-half years collectively.
‘Zoe clearly bought fed up with life within the nation and wished to maneuver to someplace a bit extra energetic,’ stated a supply with information of her new dwelling.
‘She has turn into actually engrossed in making her home simply as she desires it and has been fortunately ordering furnishings and shopping for fine details to make it good.’
Certainly, Zoe was noticed at Brighton’s Churchill Sq. procuring centre on Wednesday, with one onlooker describing their shock at seeing her.
‘Everybody has been questioning the place she has been after which there she was, proper in entrance of my eyes,’ they stated.
Regardless of a flurry of involved messages on-line from followers, Scott opened Zoe’s present final week with no point out of his absent colleague.
He beforehand despatched a message of help to the star whereas standing in for her on August 12, telling listeners that he was unexpectedly taking on.
‘When you set your alarm each morning to go off at 6:30am and usually Zoe comes on, please don’t freak out. You haven’t overslept,’ he instructed listeners, including that he could be within the scorching seat for some time.
‘When you’ve simply put us on this morning, it is Scott Mills in for Zoe for the subsequent few weeks. I am sending you all my love Zo, as are the staff,’ he stated.
It comes as Zoe’s son Woody Prepare dinner revealed he’s ‘glad to see her smiling through tough times’ after she was photographed being comforted by ex-husband Norman Prepare dinner, aka Fatboy Slim, outdoors a café in Hove on Thursday.
In March, Zoe stated she could be taking break day to look after her mom Julia Peckham, who had been identified with pancreatic most cancers (pictured along with her mom Julia in 2010)
As concern has grown round her unexplained absence – Woody, 23, who Zoe shares with Fatboy Slim – has damaged his silence on his absence.
He solely instructed MailOnline: ‘My mum and I wish to preserve our personal lives to ourselves however I’ll say I’ve stepped up and spent much more time along with her not too long ago as she has all the time been there once I’ve had powerful instances. I am glad to see her smiling.’
Sources near the star instructed MailOnline she has been given ‘as a lot time as she wants’ by the BBC, who acted equally when she took break day in March to look after her ailing mom Julia Peckham who handed away from cancer a month later.
As Zoe was noticed for the primary time in weeks, BBC bosses are stated to be doing ‘all the pieces they’ll’ to assist her return to work when she is prepared.
It comes as Zoe’s son Woody Prepare dinner revealed he is ‘glad to see her smiling by powerful instances’ after she was photographed being comforted by ex-husband Norman Prepare dinner, aka Fatboy Slim
Earlier than leaving her present in August, the star loved a vacation to Ibiza along with her son Woody and daughter Nelly and attended Brighton Satisfaction.
She then returned to work for 3 days earlier than leaving the present.
The BBC has not provided any rationalization for her absence, apart from a spokeswoman final week saying she will probably be again later this month.
Zoe has additionally been unusually quiet on social media along with her final Instagram message posted on August 5.
In March, Zoe stated she could be taking break day to look after her mom Julia Peckham, who had been identified with pancreatic most cancers.
She died in April and the host returned to work on Could 13. Final yr, Ms Ball took three weeks off in Corfu to host Mamma Mia! I Have A Dream for rival ITV.
Zoe has overcome a collection of tragedies and heartbreak that led her to take time away from Radio 2 to deal with her household earlier this yr.
Zoe’s mum Julia died in April and the host returned to work on Could 13
Within the tribute posted to Instagram (pictured), Zoe instructed followers she is ‘bereft’
The BBC icon, 53, introduced in April that her mother Julia had died after a battle with pancreatic cancer following her analysis only a month earlier than.
Posting a tribute to her mom on social media, she stated: ‘Sleep tight pricey Mama.
‘Thanks for educating us the best way to love unconditionally, to all the time present braveness and empathy, and the way, even within the darkest of days, laughter is the best of presents. We’re bereft with out you however will maintain so tight to one another.’
It’s the newest in a string of tragedies the beloved Radio 2 presenter has needed to endure.
Her five-and-a-half yr relationship with Michael Reed not too long ago broke down, and 7 years in the past her partner Billy Yates took his own life in May 2017.
Mr Yates’s demise got here after the breakdown of Ms Ball’s 18-year marriage to DJ Fatboy Slim, actual identify Regular Prepare dinner.