Zoe Ball reveals painful struggle with new health condition weeks after surprise return to BBC Radio 2

The Irish Sun

2 days ago

ZOE Ball has reveal her painful struggle with a new health condition.
The much-loved presenter, 54, made the admission just weeks after
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Zoe Ball revealed she is battling a painful health condition
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The much-loved presenter returned to Radio 2 last month
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Zoe quit her Radio 2 Breakfast Show last year, but has since returned to the airwaves
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Zoe Ball now just hosts a Saturday afternoon slot,
During her latest show, the mum-of-two revealed a painful
health
condition that keeps flaring up.
Addressing fans she said: "Yes, it's come to that. Fifty-four and I got bursitis."
Bursitis is a condition that occurs when the fluid-filled sacs (bursa) that cushion the joints become inflamed, painful and swollen.
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Zoe revealed that she is not letting the condition slow her down, and she is continuing to train with her personal coach, Seth.
"Thank you to Seth," she said on her Saturday show.
"I found out I've got a… what is it? A rating of… was it a four or five on the fitness level?
"I was quite impressed with myself - out of, I think it's nine or ten.
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"You've gotta start somewhere, haven't you?"
This is the second time that Zoe has opened up about a painful
health
condition.
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Last year,
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At the beginning of last month, Zoe thrilled fans when
As she made her comeback, taking over the headphones from Rylan Clark, she told listeners: 'Hello it's me, oh it's lovely to be back on a Saturday.
'This is where it all began for me, back in the day when I used to sweep up and make the teas.'
Zoe Ball's career so far
Zoe was born in Blackpool and is daughter of the children's TV presenter Johnny Ball and his wife Julia.
She appeared on television at a young age as part of the studio audience of the Saturday morning children's show, Saturday Superstore when her father was a guest.
The star began her career in broadcasting as a presenter on the pre-school programme Playdays.
After various behind the scenes roles, she earned a spot as a regular host of Top of the Pops, when she alternated with the likes of
In 1996, she was chosen to front BBC One's saturday morning show Live & Kicking, which led to stints on The Big Breakfast on Channel 4.
But she maintained a huge presence on the radio as she was chosen to be the co-host of BBC Radio 1 Breakfast alongside Kevin Greening in October 1997.
Zoe was later appointed the sole host of the show in a groundbreaking move by the corporation as she was the first female DJ to hold the post.
The presenter chose to leave the station in March 2000 to start a family, where she was succeeded by
As a mainstream face in TV through the noughties, she hosted a range of huge programmes for ITV, including the Brit Awards in 2002, Extinct in 2006, and both
In mid-2002, she returned to radio when she joined Xfm (later known as
In October 2005, she appeared as a contestant on the third series of Strictly Come Dancing, where she was partnered with
In 2011, she returned to the franchise as she took over as the host of the magazine spin-off show,
She also filled in for Claudia Winkleman on the main show in 2014, when The Traitors star took leave after her daughter suffered serious burn injuries.
After 10 years fronting the show, Zoe
Zoe's journey in BBC Radio 2 started in 2006 when she fronted specialist documentaries. Over the years she sat in for names such as Dermot O'Leary,
After several shake-ups, she returned to the station on a permanent basis when she took over Dermot's Saturday afternoon slot between 3pm and 6pm.
In October 2018,
Zoe previously made a tearful
During her time away from Radio 2, it was revealed she was enjoying doing some gardening and being at home.
Zoe even
The long-time
radio
favourite decided to leave her Breakfast show last year, explaining she wanted to spend more time with her family after the death of her mum.
, the DJ paid tribute to her "hero" - fellow station star Jo Whiley - and her team on the show, saying they "held me up, quite literally, when I was at my lowest".
She was replaced in the slot by Scott Mills.