03-05-2025
BBC Radio 2 return for Zoe Ball just five months after shock exit
Zoe Ball is making a return to BBC Radio 2 - just five months after she quit her flagship Breakfast Show.
During her final show, Robbie Williams teased it was "not the end" for Zoe, although she was quick to deny his statement.
But it seems the Let Me Entertain you hitmaker was right, as Zoe will be back on the airwaves today (Saturday, May 3).
According to BBC bosses, Zoe's 1pm show will be packed with "the best songs and chat for a Saturday".
Zoe has also told listeners to expect "lots of laughs" and her favourite upbeat hits, The Express reports.
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Helen Thomas, head of Radio 2, shared the news in February and said: "Zoe is one of the UK's most loved presenters, so I'm thrilled to announce that she has a new home on Radio 2 on Saturday lunchtimes, plus she'll be hosting various specials for us throughout the year."
When Zoe's exit was announced, a source said: "Zoe loved being on air, but she was never going to be a Wogan who lived and breathed the breakfast show for 27 years.
"The 4am wake-up calls and missing Woody and Nelly in the mornings took their toll quite early on. She had been thinking about leaving for a while.
"The BBC had to work hard to persuade her to stay on in her last contract negotiation a couple of years ago."
Her decision was backed by her son Woody, who took to social media to brand her previous wake up times "crazy".
The 23-year-old DJ and reality star said: "Well done, Mama, on a fabulous stint on Radio 2!
"Here's to more time at home! Excuse the whole family pic can't find enough crackers with @zoetheball. YOU ARE AMAZING. 4AM is a crazy time to get up!"
As well as predicting her return on her final BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show, Robbie Williams also left Zoe fighting back tears as he told her: "I just want to say thank you for your services so far to the entertainment world, to BBC Radio 2, to have all that have gone before you and will come after you.
"But for you in particular, the transformative thing that you do and the kindness that you exude is important, and has been important, and will be important to people's lives, so congrats to you."
Zoe was replaced by Scott Mills as host of the BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show.
