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INSANE: 5 - The Real Truth

Johnny Ball, 87, reveals secret cancer battle as veteran children's presenter opens up about health scare

The broadcaster and author revealed he was diagnosed three years ago and has been receiving treatment

Evening Standard

Zoe Ball details emotional breakdown after mother’s death forced her to step away from Radio 2 show

The presenter, 54, has spoken candidly about her grief, recalling how she collapsed after losing her mum Julia last year and needed urgent help from her doctor

Evening Standard

Zoe Ball reveals she had ‘emotional breakdown’ after mother’s death

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Zoe Ball fights back tears as she opens up on emotional breakdown after mother’s death

The Independent UK

Zoe Ball reflects on ‘uncomfortable’ lads’ mag shoots during her early career

The broadcaster opened up about the ‘ladette’ era and said she felt she had to ‘suck it up’ at the time but now sees it differently

Evening Standard

Zoe Ball says she was conditioned into posing for lads’ mags

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The Independent UK

Zoe Ball recalls ‘uncomfortable’ experience posing for lads’ mags at the start of her career

‘You’re conditioned to think that’s just how it is,’ presenter said

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Zoe Ball questions decision to quit BBC Radio 2 to spend time with daughter who’s ‘never here’

Zoe Ball said she quit her BBC Radio 2 show to be there for her daughter while she sat her GCSEs, but she is "never here."

The Independent UK

'What did I give up for?': Zoe Ball reveals regret after leaving BBC Radio 2 show to focus on family

The broadcaster, 54, left the high-profile job and its reported £950,000 salary in December to ‘focus on family’

Evening Standard

‘It’s been horrid’: Jo Whiley fights back tears as she shares tragic family loss

The BBC Radio DJ, 60, became emotional as she spoke on the latest episode of her Dig It podcast, which she co-hosts with Zoe Ball.

Evening Standard

Jo Whiley fights back tears as she reveals her husband killed their cat

Jo Whiley fought back tears as she revealed her husband had accidentally killed their cat.

The Independent UK

Zoe Ball reveals famous guest who broke nose at her wild wedding to Fatboy Slim

Zoe Ball has revealed that actor Steve Coogan broke his nose after one too many drinks at the afterparty of her wild wedding to DJ Fatboy Slim.

The Independent UK

Steve Coogan broke his nose at my wedding, Zoe Ball claims

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The Independent UK

Zoe Ball reveals TV star broke his nose at her wild wedding to Fatboy Slim

BBC Radio 2 host revealed that wedding guest had an accident after jumping into swimming pool

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Evening Standard

‘It became a place for me’: Zoe Ball on coping with grief after Billy Yates’ death

The BBC broadcaster, 54, reflected on her experiences during the latest episode of her podcast Dig It

Evening Standard

Zoe Ball and Fatboy Slim ‘closer now than when married’, says her dad Johnny

It comes nearly a decade after the presenter and DJ confirmed their separation in 2016

Evening Standard

Zoe Ball left 'frozen' and in tears from shocking street crime moments after The One Show appearance

The BBC Radio 2 host returned to find her car window smashed

Evening Standard

Radio 2 loses nearly half a million listeners since weekday relaunch

The station has recorded its lowest weekly audience since the Covid-19 pandemic.

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The Independent UK

BBC Radio 2 loses nearly half a million listeners since weekday relaunch

It is the lowest total for the radio station since autumn 2021

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Zoe Ball and Jo Whiley go rogue: best podcasts of the week

Listeners get to ask the the broadcasting duo almost everything – just don’t mention sex in the 90s. Plus, Garry Kasparov asks if the US is sliding into a pseudo dictatorship

Evening Standard

BBC salaries annual report: The stars who have had a pay cut in the last year

Nine BBC employees earning over £178,000 have had a pay cut this year compared to last.

Evening Standard

BBC's highest-paid stars revealed: See the full list as Gary Lineker, Zoe Ball and Fiona Bruce among top earners

BBC top-earners revealed as Gary Lineker leads the list for the eighth successive year

The National (Scotland)

Gary Lineker named BBC’s highest earner for the final time. See the full top 10

Former Match Of The Day presenter Gary Lineker has topped the list of the BBC’s highest-earning on-air talent for the eighth consecutive year and…

The Independent UK

BBC top earners in full: Highest-paid stars revealed for 2024/25 as Gary Lineker tops list

The corporation has shared the annual salaries of its biggest names

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