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zoe ball has announced that she is leaving her role as presenter of their bbc radio 2 show.
Speaking on the afternoon program on Saturday, December 13, the host said she would be replaced by broadcaster Emma Willis.
Ball told her audience: “I love being around my dear friends Romesh (Ranganathan) and Rylan (Clark), and you know, I love you all to bits and pieces, but I’m not disappearing completely. Obviously, it’s going to be a Christmas crooner and I’m doing an Eraz show in the New Year, more on that later.
“But I’m thrilled to tell you that you’ll be in the safest of hands, because there’s a super lady who is no stranger to you all, but this means that she will officially become a member of the Radio 2 family.”
“You must love him” sound, circle, elder brother, cooking with the stars, love is blindAnd giving birth to children, she’s a beautiful girl, so welcome to the BBC Radio 2 family and Saturday Afternoon, Emma Willis.
Ball will perform her final show on Saturday 20 December (1-3pm). She will continue to host special programs on Radio 2, as she has done throughout 2025, as the broadcaster indicated.
Willis will launch a new live Saturday lunchtime program to fill the weekend 1-3pm slot, which the BBC promises will be “packed with special guests and chats with listeners, including some of the world’s best music”.
sound The presenter said in a statement: “I’m a huge fan of Radio 2, so I’m absolutely delighted to be joining the family – and it’s a real honor to follow in the huge footsteps Zoe has left behind, she’s someone I admire and admire.
“I am very much looking forward to spending my Saturday lunch with the Radio 2 audience and I will happily enjoy a Romesh and Rylan sandwich!”
Helen Thomas, head of Radio 2, said: “Emma is one of the UK’s most popular broadcasters, so I’m thrilled she is joining the all-star Radio 2 family of presenters. I’m sure our loyal listeners will welcome her with open arms.”
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it comes after the ball Prestigious Radio 2 moved from morning slot in late 2024 to “focus on family” following the death of his mother, who died of cancer in April last year.
He took charge from Chris Evans show in 2019, in the process becoming the station’s first full-time female breakfast presenter. Scott Mills replaced him in january,
After Ball left the show, her son Woody, whom she shares with her ex-husband fatboy slimrevealed that her mother was embracing a slower pace of life was working in a café by the beach Owned by DJ, real name Norman Cook.
“These crazy party people I grew up with are now gardening, making puzzles and working in local cafes,” Woody said. MailOnline.