After hosting the BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show for six years, Zoe Ball confirmed she would be quitting her role in an on-air announcement yesterday. "After six incredible years on the Radio 2 Breakfast Show, it's time for me to step away from the very early mornings and focus on family." Zoe confirmed that she will remain with Radio 2, but there's one major perk to leaving the early-morning slot for her health.
On the Table Manners podcast, Zoe admitted that she wakes up around 5am to host her show, which disrupts her body clock.The 53 year old presenter confessed that like many shift workers, she struggles to maintain regular bowel movements.
However, that's the only downside of hosting the Breakfast Show, she quickly added: "I love my job. I've always loved it. I love being a buffoon and dancing around. "And also my team.They are such a laugh...
they're all half my age. their parents are all younger than me." She explained how they tend to gather in the office before 6am every day, drink "really bad" BBC coffee, and share "scandals and gossip" until the show starts. "I'm always gobsmacked how many people are up at that time of day," she says. "So many people are up.