Zoe Ball leaves Radio 2 breakfast show after six years

Zoe Ball has left Radio 2’s Breakfast Show after six years to ‘focus on family’.

The 53-year-old announced the news she’s stepping down as presenter of the weekday Radio 2 Breakfast Show in December on this morning’s show.

Zoe will remain on the station, with more information to be announced soon.

She said: ‘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. It’s been a privilege.

‘I think the world of you listeners and I’m grateful to my bosses here for their support, especially this year.

‘Huge thanks go to my awesome team on the show, Tina, Mike and Richie, and of course our listeners, with whom I’ve shared some of life’s highs and lows, the good, the bad and the daft times.’

‘My last show will be on Friday December 20, just in time for Christmas with plenty of fun and shenanigans.

‘While I’m stepping away from the Breakfast Show, I’m not disappearing entirely – I’ll still be a part of the Radio 2 family, with more news in the New Year.

‘I’m excited to embrace my next chapter, including being a mum in the mornings, and I can’t wait to tune in on the school run!’

Zoe joined Radio 2 in 2006, presenting documentaries and programmes for three years before she began presenting the Saturday early morning breakfast show.,

In 2017, Zoe hosted the Saturday afternoon show from 3pm until 6pm, and two years later she became the first woman to host the Radio 2 Breakfast Show, taking over from Chris Evans.

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