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The Latest Breaking News from Johnny Ball

Strictly: It Takes Two format ‘to be refreshed’ for 2026 series

Companion show will reportedly undertake massive transformation – and have new hosts

The Independent UK

Zoe Ball hints at ‘glamorous’ new gig as Strictly host rumours fly

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The Independent UK

Zoe Ball drops huge hint that she’s the new Strictly Come Dancing host

BBC star is in the running for ‘Strictly’ presenting job after departures of Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly

The Independent UK

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'I don’t think I’ve ever been so angry' - Zoe Ball reflects on grieving her mother after early estrangement

The presenter didn't have contact with her mum as a child, and this had an impact on the grief she felt when Julia later died

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Zoe Ball addresses speculation about Strictly host role

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The Independent UK

Zoe Ball says she’d ‘love’ to host Strictly Come Dancing after mounting speculation

Ex-Radio 2 star has broken silence on rumours she'll host BBC series

The Independent UK

Zoe Ball’s dad claims she’s in the running for Strictly Come Dancing role – and reveals when BBC will decide

Paddy McGuinness and Stacey Dooley are also believed to be on the BBC’s shortlist

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Broadcaster Johnny Ball ‘fine’ after privately undergoing treatment for prostate cancer

Former ‘Play School’ host underwent three months of radiation treatment

The Independent UK

Johnny Ball’s decision to share prostate cancer diagnosis ‘will raise awareness’

Prostate Cancer UK said it shows how the earlier you find the disease, the easier it is to treat.

Evening Standard

TV presenter Johnny Ball speaks about prostate cancer diagnosis

Ball presented Play School and Think Of A Number, and was the first celebrity to be voted out of Strictly Come Dancing when he competed in 2012.

Evening Standard

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 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 lands surprising new TV project with dad and son after BBC Radio 2 Breakfast exit

The broadcaster, 54, left the BBC radio programme last December

Evening Standard

Actor Richard Armitage ‘choked up’ over VE Day concert reading

Famous faces performed a varied programme in Horse Guards Parade on Thursday evening.

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‘Back once again with the ill behaviour’: Zoe Ball returns to BBC Radio 2

The DJ, 54, opened her new Saturday afternoon show with A Taste Of Honey’s Boogie Oogie Oogie.

Evening Standard

Zoe Ball marks one year since mother’s death, saying: I miss you beyond words

The DJ is set to return to BBC Radio 2 in May to host a new weekly show, from 1pm to 3pm on Saturdays.

The Independent UK

Zoe Ball reveals body transformation after £120 ‘menopause treatment’

BBC Radio 2 presenter underwent a lymphatic drainage massage designed to target ‘fluid retention or menopause symptoms’

Evening Standard

Zoe Ball reveals secret to aiding menopause symptoms as she gears up for Radio 2 return

The post on Instagram showed a before and after of the treatment

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Evening Standard

Zoe Ball in 'a good place' after quitting BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show

Her father Johnny Ball shared an update on his 54-year-old daughter three months after she left her BBC Radio 2 programme

The Independent UK

Zoe Ball’s father says she’s in ‘a good place’ after quitting BBC Radio 2 breakfast show

Broadcaster stepped away from BBC Radio 2 Breakfast show last year to ‘focus on family’ – but she will return to the airwaves this spring

Evening Standard

Why did Zoe Ball quit BBC Radio 2 in the first place and why is she back?

The star says she is “back to where it all began” as she returned to the station

The Independent UK

Zoe Ball and Fatboy Slim’s son shares sad news as hard year for family continues

‘She was an amazing woman,’ Woody Cook said after second loved one dies in 2024

Evening Standard

Zoe Ball reads out messages from David Tennant and Kylie Minogue on last show

Ball kicked off her final breakfast show with Daft Punk’s One More Time after teasing that she might sing a song from a musical instead.

The Independent UK

Zoe Ball begins final Radio 2 breakfast show with Daft Punk’s One More Time

Ball shared a message from a man who said he was driving home for Christmas early so he could listen to her last show.

Evening Standard

Zoe Ball will be thanking ‘a lot of people’ on final BBC Radio 2 breakfast show

She announced her decision to leave The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show in November.

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