RADIO 2 presenter Zoe Ball arrived 25 minutes late today on April 4 for her show, only to leave again under an hour later.
She left during a song with travel presenter Richie Anderson taking over the show. Find out here why.
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Why isn’t Zoe Ball on Radio 2 this morning?
Zoe left her BBC Radio 2 show early her morning after feeling unwell.
She arrived late to her morning slot, and originally claimed it was because of a flat tyre.
However, later she appeared to stumble when reading out the Radio 2 Whatsapp number, which had views concerned.
Less than half an hour on air, zoe disappears during a song, and it’s announced that she has gone home as she feels unwell.
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When is Zoe Ball back?
Radio 2 are yet to confirm when she will be back hosting her show.
She is also yet to comment on anything.
As soon as there’s an update, we will let you know.
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Who is Zoe Ball’s replacement?
Travel presenter Richie Anderson started the show while waiting for Zoe to arrive.
At 6.30am he told listeners: “Sorry if I’ve given you the shock of your life.
“Quite obviously, I am not Zoe Ball. It is me, Richie Anderson, hello, and I have some news to share.
“They’ve finally given me the Radio 2 Breakfast Show. Hurrah! It’s what we’ve always wanted. This is for us!”
After zoe disappeared during a song at 7.47am, Anderson took over the show once more and explained what happened.
Guest Nick Grimshaw was booked to talk about his new Channel 4 series was dropped due to Zoe’s absence.
He continued to host the program until morning presenter Ken Bruce began his show an hour earlier than usual at 8.30am.
Richie is a well known TV and radio personality who works for the BBC.
Between August 2015 and March 2020, he hosted a program on BBC WM, where he began his radio career.
He is a former Sunday League footballer who played for Coombs Wood F.C.
He currently presents the travel reports on weekday mornings on BBC Radio 2.
