{"id":29531,"date":"2023-02-01T15:57:23","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T14:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1778240"},"modified":"2023-02-01T16:31:15","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T15:31:15","slug":"why-isnt-zoe-ball-on-her-bbc-radio-2-show","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/why-isnt-zoe-ball-on-her-bbc-radio-2-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Why isn\u2019t Zoe Ball on her BBC Radio 2 show?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> The radio presenter has been struck down with illness. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Molly Moss\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 01 February 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Zoe Ball has been absent from her <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/radio\/zoe-ball-radio-2-breakfast-show-review-twitter-reaction\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">BBC Radio 2 breakfast show<\/a> since Monday (January 30th 2023), with Vernon Kay stepping in for the veteran DJ.<\/p>\n<p>Kay is no stranger to the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/radio\/zoe-ball-big-rt-interview\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Zoe Ball<\/a> breakfast show, having previously covered for her when she has been absent, but how long is he likely to be taking her place?<\/p>\n<p>Read on for everything you need to know about Ball\u2019s absence from her show and when she\u2019s likely to return.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Why isn\u2019t Zoe Ball on her BBC Radio 2 show?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/people\/zoe-ball\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The radio presenter<\/a> took to social media on Sunday (29th January 2023) to reveal she won\u2019t be hosting her breakfast show after contracting COVID.<\/p>\n<p>On Twitter, Ball <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/ZoeTheBall\/status\/1619728547626745856&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">shared<\/a> an image of herself with a germ emoji over her face alongside Rylan Clark and Kay and wrote alongside: \u201cSo I\u2019ve got covid\u2026 but good news is ya man @vernonkay is looking after y\u2019all @BBCRadio2. Back soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">so i\u2019ve got covid\u2026 but good news is ya man <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/vernonkay?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@vernonkay<\/a> is looking after y\u2019all <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCRadio2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@BBCRadio2<\/a> \ud83d\ude37<br\/><br\/>back soon \u2764\ufe0f <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/paLUdybJcp&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/paLUdybJcp<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Zoe Ball (@ZoeTheBall) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZoeTheBall\/status\/1619728547626745856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">January 29, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>Clark commented: \u201cNoooooooooo\u201d, while\u00a0Kay <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/vernonkay\/status\/1619713061685981185&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">confirmed<\/a> that he would be taking over the airwaves while Ball recovered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCouple of mornings on @BBCRadio2 coming up!!\u201d he Tweeted. \u201cGet well quickly @ZoeTheBall 5am wake up\u2019s play havoc with the eye bags!! See you tomorrow from 6.30AM.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Couple of mornings on <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCRadio2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@BBCRadio2<\/a> coming up!! Get well quickly <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZoeTheBall?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@ZoeTheBall<\/a> 5am wake up\u2019s play havoc with the eye bags!! See you tomorrow from 6.30AM\ud83d\ude40 <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/ZGF8wn0nra&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/ZGF8wn0nra<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Vernon Kay (@vernonkay) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/vernonkay\/status\/1619713061685981185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">January 29, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><h2><strong>When will Zoe Ball return?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/0_JS52182102jpg5-74aab17.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/0_JS52182102jpg5-74aab17.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-1150639\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/0_JS52182102jpg5-74aab17.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Vernon Kay on All Star Family Fortunes.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>ITV<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Ball will be absent until she recovers from COVID.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s likely to update her 400,000 Twitter followers soon, so keep an eye on this page and we\u2019ll let you know as soon as we hear anything!<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, her breakfast show is in safe hands.<\/p>\n<p>Kay has had plenty of practice on the airwaves, having previously\u00a0hosted his own show on BBC Radio 1 between 2004 and 2012, before going on to present a show on Radio X from 2015 to 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The I\u2019m a Celeb alum has also presented various television shows for ITV, including All Star Family Fortunes, Just the Two of Us, Beat the Star, The Whole 19 Yards, and Splash!<\/p>\n<p>In addition, he often steps in to host This Morning when Friday host Dermot O\u2019Leary is absent.<\/p> <p><strong>Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;editor-content\" mb-lg=\"\" hidden-print=\"\" js-piano-preview-content=\"\" data-placement=\"&quot;Body&quot;\">\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/news\/radio\/2019-01-14\/zoe-ball-takes-over-radio-2-breakfast-show-interview\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\">Zoe Ball on taking over Radio 2\u2019s Breakfast Show: \u201cI\u2019ve got my work cut out for me \u2013 but I\u2019m ready for it\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/news\/radio\/2018-10-04\/bbc-radio-2-breakfast-show-sara-cox-reacts-to-zoe-ball-taking-over-from-chris-evans\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\">Sara Cox had the best response to Zoe Ball being named the new BBC Radio 2 breakfast show presenter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/news\/2018-10-03\/zoe-balls-move-to-radio-2-is-big-news-and-so-is-the-enduring-appeal-of-radio\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" 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