Zoe Ball has been pictured for the first time since her unexpected absence from BBC Radio 2. The popular presenter last appeared on the Breakfast Show on August 8, and hasn’t uttered a word since her unexplained, and unexpected departure.

Presenter Zoe Ball is reported to be returning to her Radio 2 show next week after taking a sudden extended time off

Zoe Ball’s son Woody has addressed the presenter’s absence from Radio 2. The 52-year-old is scheduled to return to the airwaves on September 23rd– with the Maximum Music Monday show. The presenter’s colleagues previously said of her absence: “It’s all very tricky.”

The 53-year-old, from Blackpool, has not been on Radio 2 since August 8 with fans questioning why presenters Scott Mills and Gaby Roslin have been covering for the mum-of-two. The BBC has now confirmed she will be back on Monday 23 September where she will host the Maximum Music Monday show.

Zoe Ball will be missing from her BBC Radio 2 breakfast show for another week as her mysterious absence from the show continues

The iconic presenter, 53, has been notably absent since August 8, leaving Scott Mills and Gaby Roslin to step in.

Zoe Ball's mystery absence from her Radio 2 breakfast show has left loyal listeners baffled. While a BBC insider has know admitted "nobody knows" why she is away. The radio favourite, 53, has been missing from her show since August 8,

A BBC insider has said that Zoe Ball's lengthy absence on her Radio 2 breakfast show is 'very noticeable' as Scott Mills has had to step in.

The Radio 2 host, 53, has not been on the airwaves since August 8, with the likes of Scott Mills and Gaby Roslin stepping in for her

The star, whose annual salary of £950,000 makes her the BBC 's highest-paid woman, last presented the programme more than a month ago, on August 8.