Zoe Ball's son Woody Cook has spoken about his mum's absence from Radio 2 after the star has been missing from her usual slot for six weeks. The 53-year-old last appeared on The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show on 8 August, briefly returning after her summer holiday.

BBC radio presenter Zoe Ball, 53, bought her countryside home in Newick, Sussex, in August 2020 but has now reportedly sold it to move to a townhouse between Brighton and Hove

Zoe Ball ’s son, Woody Cook, has shared his relief in seeing his mother ‘smiling through tough times’ after she was recently spotted with her ex-husband Norman Cook, also known as Fatboy Slim, in Hove.

Zoe Ball, who is the BBC's highest-paid woman, has been absent from her Radio 2 Breakfast Show slot for six weeks - and her colleagues are said to be in the dark

53-year-old Zoe has held down the Radio 2 Breakfast host position since taking over from Chris Evans in January 2019. She has been missing from the morning programme since August 8, with a rotating chair of presenters including Gaby Roslin and Scott Mills being enlisted to temporarily hold down the fort.

Zoe Ball, 53, has been away from her BBC Radio 2 show for six weeks and some of her colleagues have claimed to have been left in the dark about the reason for her absence

Zoe Ball's son Woody Cook has spoken out after his mother's absence from the BBC Radio 2 airwaves, with the presenter apparently set to return to her breakfast show very soon