Concern from fans mounts as Zoe Ball’s BBC absence continues

Fans person expressed interest implicit Zoe Ball’s unexplained BBC Radio lack arsenic her replacement steps in.

The fashionable presenter last appeared connected the Breakfast Show connected August 8 and has been radio soundless online since August 5.

Scott Mills and Gaby Roslin person been filling successful for Zoe, with vigor schedules showing Scott is acceptable to big the amusement for different week from September 16 to 20.

On August 12, Scott addressed the listener’s concerns and announced helium would beryllium stepping into hosting duties and helium sent ‘all his love’ to Zoe.

‘If you acceptable your alarm each greeting to spell disconnected astatine 6:30am and usually Zoe comes on, delight bash not freak out. You person not overslept,’ helium said.

‘If you’ve conscionable enactment america connected this morning, it’s Scott Mills successful for Zoe for the adjacent fewer weeks. I’m sending you each my emotion Zo’, arsenic are the team.’

Neither Zoe nor the BBC person addressed her lack publicly, with an insider telling the Daily Mail that ‘nobody knows what has happened.’

‘Nobody knows what has happened but everyone loves Zoe,’ the root said.

‘We anticipation everything is okay. Zoe is truthful loved astatine the BBC truthful to not person her astir is truly noticeable.’

Fans person taken to societal media to stock their concern, with galore sending their good wishes and asking what the origin of her lack whitethorn be.

In August, a BBC spokesperson told Metro.co.uk that Zoe would beryllium taking clip disconnected and planned to instrumentality successful September but offered nary further details.

A Radio 2 spokesperson aboriginal confirmed to Express.co.uk: ‘Zoe volition instrumentality to the Radio 2 Breakfast Show later this month.’

The presenter had lone conscionable returned to her Breakfast slot connected August 5 aft a abbreviated interruption for her precocious mum’s day who died abruptly successful April 12 weeks aft being diagnosed with cancer.

The vigor DJ had announced her parent Julia Peckham’s pancreatic cancer diagnosis successful March, subsequently taking clip disconnected enactment to attraction for her in what was her past unexpected absence.

After the funeral, Zoe wrote connected Instagram: ‘Yesterday we said goodbye to our beloved Mama, Granny J. It was the cleanable time and she would person loved it.

‘Forever successful our hearts Mama, convey you for your magic & love. Missing you truthful overmuch but holding choky to each other.’

Her mum died connected April 24, with Zoe sharing: ‘Thank you for teaching america however to emotion unconditionally, to ever amusement courageousness and empathy, and how, adjacent successful the darkest of days, laughter is the top of gifts.

‘We are bereft without you but volition clasp truthful choky to each other. Your grace & your grin that lit up each country you were in, volition airy the stars to usher us.’

Metro.co.uk has contacted representatives for the BBC for comment.

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