Zoe Ball ‘spending more time’ with ex-husband Fatboy Slim after mysterious radio absence

BBC Radio 2 DJ Zoe Ball is said to beryllium leaning connected ex-husband Fatboy Slim arsenic she grieves the nonaccomplishment of her parent and pursuing her mysterious absence from the airwaves.

Zoe, 53, was joined to Norman Cook, 61, from 1999 until 2020, and they stock son Woody (born successful 2000) and girl Nelly (born successful 2010).

The erstwhile couple, who met successful Ibiza successful 1997, archetypal called clip connected their narration aft Norman discovered Zoe had been unfaithful with DJ Dan Peppe.

He antecedently told reporters: ‘I inactive emotion her. If you emotion someone, you’ll forgive them.’

After reconciling, they welcomed their 2nd child, but successful 2016, Zoe and Norman announced they had ‘come to the extremity of our rainbow’ and decided to portion ways for good.

Since their separation, the stars person remained adjacent friends, with Zoe reportedly selling her Sussex mansion to determination person to him in Brighton conscionable recently.

It comes aft Zoe’s mother, Julia, died successful April, 12 weeks aft being diagnosed with cancer.

Then, the beloved broadcaster vanished from vigor completely, with interest increasing among fans arsenic the reasons for her clip disconnected were unexplained.

Now, the Daily Mail has claimed that Zoe is spending much clip with Norman.

One section person successful Hove, East Sussex, told the publication: ‘They ever look to beryllium together.’

Another said that they person started going to their lad Woody’s DJ gigs together, which Zoe didn’t bash with her past boyfriend, Michael Reed.

Zoe and Michael dated the exemplary for 5 years, but the narration reportedly ‘ran its course’, portion pals believed Zoe was ‘better off’ without him.

In contrast, implicit the summer, Zoe upped sticks from her £2million state abode to a Brighton townhouse, making co-parenting with Normal much seamless.

It’s believed the exes present get unneurotic for household occasions, but besides for Sunday lunches with their kids.

Weeks ago, they were pictured astatine a café with a radical of friends.

It came during Zoe’s antithetic six-week hiatus from her fashionable vigor amusement successful August and September, which sources person claimed allowed her to woody with ‘grief, anxiety, and depression’.

While the big hasn’t gone into item astir the clip she was away, her grown-up lad has said he’s enjoying seeing her smiling again.

‘My mum and I similar to support our backstage lives to ourselves,’ Woody said.

‘But I volition accidental I person spent a batch much clip with her recently, arsenic she has ever been determination for maine successful pugnacious times. I’m gladsome to spot her smiling.’

When she eventually returned to her meal show, Zoe was keen to marque airy of her clip off.

Speaking to fans agleam and aboriginal astatine 6:30am, the prima said: ‘Morning, gorgeous people. It’s me, Zo, the blessed wanderer. I’ve wandered back.

‘How was your Brat summer? Was it marvellous? We did that successful the 90s; it was called thing antithetic then. Bringing backmost memories.’

The DJ thanked Scott Mills for covering for her, describing him arsenic a ‘dear friend’.

She besides joked that she hadn’t been to Turkey to person a ‘new look and teeth,’ but decided against going into item astir her absence.

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