Zoe Ball shares special message as she returns to BBC Radio 2

Zoe Ball has thanked listeners for their support as she returns to the BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show.

The presenter returned on Monday (September 23) after a long absence, where she also thanked colleagues Scott Mills and DJ Spoony and had messages for two dear friends.

“I just want to say a huge, mega thank you to my friend, the new champion of Race around the worldScott Mills. He and Sam didn’t play well, I know! I never thought they’d win that,” Zoe said in a link shortly after the 8 o’clock news.

“You can see why this marriage works so well, can’t you, this relationship. What a show! Scott was so brilliant. I just want to thank him for taking care of the show.”

She also thanked Spoony for covering Scott Mills’ regular show, adding: “Spoony was supposed to go on holiday! He was DJing all over the world. He had to change all his plans, he’s been an absolute sweetheart.

“Thank you guys, for taking care of everyone, and to everyone who is here for your support. And so many of you have sent so many messages, dear listeners, they have meant the world. So thank you to you, magnificent.”

Zoe also took a moment to send her well wishes to friends and fellow presenters Lauren Laverne and Jamie Theakston, who both announced cancer diagnoses in recent weeks.

“I have to say, actually, while we’re on the subject of sending some love, our friends on breakfast, Lauren Laverne, our friend on 6Music, is currently undergoing cancer treatment. She’s doing well, but I just wanted to send her my heart,” she told listeners.

“And my dear Live and moving And The Priory my mate Jamie Theakston who is also undergoing cancer treatment at the moment and is going to do well.

“I send them both a lot of love. So I’m sending a lot of the love I’ve received back to them.”

Zoe, who has not appeared on air since August 8, had previously announced her return to the Radio 2 morning show on social media, writing on Sunday: “Back on @bbcradio2 breakfast tomorrow morning at 6.30am.”

She also thanked Scott Mills and DC Spoony for “putting in a huge effort” during her absence.

Radio 2 also recently confirmed that it would return later in September.

Replacing Zoe, Scott Mills joked that fans shouldn’t worry about oversleeping when they heard him present in his usual morning slot.

“If you set your alarm for 6:30 every morning and Zoe normally rings, don’t panic. You didn’t oversleep,” he said in August.

“I’m here for the Breakfast Show. Don’t panic. It’s early.”

He also expressed his support for Zoe, saying: “Sending you all my love Zo, and to the whole team.”

THE Celebrity Glasses Box The Hit Girls star revealed in March that her mother Julia Peckham had been diagnosed with cancer and that she would be taking some time off from her radio show. She then announced that Julia had passed away in April.

In August, she posted a tribute to her mother on Instagram on what would have been her birthday.

“Your beautiful, radiant smile always lights up our hearts, but boy, losing you is harder than I could have ever imagined,” she said. “I hold on to you so tight, I let the tears flow and I wish on the stars.”

Zoe Ball’s Breakfast Show broadcast between 6.30am and 9.30am on BBC Radio 2 every weekday.

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