Zoe Ball addressed backlash and fears of being 'cancelled any moment' before Radio 2 break

Zoe Ball is set to be absent from Radio 2 until September (Image: PA Wire) Zoe Ball has opened up about the possibility of being “cancelled” while broadcasting live on the BBC . The 53-year-old is facing a spell off-air after being replaced by DJ Scott Mills on Monday. It is not the first time Zoe has stepped away from her show this year, after grieving the tragic loss of her mum in the spring.

She pulled out of Friday’s show at the 11th hour, being replaced by stand-in Gaby Roslin. In an unearthed interview from 2023 on the Table Manners podcast with Jessie and Lennie Ware, Zoe discussed how she dealt with backlash she received online. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.

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