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Inside Zoe Ball's history-making career from Strictly success to 'wild' Radio 1 gig


As Zoe Ball hangs up her BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show headphone to begin a "new chapter", let's take a look at the radio DJ's three-decade long career in the spotlight

After that, the mum-of-two worked hard to forge a career on the small screen and became a presenter on SMart alongside Mark Speight and Jay Burridge in 1994. I saw my old team recently and we were like, 'God, do you remember when we went to France for the Euros and I broke Simon Mayo's ankle playing five-a-side football?” During her six years on the show, Zoe became known for her ‘Friends Round Friday’ segment and interviewed some of the biggest stars, including Chris Hemsworth and Kylie Minogue.

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