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Zoe Ball's 'rock' ex-husband Norman Cook offers her support after 'sad year'


EXCLUSIVE: BBC Radio 2 presenter Zoe Ball has endured a tough year after losing her beloved mum Julia to cancer last April, with her ex-husband Norman Cook offering support

In a heartfelt Instagram post, Zoe paid tribute to her mum, saying, "Thank you for teaching us how to love unconditionally, to always show courage and empathy, and how, even in the darkest of days, laughter is the greatest of gifts. Despite parting ways after 17 years of marriage, with their divorce settling in 2020, Zoe Ball and her ex-husband Norman Cook, AKA Fatboy Slim, remain incredibly close, co-parenting their two kids Woody, 24, and Nelly, 15, in harmony. Woody can't believe how slow-paced his 'crazy party parents' have become (Image: Instagram)In a move literally closer to Norman, Zoe switched her Sussex home for a townhouse placed neatly between Brighton and Hove last August.

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