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Zoe Ball announced live on she is quitting her Saturday afternoon show on BBC Radio 2 after just seven months, with her final show just days away.
The DJ, 55, who returned to the station in May after stepping down from the flagship Breakfast Show last year, will be replaced by Emma Willis.
Zoe said that she will be hosting her final lunchtime show December 20, but will ‘not disappear completely’ and return to host specials on Radio.
Revealing Emma’s identity to listeners on Saturday, she said: ‘I have loved being betwixt my dear friends [and fellow presenters] Romesh [Ranganathan] and Rylan, and you know, I love you all to bits, but I’m not disappearing completely’.
‘Obviously, it’ll be Christmas Crooners and I’m doing an eras show in the new year, more on that later. I am thrilled to tell you that you will be in the safest of hands, because there is a super woman who is no stranger to you all, but this does mean that she will officially become a member of the Radio 2 family.’
In an offical statement she said: ‘Spending Saturday lunchtimes with the Radio 2 gang has been an absolute hoot, the listeners, the stories, and of course my weekly giggles with Romesh and Rylan’.
Zoe Ball, 55, has announced she is quitting her Saturday afternoon show on BBC Radio 2 after just seven months (pictured 2024)
The DJ, who returned to the station in May after stepping down from the flagship Breakfast Show last year, will be replaced by Emma Willis (Emma pictured)
Before adding: ‘I am over the moon for the fabulous Emma to take the reins, she’s pure sunshine and is going to bring all the joy (and tunes!) to your Saturdays!’.