Ball has only ‘vague memories’ of Radio 1 days as she begins new job

Zoe Ball has said she only has “vague memories” of her Radio 1 days because the 1990s were so “wild”.

The broadcaster, 48, is taking over as host of the Radio 2 Breakfast Show on 14 January, but said having a radio gig was likely to be very different this time.

Speaking to Ken Bruce on Radio 2, Ball said: “I only have vague memories of the Radio 1 days because it was quite a time. I did try to sort of live the life. It was the 90s.”

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ends, mother-of-two Ball said: “I did. I will not be doing that any more, I can guarantee.

“My friends all said when they found out I was doing this job, ‘Well the good thing is now you sleep loads and you don’t drink any more so you are going to turn up and Scott Mills won’t have to do your show for you’.

“It’s slightly different times,” she said, adding: “It was wild, it was wild.”

Ball is replacing Chris Evans as presenter of the Radio 2 Breakfast Show.

Journalist and presenter Tina Daheley has just been announced as the programme’s newsreader.

She joins travel news presenter Richie Anderson and sports presenter Mike Williams.

Daheley is known for working alongside Nick Grimshaw on the Radio 1 Breakfast Show.