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A Day in the Life of Zoe Ball
From Angus Deayton's End of the Year Show, a look at a typical day in the life of Zoe Ball in 1997. Features a brief clip of the L&K phone jingle from the start of series 5 that was dropped as viewers complained it was so awful! 31.12.97, all copyright remains BBC
Alice Gold - Radio 2 Interview With Zoe Ball
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Zoe Ball interviews Alice live on Radio 2. Download new single 'Runaway Love' on iTunes now - bit.ly
Celebrity Juice 07.04.2011 Part 1 Antony Cotton, Zoe Ball & Kimberly Wyatt
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- Published: 11 Apr 2011
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Comedy panel show hosted by Leigh Francis's alter ego Keith Lemon. Coronation Street star Antony Cotton, DJ Zoe Ball and former Pussycat Doll Kimberly Wyatt joining team captains Holly Willoughby and Fearne Cotton and regular Rufus Hound to answer questions on showbiz news and gossip. NO COPYRIGHT INTENDED.
Zoe Ball in wet look leggings
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Celebrity Juice 07.04.2011 Part 2 Antony Cotton, Zoe Ball & Kimberly Wyatt
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Comedy panel show hosted by Leigh Francis's alter ego Keith Lemon. Coronation Street star Antony Cotton, DJ Zoe Ball and former Pussycat Doll Kimberly Wyatt joining team captains Holly Willoughby and Fearne Cotton and regular Rufus Hound to answer questions on showbiz news and gossip. NO COPYRIGHT INTENDED.
'All Hail The Chap' by Mr.B The Gentleman Rhymer. Latitude Festival 2011. Sky Arts
Mr.B The Gentleman Rhymer performs 'All Hail The Chap' live from the Sky Arts TV Studio at Latitude Festival, 2011. Introduced by Zoe Ball. Sky Arts own the copyright on the footage, just wanted to pop it up so you can all have a little look. Pip-pip!
On the Red Carpet at the 2011 BAFTA Television Awards
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Watch Zoë Ball interview the stars on the red carpet as they arrive at the British Academy Television Awards. (Please note this video contains flashing images from the start)
Suggs and Zoe dance to Pulp Fiction on Let's Dance for Comic Relief
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- Published: 12 Mar 2009
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Madness's Sugg's and DJ Zoe Ball dance to Pulp Fiction's classic scene Never can tell all in the name of charity. PLease donate www.bbc.co.uk/rednoseday
Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker and Sophie Ellis Bextor on The Priory Show Part 1
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- Published: 30 Apr 2010
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Channel 4 programme that didn't last long, mainly due to the has beens that are Jamie Theakston and Zoe Ball. Jackie Chan seems to be funnier and talkative than Chris Tucker lol! Sorry for the interruptions on the recording. Couldn't be bothered to edit it. Time Consuming!
Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker and Sophie Ellis Bextor on The Priory Show Part 2
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- Published: 26 Apr 2010
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Channel 4 programme that didn't last long, mainly due to the has beens that are Jamie Theakston and Zoe Ball. Jackie Chan seems to be funnier and talkative than Chris Tucker lol! Sorry for the interruptions on the recording. Couldn't be bothered to edit it. Time Consuming!
Britain's Best Brain Episode 1 Part 1 (28/10/09)
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Britains Best Brain Is A Brand New Show To Channel 5 . 5 Contestants Are Challeged In 5 Different Areas Of The Brain : Calculation, Memory, Co-ordination, Recognition And Risk. The Top 5 Players With The Best Brainscore At The End Of The Series, Come Back For The Grand Final, Where One Of Them Will Be Crowned Britains Best Brain. Cathrine, Jackie, Jules, Ryan And Sonia Are The First Contestants To Battle It Out For A Place In The Final. Hosted By Jamie Theakston And Zoe Ball.
Norman Cook - AKA Fatboy Slim Interview: V Festival 2009
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DJ Extraordinaire Norman Cook popped in to talk to Geoff Lloyd about his marriage to Zoe Ball, DJing in Ibiza and his mobile disco beginnings. For more V Festival videos, live audio and pictures: www.absoluteradio.co.uk
Shooting Stars Series 2 Ep 12 (Part 1)
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- Published: 03 Apr 2009
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First part of Series 2 Episode 12 of Shooting Stars, starring: Vic Reeves Bob Mortimer Matt Lucas Mark Lamarr Ulrika Jonsson Guests: Zoë Ball Eric Hall Dervla Kirwan Roy Walker And not forgetting the surprise guest appearance of a Predator. DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT claim to own this material, all rights belong to the BBC and the companies involved in the production of this programme and I am not attempting to earn money via the posting of this footage on the internet. Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.. This clip does not harm the commercial value of the work done by the BBC - in the sense of people no longer needing to buy it. The uploader of this footage makes reasonable effort to ensure that the BBC and all those involved in the production of this footage are credited, and protects this footage from theft to the best of their ability, but can accept no responsibility for any theft which may occur on the part of external internet users. This footage is not uploaded onto a file sharing site, nor has it been used to make profit for the uploader in any way. It has been uploaded purely for entertainment purposes, and with no copyright infringement intended.
Shooting Stars Series 5 Ep 7 (Part 1)
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First part of Series 5 Episode 7 of Shooting Stars, starring: Vic Reeves Bob Mortimer Matt Lucas Will Self Ulrika Jonsson Guests: Johnny Vegas Norman Cook Zoe Ball Valerie Singleton Random Ironing Board "I love him when he's being masterful." DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT claim to own this material, all rights belong to the BBC and the companies involved in the production of this programme and I am not attempting to earn money via the posting of this footage on the internet. Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.. This clip does not harm the commercial value of the work done by the BBC - in the sense of people no longer needing to buy it. The uploader of this footage makes reasonable effort to ensure that the BBC and all those involved in the production of this footage are credited, and protects this footage from theft to the best of their ability, but can accept no responsibility for any theft which may occur on the part of external internet users. This footage is not uploaded onto a file sharing site, nor has it been used to make profit for the uploader in any way. It has been uploaded purely for entertainment purposes, and with no copyright infringement intended.
Shooting Stars Series 5 Ep 7 (Part 2)
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Second part of Series 5 Episode 7 of Shooting Stars, starring: Vic Reeves Bob Mortimer Matt Lucas Will Self Ulrika Jonsson Guests: Johnny Vegas Norman Cook Zoe Ball Valerie Singleton Random Ironing Board "Uhhhuhhuhuhhh! Showaddy-waddy!" DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT claim to own this material, all rights belong to the BBC and the companies involved in the production of this programme and I am not attempting to earn money via the posting of this footage on the internet. Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.. This clip does not harm the commercial value of the work done by the BBC - in the sense of people no longer needing to buy it. The uploader of this footage makes reasonable effort to ensure that the BBC and all those involved in the production of this footage are credited, and protects this footage from theft to the best of their ability, but can accept no responsibility for any theft which may occur on the part of external internet users. This footage is not uploaded onto a file sharing site, nor has it been used to make profit for the uploader in any way. It has been uploaded purely for entertainment purposes, and with no copyright infringement intended.
Shooting Stars Series 5 Ep 7 (Part 3)
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Final part of Series 5 Episode 7 of Shooting Stars, starring: Vic Reeves Bob Mortimer Matt Lucas Will Self Ulrika Jonsson Guests: Johnny Vegas Norman Cook Zoe Ball Valerie Singleton Random Ironing Board "I'm trying to help you, Ro-land!" DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT claim to own this material, all rights belong to the BBC and the companies involved in the production of this programme and I am not attempting to earn money via the posting of this footage on the internet. Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.. This clip does not harm the commercial value of the work done by the BBC - in the sense of people no longer needing to buy it. The uploader of this footage makes reasonable effort to ensure that the BBC and all those involved in the production of this footage are credited, and protects this footage from theft to the best of their ability, but can accept no responsibility for any theft which may occur on the part of external internet users. This footage is not uploaded onto a file sharing site, nor has it been used to make profit for the uploader in any way. It has been uploaded purely for entertainment purposes, and with no copyright infringement intended.
Shooting Stars Series 2 Ep 12 (Part 2)
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Second part of Series 2 Episode 12 of Shooting Stars, starring: Vic Reeves Bob Mortimer Matt Lucas Mark Lamarr Ulrika Jonsson Guests: Zoë Ball Eric Hall Dervla Kirwan Roy Walker And not forgetting the surprise guest appearance of a Predator. No 'Dove from Above' this time, it's the 'Crow from Below'. GRANATIS! DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT claim to own this material, all rights belong to the BBC and the companies involved in the production of this programme and I am not attempting to earn money via the posting of this footage on the internet. Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.. This clip does not harm the commercial value of the work done by the BBC - in the sense of people no longer needing to buy it. The uploader of this footage makes reasonable effort to ensure that the BBC and all those involved in the production of this footage are credited, and protects this footage from theft to the best of their ability, but can accept no responsibility for any theft which may occur on the part of external internet users. This footage is not uploaded onto a file sharing site, nor has it been used to make profit for the uploader in any way. It has been uploaded purely for entertainment purposes <b>...</b>
Shooting Stars Series 2 Ep 12 (Part 3)
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- Published: 03 Apr 2009
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Final part of Series 2 Episode 12 of Shooting Stars, starring: Vic Reeves Bob Mortimer Matt Lucas Mark Lamarr Ulrika Jonsson Guests: Zoë Ball Eric Hall Dervla Kirwan Roy Walker And not forgetting the surprise guest appearance of a Predator. Remember, it's not a miniskirt unless it's at least half an inch below minge base. DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT claim to own this material, all rights belong to the BBC and the companies involved in the production of this programme and I am not attempting to earn money via the posting of this footage on the internet. Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.. This clip does not harm the commercial value of the work done by the BBC - in the sense of people no longer needing to buy it. The uploader of this footage makes reasonable effort to ensure that the BBC and all those involved in the production of this footage are credited, and protects this footage from theft to the best of their ability, but can accept no responsibility for any theft which may occur on the part of external internet users. This footage is not uploaded onto a file sharing site, nor has it been used to make profit for the uploader in any way. It has been uploaded purely for <b>...</b>
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Zoë Ball
| Name | Zoë Ball |
|---|---|
| Birth date | November 23, 1970 |
| Birth place | Blackpool, Lancashire, England |
| Occupation | Presenter |
| Parents | Johnny Ball |
| Spouse | Norman Cook (Fatboy Slim) (1999-present) |
| Children | Woody Ball and Nelly May Lois Ball}} |
Zoë Louise Ball (born 23 November 1970 in Blackpool, Lancashire) is an English television and radio personality, most famous for becoming the first female host of the BBC Radio 1 breakfast show and for her earlier work presenting 1990s kids show Live & Kicking.
TV career
The daughter of children's TV presenter Johnny Ball, Zoë Ball grew up in Farnham Common, Buckinghamshire and was educated at Heston junior school in West London between 1975 and 78 where she met and played kiss chase with her first boyfriend Warren Fox who was also a class mate. She then went on to a convent school and a sixth form college. She joined The Young Theatre (at Beaconsfield) where she trained as an actress. Her first TV appearance was as a child in the studio audience of Saturday morning children's show Saturday Superstore, on which her father was appearing as a guest.She began her television career as a runner at Granada Television and researcher on BSkyB. She worked as a researcher for quiz shows for two years. Her presenting jobs have included hosting The Big Breakfast and The Priory on Channel 4, BBC One's Saturday morning children's programme Live & Kicking and pre-school programme Playdays. Between 1996 and 1998 she was a regular presenter on Top of the Pops usually alternating with fellow presenters and DJs Jayne Middlemiss and Jo Whiley. The three only ever presented together once on Christmas Day 1997.
Between 1999 and 2001, she was a co-host with Jamie Theakston on Wednesday night chat/music show The Priory, which was commissioned by Chris Evans' then production company Ginger Productions. Despite initial strong ratings, the show failed to capitalise on this despite the demise of TFI Friday (also a Ginger production) and figures slowly dropped. A fourth series was never commissioned. Despite the show's relative failure, fans of the former UK Play spoof interviews show Rock Profile, often recall creators (and future stars of Little Britain) Matt Lucas and David Walliams appearance on the show as Danny and Noel from Hear'Say, in which they constantly sang "Monday, Monday" after Jamie asked them a question. As Jamie was the interviewer on Rock Profile, he as a result reprised his role from that show.
Ball then co-hosted the 2002 BRIT Awards with Frank Skinner, following which motherhood meant that she took less TV work.
In 2005 after co-hosting the BBC reality show Strictly Dance Fever, Ball became a contestant on series 3 of its sister show Strictly Come Dancing, partnering with Ian Waite. Ball and Waite ranked third place.
At the end of 2006, Ball co-hosted ITV1's Extinct, with Sir Trevor McDonald.
In January 2007, she presented the second series of ITV1's Soapstar Superstar, taking over from Fern Britton and Ben Shephard, who hosted the first series. In March 2007, she hosted ITV talent search Grease Is the Word.
She and Jamie Theakston presented Channel 5's TV quiz series Britain's Best Brain in 2009.
Radio career
Although known primarily for her TV work, Ball first became a major British celebrity in radio, after she was recruited to co-host the BBC Radio 1 breakfast show in October 1997 with Kevin Greening. She eventually graduated to become the sole host – the first female DJ to do so. At this time, her hard-drinking, hard-partying antics contributed to the identification of the so-called "ladette culture" of the late 1990s. She later notoriously re-created the naked pose on a backturned chair made famous by Christine Keeler when doing an interview and spread with SKY magazine.Ball left BBC Radio 1 in March 2000 to raise a family. Her final breakfast show was on 30 March 2000, and she was succeeded by Sara Cox.
Though regarded as professional, Ball twice received a BBC warning for swearing on the radio – first when she used the word "bastard" while being interviewed by Chris Evans during his stint on the BBC Radio 1 breakfast show (she was publicising her appointment to The Big Breakfast at the time); then, as host of the BBC Radio 1 breakfast show, for using the expression "fucking brilliant" to describe a night out she had.
She returned to radio in mid 2002 when she joined London rock station XFM, where she presented the Weekday Drivetime show until December 2003 and then in January 2004 took over a Friday evening music show for the station. She also stood in for Ricky Gervais while he filmed the second series of The Office. She eventually left XFM at the end of 2004.
In September 2007, she celebrated 40 years of Radio 1 by hosting a show with Sara Cox.
Since 2006 she has provided relief presenting duties for BBC Radio 2, fronting specialist documentaries, sitting in for Dermot O'Leary for three weeks in February 2006 and co-presenting, along with Danny Baker, the hastily-conceived replacement for Jonathan Ross' Saturday morning show, in the wake of Ross' suspension due to Sachsgate in 2008.
From 2009, as well as Simon Mayo, Ball is considered one of the main relief presenters for Ken Bruce's weekday mid-morning show on BBC Radio 2. She also began hosting the Saturday breakfast show from 6:00 am to 8:00 am on the network from 6 June 2009 as part of a shake up of weekend programming at Radio 2. She is back on BBC Radio 2 from her maternity leave.
Personal life
While at BBC Radio 1, Ball began a relationship with DJ and musician Norman Cook (a.k.a. Fatboy Slim). The couple married at Babington House in Somerset in August 1999. In 2003, the couple split up when Ball revealed that she had an affair with close friend of Cook and fellow DJ, Dan Peppe. They later patched up their relationship.The couple have a son, Woody (born 15 December 2000), and daughter Nelly May Lois Ball (born 14 January 2010). They live in Hove.
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Category:1970 births Category:Living people Category:British radio DJs Category:BBC Radio 2 presenters Category:English radio personalities Category:English television presenters Category:People from Blackpool Category:Strictly Come Dancing participants Category:People from Hove
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