Zoe Ball has returned to the airwaves after an unscheduled six-week absence from hosting her flagship show on BBC Radio 2.The broadcaster, who is the BBC's highest-paid female presenter on a £950,000 annual salary,

Zoe Ball has returned to her BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show slot following a six-week absence. The presenter, 53, confirmed on Sunday that she would resume her role of hosting the morning programme after her extended leave of absence.

Ball , 53, took over the Radio 2 morning programme in 2019 from Chris Evans. She was the first female host of the Radio 1 Breakfast Show in 1998, a post she held until 2000.