Zoe Ball has recently opened up that she relies on listening to "green noise" after struggling to sleep following an absence from her BBC Radio 2 breakfast show.

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.

Zoe Ball returned to air on BBC Radio 2's Breakfast Show this morning after her mysterious six-week absence, following a very difficult year for the beloved presenter

Zoe Ball made her return to her usual Radio 2 slot on Monday morning, after an absence of more than a month. The TV and radio presenter had been away from the BBC station’s flagship breakfast show since 8 August,

Ball had not presented the programme since she briefly returned to the show on 8 August.

Zoe Ball's BBC Radio 2 absence has left fans of her morning show baffled, but she has now revealed exactly when she will return to the airwaves

Zoe Ball is to miss another week of radio as her replacement host Scott Mills addressed concerned listeners. There has been much speculation around the future of radio presenter, after the host took an extended leave of absence following the death of her mum.

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BBC Radio 2 presenter Zoe Ball has returned to the airwaves after more than six weeks off work. Blackpool-born Zoe made a triumphant return to the Radio 2 breakfast show on Monday, September 23. During her comeback,

Zoe Ball thanks listeners on her BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show return, and sends love to friends Lauren Laverne and Jamie Theakston.

BBC Radio 2 presenter Zoe Ball quipped “I have wandered back” and asked listeners “How was your Brat summer?” as she returned to hosting the breakfast show following an on-air absence.