Zoe Ball

Zoë Louise Ball (born November 23, 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 less recently for her presenting of 90's kids show Live and Kicking. The daughter of children's TV presenter Johnny Ball, Zoë Ball was educated at a convent school in Buckinghamshire. 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 joined London's Rock Station XFM, where she presented the Weekday Drivetime show until December 2003 & then in January 2004 took over a Friday evening music show for the station. She also stood in for Ricky Gervais whilst he filmed the second series of The Office. Gervais was surprised in 2002 when he heard Karl Pilkinton on Ball show talking about subjects like Jellyfish. Merchant said he felt like a cheated lover. Gervais admonished Pilkington who said it was good promotion for their own show, "and for more of that tune in on Saturday". She eventually left XFM at the end of 2004.