BBC top earner Zoe Ball has requested a pay cut as she feels “uncomfortable” with a £1million wage rise. The Radio 2 Breakfast Show host will begin negotiations with the Beeb “in the coming weeks” ahead of signing a new deal due to start in January.
It means the 49-year-old intends to drop in the wage rankings to below Match Of The Day host Gary Lineker, 59 — despite him taking a £400,000 reduction.
The ex-England striker was the Beeb’s top earner in the 2019/20 financial year on £1.75million, but has since signed a deal for less.
Zoe, ex-wife of DJ Fatboy Slim, took over the prized Radio 2 slot last year from Chris Evans. She also hosts Strictly spin-off It Takes Two.
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