BBC Radio 2 presenter Zoe Ball returned to hosting her Breakfast Show and was keen to pay tribute to Lauren Laverne and Jamie Theakston after they both recently revealed their cancer diagnoses.
The broadcaster, 53, has been absent from the airwaves on The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show since she briefly returned on August 8, following a summer break.
Zoe told listeners that their messages of support to her "meant the world". She thanked her colleague and radio presenter Scott Mills for filling in for her, before playing Earth, Wind & Fire’s September. READ MORE: Emmerdale's Beth Cordingly supported by fans as she says 'bye bye' But she later added: “I must say, while we are sending some love, our breakfast friends Lauren Laverne, our mate at 6 Music is currently going through some cancer treatment.
She’s doing OK but I just want to send my love out to her." She also said that Heart Breakfast’s Theakston, who was on BBC children’s TV show Live & Kicking with her and announced he was going through stage one laryngeal cancer earlier this month, was "going to be OK and he’s doing well".
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