Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleZoe Ball launched her new show, Zoe Ball in the Afternoon, on Greatest Hits Radio on Monday.The presenter chose “I've Got the Music in Me” by the Kiki Dee Band as the opening track for her new show. “I can tell you excitement levels [are] currently peaking,” Ball told her audience. “Thanks to Ken [Bruce], I am so thrilled to be his radio neighbour once again. Mondays to Fridays from 1 till 4 I will be here before handing you over each day to the mighty Simon Mayo. Adore him.”She returned to the radio full-time after taking a two-year break to spend more time with her family.Ball told the Radio Times last week: “When the call came [from Greatest Hits Radio], it felt like a gorgeous gift and fabulous timing.”In fullZoe Ball returns to radio with a brand new show: ‘Excitement levels are peaking’More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

Zoe is making her grand return to radio after leaving BBC Radio 2 at the height of her success, quitting the Breakfast Show in 2024 and her afternoon show a year later.

Zoe Ball told Greatest Hits Radio listeners she is battling nerves as she made her return to the airwaves on Monday after quitting BBC Radio 2.