Zoe Ball has provided her fans with a heartbreaking update on the health of her pancreatic cancer-stricken mum.
The 53-year-old BBC presenter thanked medics after revealing her parent has moved into a hospice as she continues to battle the disease. Earlier this year Zoe was forced to take time off from her Radio 2 show to care for her.
After dedicating a Bon Jovi song on her show this week to the paramedics who “gently” moved her mum to her new home, an emotional Zoe told her listeners: “Mum’s in hospice now, pretty tough at the moment for the family.”
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She continued: “I just want to say thank you to John, Scarlett and Charlie, both Charlies actually and Sophie and Laura who are really looking after mum.”
Zoe, who found fame in the early 90s presenting shows including SMart, Fully Booked and Live & Kicking, added: “I know so many people in the same position as Jamie my bro, and my dear mum at the moment. Things are really tough for my mum at the moment, just sending out loads of love. And, especially to anyone who is running the marathon this special causes.
“Big shout out to anyone running for cancer charities, especially pancreatic cancer, you’re all superheroes. Love you mum.” After her show had finished airing, Zoe took to her Instagram account to thank her fans for their ongoing support.
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“Thank you for all your kindness,” she wrote to her 703,000 followers. “The messages, letters and cards for our Mum mean the world. Strength and love to the many families and folk touched by cancer.
“Holding tight and so grateful to the incredible people looking after our Ma. We was these bluebells on the way to the hospice.”
Zoe previously spoke about her her relationship with Julia became “complex” after she split from Zoe’s dad – the veteran broadcaster, Johnny Ball. She admitted: “I didn’t see my mum Julia for a few years – she was very young when she married my dad and had me, and when they parted I lived with my dad and my other mum, his wife Diane.”
The pair have been much closer in recent years, however, with Zoe supporting Julia following the death of her second husband, Rick Peckham in late 2012.
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