Overview

• Speaking on the Parenting Hell podcast, Ball said she sometimes asks “What did I give it up for?” after finding her 15-year-old daughter is often out with friends.
• Ball left the BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show on December 20, 2024, after nearly six years in the slot that media report paid around £950,000.
• She said the decision aimed to support her daughter through exams and the challenges of being 15, though she now finds there is less time together than expected.
• Ball remains on Radio 2 with a weekly Saturday programme, and Scott Mills has hosted the weekday Breakfast Show since January 2025.
• The Sun reports Radio 2’s overall listeners fell from 13.11 million to 12.62 million between Q1 and Q2 2025, with Breakfast’s weekly audience down from 6.45 million to 6.22 million.