BBC Radio 2 star Zoe Ball shed light on the bittersweet change in her personal life, following her recent emotional admission about Strictly Come Dancing
Zoe Ball has opened up about a bittersweet shift in her household. The BBC Radio 2 star and Norman Cook, better known as DJ Fatboy Slim, share two children together: Woody Cook, 25, and Nelly, 16.
On the latest episode of Jo Whiley and Zoe’s Dig It podcast, the presenter, who recently announced she had been rejected to be the new host of Strictly Come Dancing, contrasted Jo’s busy household with her own, which has become noticeably quieter.
She said: “Mine’s so quiet, it’s like ugh! It’s less and less because Nel is based more at her dad’s now because I think she’s got to that point of, ‘Ah can I just be in one place?’.
“All of her CSI revision notes are on the wall at her dads and it’s just [nice] not having to move from house to house, so she’s just spending more time there now.”
The change, Zoe added, has been made easier by the fact Norman lives nearby.
“It’s great because it’s only around the corner and I can nip round at any time, which is great, and she can come here if she gets upset about anything like, ‘Mum, I need you’ but it’s less and less,” the 55-year-old added.
Last year, Woody revealed he had moved to Bristol, while his parents remain in their hometown of Brighton.
The reality star turned DJ and his family were left heartbroken in 2024 following the loss of both Zoe and Norman’s mothers.
Speaking to the Daily Express in March 2025, he said: “Last year a lot of stuff happened as a family. The family is a little bit smaller than it was. So it’s given us time to spend more time together and reevaluate. Life can be very busy. I live in Bristol.
“My family live in Brighton. My mum was always working in London. There wasn’t always time. And now – more than ever – it’s about making that time. Because you never know how long a life is. Sometimes I realise that my parents need me just as much as I need them to support me. I didn’t really realise that before. We’ve got each other.”
In the same year, Norman shared an emotional moment as he reflected on a family milestone. Having watched his son follow in his musical footsteps, Norman said he was left in tears when Woody played at Ibiza’s iconic Café Mambo for the first time.
Speaking on Heart Radio, he said: “Woody, my son, grew up in that booth. Like, we used to take him down when he was like three. Because we couldn’t get a babysitter. And so, he would play Lego.
“He would sit in the corner of the DJ booth and play Lego. And then when he got to be six or seven, he could see out the top of the DJ booth. And then one day he went, ‘Dad, I can see why you like your job’.
“He said, ‘It’s really exciting. Like the music’s loud and everyone’s shouting at you’, he said. And so he kind of grew up. And then there was… There came a moment where my son played in Mambo, and I’m not ashamed to say I cried when my son finally played.”
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