Zoe Ball
Zoë Ball was born on 23rd November 1970 in Blackpool.
Zoe's father is former children's television presenter Johnny Ball and her husband is Norman Cook (formerly of The Housemartins) also known as Fatboy Slim.
Zoe Ball told listeners to her Radio 1 show how Cook proposed to her on Valentine's Day:
"I've got a little something to tell you. I was moaning to my boyfriend all yesterday on Valentine's Day that he hadn't got me a Valentine's present ... I went to sleep, and I woke up and ...I am getting married. My boyfriend asked me to marry him yesterday and it is so exciting. I feel completely sick and my stomach's turning over."
Zoe Ball started in TV in 1989 as a runner at Granada TV in Manchester. She was quickly promoted to researcher.
In 1992 Zoe worked as an assistant producer on The Big Breakfast.
Zoe Ball then followed in her father's footsteps by presenting for children's television.
In 1996 Zoe replaced Gaby Roslin on The Big Breakfast but soon departed and then hosted Live and Kicking with Jamie Theakston for three years. She also worked with Theakston on several series of The Priory.
Zoe was also a co-host on radio where she joined forces with Kevin Greening on Radio 1's Breakfast Show - soon after she hosted the show alone - and went on to win a Sony Gold Award.
Zoe Ball has presented numerous other TV programmes. Appropriately enough for a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing, Zoe presented the BBC Three Saturday night coverage of Graham Norton's Strictly Dance Fever.
In the 2005 Strictly Come Dancing series Zoe Ball partnered Ian Waite.
In the first week of the show Zoe Ball danced so well that it inspired one of the Strictly Come Dancing judges, Arlene Phillips to say of Zoe: "the little beach donkey has turned into a gazelle".
Although being one of the favourites, it wasn't enough and Zoe and Ian finished third, with Zoe saying that she had already signed up to flamenco classes.
At the end of 2006, Zoe Ball together with Sir Trevor McDonald presented ITV's show, Extinct.
In 2007 Zoe Ball presented another ITV series, Soapstar Superstar. This was followed in April 2007 with presenting Grease is the Word.