Overview
- Multiple UK outlets reported on June 5–6 that Ball has agreed to join Greatest Hits Radio and is due to start a role in the autumn, citing an unnamed industry source.
- Ball has publicly confirmed she auditioned for the lead Strictly Come Dancing presenter role and told her Dig It podcast that she 'didn't get' the job and was processing the rejection.
- The BBC has officially appointed Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe as the new Strictly presenting trio while judges Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke are returning and several professional dancers have announced departures.
- Reports so far rely on an unnamed source in The Sun and do not include confirmation from Zoe Ball's representatives or from Greatest Hits Radio, leaving the hiring unverified.
- If confirmed, Ball's move would join a pattern of high‑profile ex‑BBC hosts signing with Greatest Hits Radio, a shift that could further change the UK commercial radio line‑up and listeners' options.