Overview
- Ball disclosed on her Dig It podcast on Monday that her 16‑year‑old daughter, Nelly, is spending more time living at her father Norman Cook’s home and that she now sees her daughter “less and less.”
- She told co‑host Jo Whiley the change suits Nelly’s wish to stay in one place for schoolwork and that proximity lets Ball ‘nip round’ if her daughter needs her, so the shift has not broken their close contact.
- The move follows a period of family change: Ball left the BBC Radio 2 breakfast show in December 2024 to prioritise family time and Nelly’s exams, and both parents lost their mothers in 2024.
- Their older child, Woody, has already moved out to Bristol and pursued a music career, examples the coverage uses to show the household is entering an ‘emptying nest’ phase as the children become more independent.
- The episode highlights a practical co‑parenting model in which former spouses remain friends, live near each other in Brighton/Hove, and adjust arrangements to suit their children’s needs and stage of life.