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Zoe Ball's pay has increased by £1m. Don't tell the over 75's.

(31 Posts)
Maggiemaybe Wed 16-Sept-20 09:37:21

Another here who’s not impressed. I find her very irritating, and she’s one of those celebs who can’t go ten minutes without a cutesy anecdote about her child (I do wonder how Woody feels about this). Of course we all have different tastes, but one of my favourites is Liza Tarbuck, who’s warm, witty and not afraid to play an eclectic range of music, and is apparently worth about a tenth of Zoe Ball’s salary.

Jane10 Wed 16-Sept-20 08:36:51

Can't stand Zoe Ball. So gushy and irritating. That fee excludes her pay from Strictly! Too. Much. Money.

Riverwalk Wed 16-Sept-20 08:35:33

Presenters' pay and the Over 75s are two separate issues.

The free licence was a welfare payment introduced by Gordon Brown, so a political decision. And a political decision to recently hand the responsibility to the BBC.

It's a welfare payment and should be back in the hands of the government - so crafty of them to offload the responsibility and so escape the flak.

kittylester Wed 16-Sept-20 08:30:12

Cant stand her on the radio so anything she is paid is too much. I never watch Take 2.

Lucca Wed 16-Sept-20 08:26:57

Do you actually mean BY a million? So what is her annual salary ?

Spangler Wed 16-Sept-20 08:14:00

Zoe Ball, the Radio 2 presenter has seen her pay rise by £1m since taking over the breakfast show.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54119758

Her show is said to have lost over a million listeners. I'm not surprised. A million pounds gained a million listeners lost.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/may/14/zoe-balls-bbc-radio-2-show-loses-a-million-listeners