Zoe Ball admits 'there are so many different struggles' in family life confession

BBC presenter Zoe Ballhas opened up on suffering "mum guilt" as she laid bare the difficulties of trying to raise a family while juggling a busy and successful career.

During an episode of her Dig It podcast with Jo Whiley, one listener had written in to share how she had been suffering from "mum guilt".

Zoe admitted that she had been through something similar during her early years of motherhood after having her son, Woody.

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She welcomed him into the world in 2000 with ex-husband Norman Cook, better known as DJ Fatboy Slim, when her career was at its zenith.

The star had already starred on The Big Breakfast and Top of the Pops by then while her then-husband was busy DJing around the world.

Zoe explained how they often relied on the help of "amazing women" to look after their children, including daughter Nelly who was born in 2010. She said: "I had a lot of guilt because there was always amazing women who helped with my kids whilst I was working, and their dad toured and was away a lot."

The radio and TV star added that the "guilt" started to set in as she worried her kids were spending "too much time" with someone other than their parents.

She opened up about the difficulties, saying: "There are so many different struggles and I get there's mum guilt, there's dad guilt, but most families, you know, someone has to work."

Zoe stepped away from her long-running hosting duties on BBC Radio 2 last November, saying that the decision came on the back of a desire to "focus on her family". It came just months after her mum, Julia, sadly passed away after a battle with cancer.

Zoe and Norman first met back in 1998 when the broadcaster was on a BBC Radio 1 trip to Ibiza.

Fast forward a year and the couple were walking down the aisle together as they tied the knot in Somerset. A year later and Zoe gave birth to their first child together, Woody, before they later went on to have their daughter, Nelly, 10 years after that.

However, Zoe and Norman brought their marriage to an end in 2016 after 17 years.

The pair are seemingly still on good terms after Zoe described Norman as "a good friend" during an interview in 2020.

She is set to continue her busy work schedule tonight (Saturday, September 6). She returns to TV screens as she competes in the popular ITV game show You Bet! alongside Rob Beckett and Eddie Kadi at 8.15 pm.

You can also catch Zoe Ball when she joins Scott Mills to present Radio 2 in the Park at 9.10 pm on BBC Two.