Zoe Ball was replaced on her BBC Radio 2 breakfast show today (January 30).
Vernon Kay stepped in for the veteran DJ, who had fallen ill and missed the first show of the week.
Posting on Twitter, Zoe explained she had Covid. She shared a picture with Vernon and Rylan, writing: "so i've got covid… but good news is ya man @vernonkay is looking after y'all."
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The former Strictly: It Takes Two host added she would be "back soon", including a red heart emoji.
For his part, Vernon confirmed he'd be temporarily replacing Zoe while she recovers. He also joked he's struggling with the 5am wake-ups.
"Couple of mornings on @BBCRadio2 coming up!!" he wrote on January 29.
"Get well quickly @ZoeTheBall 5am wake up's play havoc with the eye bags!! See you tomorrow from 6.30AM."
In April 2022, Zoe had a double mishap when she had a flat tyre on her way to work and wasn't feeling well.
Replaced by travel reporter Richie Anderson, the DJ managed to come on the air 30 minutes later but had to pull out again as she was poorly.
"Apologies for this morning gang, tyre went on the way in to work. I was so keen not [to] miss the show, dashed in and hadn't quite realised the effect it'd had on me. i'm ok. thanks for the lovely messages," she tweeted to her fans later that day.
"Big thanks to Richie and Ken for stepping in. will be back tomorrow xx."
The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show airs on BBC Radio 2 from 6.30am.
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