Radio host Zoe Ball is said to have moved her new partner into her home just weeks ago and refers to her boyfriend as ‘the lodger’
14:46, 30 Dec 2025Updated 14:46, 30 Dec 2025
Zoe Ball has spoken about her new lover(Image: @DigItPod/Youtube)
Zoe Ball has unveiled intimate details about her “sexy” new lover. The Radio 2 djhas opened up about what she finds attractive about her new man who has now moved into her house.
The 55-year-old refers to her new boyfriend as “The Lodger” and said there’s a few things she misses about him when he’s not around.
Zoe’s last public relationship was with construction worker Michael Reed which came to an end in 2023. Now she has talked about the more strange things she finds “sexy” when it comes to her partner.
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Talking on her Dig It podcast with her co-host Jo Whiley, Zoe said: “Sniffing pits is sexy though. I’ve often had this thing, when I’ve been sort of dating someone, I love smelling their armpits.
“I know it sounds weird, but if you love someone, you’ve got to love all their smells, not necessarily their bathroom smells. I draw a line at that. But there’s something about armpit smells that I think are really sexy.”
She added: “My favourite thing to often do is sometimes, especially if I’ve not seen my lover for a while, is when they’ve got their arms around you, I’m like sniffing in the armpits, and I get a right old look. I’m like, I like that smell. It’s a good smell.
“Do you remember doing that thing when you were dating someone, you were young, borrowing their clothes? I know my kids borrow their partner’s clothes to keep them because they smell of them, which is really lovely.
“I have a thing that if my partner goes away, I don’t like to wash the bed until they get back. A, because I’m worried they might not come back, and B, I love the smell. I love the smell of them on the pillows.
“I really love that. I remember also being a teenager and spraying Kuros or whatever it was, Paco Rabanne. I love the smells.
“That is always a sign. If you go off someone, you know you’ve gone off them if they suddenly, the smells you used to love about them starts to smell a bit funky. You’re like, nah, it’s gone. It’s gone because you got to love all their smells.”
Zoe is yet to reveal who the mystery man that she is in a relationship with is, but she has previously said that he has won more awards that her throughout his career.
The mum-of-two shares son, Woody, 24, and daughter, Nelly, 16 with Fatboy Slim, 62. Zoe and Norman Cook were together for 18 years before splitting in 2016.
It was a rocky road at times for the pair and they briefly split in 2003 after Zoe had an affair with DJ Dan Peppe. Despite the rocky circumstances of their split, the pair are good pals and are often seen together, supporting their children.
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