Radio 2 breakfast show presenter felt it was inappropriate to earn £1.36m during pandemic, says corporation
Zoe Ball has taken a £380,000 pay cut to remain as host of the Radio 2 breakfast show for a further two years, meaning she avoids becoming the first woman to top the BBC’s list of highest-paid stars.
Ball’s salary had hit £1.36m for her job presenting the UK’s most popular radio programme, which reaches 8.1 million listeners a week. However, a BBC spokesperson said Ball felt it was inappropriate to earn so much in the middle of a pandemic and last year signed a new deal that will see her earn a still hefty £980,000.
