Zoe Ball admits son suffers from same issue as her as she opens up 'serious chats'

BBC Radio 2 presenter Zoe Ball has opened up about a frank conversation she recently had with her son after admitting he struggles with a similar issue to her own.

While Woody appears to be following in his father Norman Cook’s (aka Fatboy Slim) footsteps by pursuing a career as a DJ, Zoe has noticed that he finds it challenging to manage one key responsibility as he matures.

During a recent instalment of her Dig It podcast alongside fellow broadcaster Jo Whiley, the duo were asked by a listener how they have taught their children the importance of money while growing up.

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Reflecting on her own parenting journey, Zoe revealed that both her children have held jobs over the years, but Woody has consistently struggled with finances because he is “really disorganised.”

She remarked: “I've recently had serious chats with Woody about him getting himself together because he's just really disorganised. Like, I'm quite disorganised, but he'd always get parking fines and I would just automatically sort it out for him,” reports the Express.

While she was willing to step in and cover her son’s parking penalties over the years, she admitted that this well-meaning intervention had an unexpected effect: “But I think by doing that, I didn't really teach him how to look after himself and how to budget because it was just chaos.”

Despite voicing concerns that Woody’s chaotic approach had prevented him from handling his finances sensibly, she revealed that, since recently turning 25, he has made significant progress: “So he's only recently, at 25, finally getting his head around budgeting and making his money last, because of course he works as a DJ.

"In the summer he does really well; in the winter there's not a lot of work.”

After meeting in Ibiza in 1997, Norman and Zoe tied the knot in 1999. They have since welcomed two children: Woody, born in 2000, and Nelly, born ten years later.

In recent years, Zoe has remained a familiar voice across the airwaves, hosting various programmes for the BBC.

Her career peak likely came in 2019, when it was announced that she would be receiving her own programme on Radio 2 following Chris Evans’ departure.

After a six-year tenure, she stepped down from the show last December, explaining that the decision was motivated by a desire to spend more time with her family following her mother’s death from cancer.

This year, she returned to the broadcaster and now hosts the Saturday afternoon slot on BBC Radio 2.