Zoe Kristina Hardman (born 16 November 1982) is a British radio and

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. She first appeared on TV in

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'' in 2005.

Career

Hardman was born in

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, England. She was a presenter on ITV's phone-in quiz show '' Glitterball''. She is heavily involved in the Entertainment and Fashion show weekly for the online entertainment syndication company ReelKandi TV. She also continues to do commercials, acting and voiceover work. In 2011, Zoe was the showbiz news reporter for an on-line channel (T5M) and also spent time filming at

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(Cricket) series for the ECB. Hardman was one of the main presenters on the

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channel on Friday and Saturday nights. In January 2012, she began hosting '' Take Me Out: The Gossip'' on

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alongside Mark Wright, until the show was rested in 2014. She did not return to the show when it was revived in 2015. She also appeared as MC at the Boodles tennis tournament at Stoke Park in Buckinghamshire. In June 2015, Zoe started hosting her own late night radio show across the

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network from 10pm-1am, later switching to Sunday afternoons in August 2016. By January 2020, Hardman was the host of Heart Weekend Breakfast, covering Saturday afternoons and Sunday mid-mornings following the departure of presenter

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. Since 2023, she hosts Sundays from 9pm-midnight. Zoe always steps in to cover for

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on heart breakfast When she’s off. She presents ''Made by Mammas: The Podcast'' alongside Georgia Dayton.

Personal life

On 25 April 2016, Hardman announced that she was expecting her first child with her rugby player boyfriend, Paul Doran-Jones. Their daughter, Luna, was born on 19 September 2016. A further son, Kit, was born on 28 April 2018. She spoke about going through the menopause aged just 34.

Television credits

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'' (1999) *'' Quiznation'' *''

Richard & Judy ''Richard & Judy'' (also known as ''Richard & Judy's New Position'') is a British television chat show presented by the married couple Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan. The show originally aired on Channel 4 from 26 November 2001 to 22 Augus ...

'' *''Health & Beauty'' *''The Big Gay Out'' *''Music Zone Special'' *''

'' (2005) *''No Bananas'' (2005) *''Used Car Roadshow'' (2005) *''

Sport Relief ''Sport Relief'' was a wikt:biennial, biennial charity event from Comic Relief, in association with BBC Sport, established in 2002. It was the idea of Kevin Cahill, CBE, who had joined Comic Relief in 1991 to establish a new department as Dire ...

'' (2006) *'' Playdate'' (2006) *'' Glitterball'' (19 February, March–August 2007) *''

'' (14 September 2007 – 2014) *'' After You've Gone'' (2008) *''

My Life as an Animal My or MY may refer to: Arts and entertainment * My (radio station), a Malaysian radio station * Little My, a fictional character in the Moomins universe * ''My'' (album), by Edyta Górniak * ''My'' (EP), by Cho Mi-yeon Business * Marke ...

'' (2009) *'' Take Me Out - The Gossip'' (2011–2013) *'' This Morning's Hub'' (2012–2013) *'' Morning Live'' (BBC1, 2025)

References

External links

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