Zoe Kristi Hardman (born 16 November 1982) is a British

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and actress. 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

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's phone-in quiz show ''

Glitterball ''Glitterball'' is a live, late night, interactive television quiz show in the United Kingdom. It was broadcast under the ITV Play branding on ITV (TV network), ITV a few nights a week from around midnight (usually), and from 1.00am on ITV2. The ...

''. 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). Last summer was also spent filming at

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(Cricket) tournament for the ECB. Since the launch of the

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channel, Zoe has been one of the main presenters 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. In August 2016, she moved from late-nights to Sunday afternoons on the station. In January 2020, Hardman became installed as the host of Heart Weekend Breakfast but was then moved to Saturday afternoons and Sunday mid-mornings following the departure of

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. She Then Was On Between 6 - 9am Sat & 9am - 12pm Sun since 2023 she is only on sundays 9am - 12pm.

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.

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 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 Director of Educati ...

'' (2006) *'' Playdate'' (2006) *''

'' (19 February, March–August 2007) *''

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

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

References

External links

Zoe Hardman
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