Zoe Ball continues to wear her wedding ring on TV after announcing split from Norman Cook
SHE announced her split from husband Norman Cook over the weekend but Zoe Ball was still wearing her wedding ring when hosting Strictly Come Dancing spin-off It Takes Two tonight.
The 45-year-old presenter seemed to be in high spirits as she made her first public appearance since announcing her separation from the DJ, best known by the moniker Fatboy Slim.
The radio DJ was as sprightly as ever as she interviewed the celebrities and professional dancers from the show, though viewers may have been more intrigued by Zoe's decision to keep her wedding and engagement rings firmly on her finger.
The blonde chose to remain cryptic when addressing the whirlwind weekend she had experienced, which saw her announced her break-up from her husband of 17 years, merely describing the last 48 hours as "confusing".
Addressing their decision in a statement, the couple wrote: "It is with great sadness we are announcing that we have separated. After many exciting adventures together over the last 17 years we have come to the end of our rainbow.
"We are still great friends and will continue to support each other and raise our beautiful children together, living next door but one."
While neither Zoe nor Norman - who together share children Woody, 16, and Nelly, six - have revealed the reason behind their split, The Sun on Sunday claimed that Zoe decided to file for divorce following an explosive row over her drinking and an alleged younger lover.
Zoe Ball runs the show at Strictly - It Takes Two
"Zoe is in a different place, she wants to go out and have fun, not sit with a cup of tea on the sofa," the insider claimed.
Their divorce comes a year after pictures emerged of Zoe sharing a steamy kiss with singer Tay Starzh, 22, at the It Takes Two wrap party in London.
While the images sparked reports that Zoe and Norman were to end their marriage, a rep for the TV personality insisted that she had immediately told her husband about the kiss and described it as a "meaningless mistake".