Zoe Ball has responded to speculation surrounding whether she intends to undergo a face lift, after being flooded with messages from worried fans. Last month, the presenter quipped that she had contemplated having the procedure if she landed the role of the new Strictly Come Dancing host.
However, it has since been revealed that she did not land the job. Instead, Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe will take on the roles previously occupied by Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman, following their departure last year.
Speaking on a new episode of her Dig It podcast with Jo Whiley, the 55-year-old disclosed that she has dismissed the idea of a face lift, though she has recently made a different alteration to her appearance.
Talking about Invisalign, a treatment that progressively straightens teeth through a series of clear, removable aligners, Zoe revealed she had recently begun wearing them on her lower teeth.
"I've just had mine fitted," she told her co-star. "Do you remember I said, 'No face lift', which was a joke by the way because loads of people keep getting in touch saying, 'Don't have a face lift'.
"I'm like, 'It was actually a joke, I'm not going to get a face lift'. She joked of the procedure: "They take your ears off, that's what they do! I don't want them to take my ears off and yank it up," before teasing: "Although, never say never."
Sharing how she was getting on with the aligners so far, she added: "But I am straightening my teeth, I have Invisalign on the bottom. It's alright actually, I haven't lost it [the retainer] so far, I haven't left it [anywhere]. It's tricky to get on and off at the beginning, they're quite rigid but I've got used to it," before continuing: "I'm definitely eating and drinking less because you just can't be doing with the taking it out and brushing your teeth and brushing it and putting it back in. It's just the bottom ones at the moment and it doesn't affect my speech too badly."
Zoe previously confessed she experienced "seven stages of grief and rejection" upon discovering she hadn't been selected as one of the new Strictly Come Dancing presenters.
Regarded as one of the leading candidates for the position, the BBC Radio 2 presenter was heavily supported by fans, primarily because of her longstanding association with the programme and her presenting abilities. She initially featured on Strictly as a competitor alongside Ian Waite in 2005 before subsequently presenting Strictly: It Takes Two for a decade.
Upon learning who had landed the role, before the BBC formally announced the news, Zoe assured fans that the show was "in safe hands" with its new "fabulous" hosts.
The BBC has already started revealing the celebrities scheduled to participate in this year's series. Among those confirmed thus far are EastEnders star Lacey Turner, Love Island winner Dani Dyer and singer Delta Goodrem.
