After a variety of jobs including au pairing for five children in France, teaching English to Italian doctors in Florence, and a brief stint at modelling, Zoe began her TV career in 1989.

She started out as a runner at Granada TV, in Manchester, and was quickly promoted to researcher on BSkyB’s children’s programme, Cool Cube. She joined Action Time in 1990 and spent two years as a researcher on the quiz shows Love At First Sight and Cluedo, which led to a role as Assistant Producer at Planet 24, in 1992, on The Big Breakfast.

After auditioning for Children’s BBC in 1994, Zoe presented The Birthday Slot, The Ozone, Playdays, Short Change and The Broom Cupboard. In 1995 she fronted Fully Booked and the BAFTA award-winning SMART, an art programme for CBBC.

In 1996 Zoe took over Gaby Roslin’s presenting role on The Big Breakfast, soon returning to the BBC to front LIVE & KICKING with Jamie Theakston for three years. Their final show in 1999 won an Entertainment BAFTA.

In 1998 Zoe was invited to co-host the Radio One Breakfast Show with Kevin Greening, and in 1999 she became the first female to front the show solo, earning her a Sony Gold Award. She remained there until April 2000.

During 2001, Zoe completed her fourth series presenting Channel 4’s The Priory with Jamie Theakston. She co-presented The Brit Awards 2002 with Frank Skinner, and hosted Class Of…, the BBC2 gameshow. She appeared as a guest alongside Ozzy Osbourne on Friday Night With Jonathan Ross (BBC) and was a panellist on BBC’s Shooting Stars.

In 2003 Zoe co-presented the V Festival with Lisa Snowden, voiced VH1’s Rock The Box, The Jennifer Lopez Documentary and The Kylie Minogue Story (MTV). She narrated BBC Radio 2’s music documentary, The Second Summer Of Love, and spent 2004 hosting an Xfm Show and attending Film School.

Zoe hosted BBC3’s coverage of Strictly Dance Fever and recorded a special for ITV, Queenmania!, in 2004. The following year (2005) she narrated the In The Loop Radio 2 documentary, was a presenter on Faking The Band, The Match and Elvis Mania and did very well indeed in Strictly Come Dancing!

In 2006 she made a welcome return to the dance floor, competing in the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special and coming second. That year she also hosted the Elle Style Awards, and stood in for Dermot O’Leary on his BBC Radio 2 show. She presented BBC1’s Dancing In The Street with Bruce Forsyth, and hosted the Vodafone TBA: Razorlight gig for Channel 4.

More recently, Zoe co-presented the wildlife series Extinct with Sir Trevor MacDonald and hosted the second series of Soapstar Superstar, both on ITV1. She has a whole host of other presenting and guest appearance credits to her name!