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Zoe Ball reveals she's fasting to lose weight ahead of Strictly Come Dancing return

Zoe Ball has admitted to indulging over the summer, but the TV presenter is trying an unusual method to shed the post-holiday pounds.

The 48-year-old has revealed she is trying fasting to slim down for the Strictly Come Dancing spin-off It Takes Two, which she hosts alongside Rylan Clark-Neal.

She is doing intermittent fasting, which means she won't eat anything for a set time frame while continuing to eat normally for the rest of the week.

Speaking with newsreader Tina Daheley on The Radio 1 Breakfast Show, she said: "I'm doing intermittent fasting okay, Tina, because I'm trying to lose a bit of my holiday ham and cheese hips before Strictly starts."

Zoe Ball said she is fasting for when It Takes Two returns (mirror.co.uk)

But she admitted she was struggling to keep it up because there was cake in the studio.

She added: "That lot subsequent door are all consuming this cake as a result of it's Good Food's 30th birthday.

"They've despatched us this pretty cake, they've saved you a slice they promise us."

RYLAN CLARK NEAL ON 'IT TAKES TWO' LAUNCH

Tina responded that there was "no intermittent fasting here" but Zoe stuck to her guns.

She said: "I know but I have to wait until 12, I'm having mine at 12, that's when I'm having it I promise you!"

Rylan recently revealed that he and Zoe are sharing It Takes Two hosting duties .

Speaking on This Morning, he explained: "So me and Zoe are sort of sharing the duties because she's doing the Breakfast Show now on Radio 2.

She will be sharing hosting duties with Rylan (Mike Marsland/ WireImage)

"She just wanted to take a bit of a step back - it's a lot work doing early mornings and late nights as well."

He also revealed the schedule, which would include them both doing two weekdays alone and presenting Fridays together.

Rylan revealed: "I might as well just say it - I'm doing Mondays and Tuesdays, Zoe's doing Wednesdays and Thursdays and we're both doing Friday, which is fantastic."

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