After leaving her show, she was replaced by travel reporter Richie Anderson, who explained that Zoe was not well. The 51-year-old was late to start at 6.30 am. due to the flat tire, with Richie covering until he gets back the reins around 6.50 p.m. But Richie got back at 7.30am. and explained: “I’m Richie Anderson and I’m in because Zoe is not feeling very well unfortunately. So she had to go home which means you’re stuck with me. We’re sending Zo a lot of love.” READ MORE: Molly-Mae Hague sends a message to her fans as she talks about her “fitness stress” Ritchie continued to perform until 8:30 a.m. before Ken Bruce aired an hour before his scheduled reception. Zoe thanked the audience for their support, as she later took to Twitter to explain that the flat tire incident had a greater impact on her than she thought. She wrote: “Sorry for this morning gang, the tire went to work. I was so eager not to miss the show, I ran and I did not realize the effect it had on me.” Zoe, who took on Chris Evans as the host of the morning show in 2019, reassured anxious fans that she was fine. And he confirmed that he would be back tomorrow. “I’m fine. Thank you for the wonderful messages,” he said. “Many thanks to Richie and Ken for their intervention. I will be back tomorrow xx” The messages of support flooded and the official Twitter of Radio 2 responded with love. And fans told Zoe that they were relieved to hear that she was OK. @SmithyCross wrote on Twitter: “It must have shocked you a lot. Poor thing. The boys did well in your absence. Read more related articles Read more related articles “I’m just worried about your well-being. I’m glad you sent a message to say that you’re fine now.” @ MartinCox0155 wrote: “Thank you for letting us know. I’m seriously worried about you. “I hope you have time to get rid of the previous stress completely. Be careful.” @ Karenbo84123119 told her: “It happened to me when I was going to work a few months ago. I kept working, but later that day it had a melt. “It’s really scary, it’s not! I’m glad you’re fine.” Zoe reassured fans that she was fine (Image: Stuart C. Wilson / Getty Images) And fans said their unprecedented changes had confused them. @Dillane_amanda said: “I got out of the gym before work and heard Ken take over. I thought ‘how long have I been in there?’ And @ kew13 commented: “Haha I was confused and thought I was late to get the kids to school hahaha. I said ‘Ken goes on after school’ lol x” Read more related articles Read more related articles