Zoe Ball becomes emotional as she learns of heartbreaking family past

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27 May 2026 • 6:49 PM MYT
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Zoe Ball becomes emotional as she learns of heartbreaking family past

  • Zoe Ball became emotional during her appearance on the BBC series Who Do You Think You Are?.
  • She uncovered heartbreaking details about her grandmother, Margaret "Peggy" Minto, who suffered from depression.
  • Minto, the mother of Ball's late mother, Julia, was committed to a psychiatric hospital.
  • This commitment was due to "acute mania" after she was put on trial for shoplifting.
  • Ball was moved to tears while reading a letter from her grandmother written after her release from the hospital.

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