Zoe Ball reveals she's battling 'terrible anxiety' and panic attacks as she recalls 'violent and violating' road rage incident

Published: 07:33 EDT, 5 November 2026 | Updated: 07:40 EDT, 5 November 2026 Zoe Ball has revealed she is battling 'terrible anxiety' and panic attacks and recently suffered a 'violent and violating' road rage incident.The DJ legend, 55, spoke on her Dig It with Zoe Ball and Jo Whiley podcast about having to cut back on coffee as she has started having attacks again following a long stint without suffering an episode and having 'no reason' to feel anxious.Speaking to Jo, 61, the concerned star also regaled a 'violent and violating' exchange she had with a cyclist while driving through London. Zoe revealed the cyclist punched her windscreen during a fit of rage due to Zoe being caught up in commotion of having 'cars coming at her'. On her anxiety, Zoe said: 'I have really bad anxiety and it's been terrible recently. I was having panic attacks a little bit at the weekend again which I haven't had for a long time. It has made such a huge difference...'And I've realised that I probably don't need another coffee in the day even though I want one. So if I have one, I then have a decaf as the day goes on just to help the anxiety and it really does help. I don't know what it's about actually... Zoe Ball has revealed she is battling 'terrible anxiety' and panic attacks and recently suffered a 'violent and violating' road rage incident She spoke to pal and co-host Jo Whiley about the incident'I don't know why. I think it is maybe it's hormone related because there's no reason to be feeling anxious really for me. It's nothing's changed.'She then revealed what happened with the cyclist, saying: 'I had a cyclist punch my car window in London the other day because like it I've had a rant about it but cyclist cycling around the car not stopping at lights...'You know just coming every which way at you it makes it so difficult as a driver in London and I am vigilant and I am really aware but it's like I had people on one side people on the other side cars coming out it's like it's absolute carnage...'This guy it's like he could see my car he see I was slowing down. He could see I was moving over and he punched my windscreen. Jo said: 'And it's really violent, isn't it? Really, it feels like you're violating.'Zoe continued: 'It's really violent. I was like, "Mate, can you see what's happening either side of me?" It's like you can see the car just slow down.''Jo had revealed that during her week from hell a horse box had ran into her 25-year-old son Cass' car while she was inside the motor. Speaking to Jo, 61, the concerned star also regaled a 'violent and violating' exchange she had with a cyclist while driving through London' Zoe continued: 'It's really violent. I was like, "Mate, can you see what's happening either side of me?" It's like you can see the car just slow down'She said: 'I was stationary. Horse box just ran into me, took the back of his car off, wrote it off. So, it's dead. Cars. Car's dead. It has only just been repaired. We literally got it back last Thursday...'It's quite weird when you have a car accident. I haven't had an accident for such a long time, like hardly ever in my life. And when someone drives into your car, when it's actually going on, it's so shocking... 'Like you can't believe it's actually happening. You feel really shocked afterwards. Really fragile. You can't believe it's going on. Well, you feel a bit edgy, don't you?'Zoe revealed: 'Then when you're driving afterwards, you feel a bit edgy. Because Cuz someone fell asleep at I think he fell asleep at the wheel and hit my car...'Do you remember last year on the motorway? And I still drive past that very spot and shudder every time. Everything was absolutely fine and everybody was okay and you know, but it does it does really shake you.'