{"id":2359450,"date":"2026-04-05T14:11:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T14:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2359450"},"modified":"2026-04-05T14:11:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T14:11:14","slug":"do-you-secretly-love-cancelled-plans-jo-whiley-and-zoe-ball-share-joy-at-being-boring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/do-you-secretly-love-cancelled-plans-jo-whiley-and-zoe-ball-share-joy-at-being-boring\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you secretly love cancelled plans? Jo Whiley and Zoe Ball share joy at being \u2018boring\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-da48ba5a-f1dc-4e89-8af4-5add969a4627\">Is there anything quite like the relief of cancelled plans? When you get to a certain age, not going out can become one of life&#8217;s greatest pleasures.<\/p>\n<p>And if you worry that living a quiet life in is boring, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/life\/news-entertainment\/jo-whiley-empty-nest\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/life\/news-entertainment\/jo-whiley-empty-nest\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/life\/news-entertainment\/jo-whiley-empty-nest\/\">Jo Whiley<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/life\/news-entertainment\/zoe-ball-overwhelming-anticipation-divorce\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/life\/news-entertainment\/zoe-ball-overwhelming-anticipation-divorce\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/life\/news-entertainment\/zoe-ball-overwhelming-anticipation-divorce\/\">Zoe Ball<\/a> not only share the same secret joy at staying in, but also reveal some brilliant upsides to staying put at home.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-da48ba5a-f1dc-4e89-8af4-5add969a4627-2\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">During a segment of their hugely popular <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/go.redirectingat.com?id=92X1623315&amp;xcust=womanandhome_gb_1754446513765147721&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fpodcasts.apple.com%2Fgb%2Fpodcast%2Fdig-it-with-jo-whiley-and-zoe-ball%2Fid1825368127&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.womanandhome.com\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/dig-it-with-jo-whiley-and-zoe-ball\/id1825368127\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" data-hl-processed=\"skimlinks\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" data-placeholder-url=\"https:\/\/go.redirectingat.com?id=92X1623315&amp;xcust=hawk-custom-tracking&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fpodcasts.apple.com%2Fgb%2Fpodcast%2Fdig-it-with-jo-whiley-and-zoe-ball%2Fid1825368127&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.womanandhome.com\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\"><em>Dig It<\/em><\/a> podcast, Jo reflected on what her life used to look like in the 90s. &#8220;I used to really go out, I used to drink, I used to not get back until really early in the morning,&#8221; she says.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-continues-below block py-2 text-sm\">Article continues below <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"inline-block w-2.5 h-2.5 ml-2\" fill=\"currentColor\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMidYMid meet\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 1000\"><path d=\"M1000 100L500 900 0 100h1000z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pb-0 pt-2 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-[#333]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-[#333]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 !text-base uppercase sm:text-sm font-normal&#10;        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">She adds, &#8220;I was never this virtuous &#8211; look at me now!&#8221; The presenter says her eldest daughter, India, 33, was used to having that version of herself as a parent. &#8220;India can remember me going to the Brits, and the various states I got myself into,&#8221; she recalls.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">However, she believes that now she loves to stay in and is &#8220;boring,&#8221; youngest daughter Coco, 17, is getting a &#8220;better version&#8221; of her as a mum.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;Unless she thinks I&#8217;m lame, maybe she just thinks I&#8217;m really boring,&#8221; Jo wonders about how Coco might see her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Zoe also had her say on the joy of being boring, suggesting it&#8217;s one of the things she loves most about herself.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-QMgv2Pe6pdi5aMfZEBS4iK\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-QMgv2Pe6pdi5aMfZEBS4iK slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Sign up to our free daily email for the latest royal and entertainment news, interesting opinion, expert advice on styling and beauty trends, and no-nonsense guides to the health and wellness questions you want answered.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">She also agreed that it means she&#8217;s happier and can show up better for people when they need her.<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-e8cb03a0-e087-4f68-946e-140bfa8dc34d\">&#8220;I am really happy that my kids get a healthy version of me, who is there for them when they need me,&#8221; she shares.<\/p>\n<p>She continues, &#8220;I&#8217;m quite boring, I go to bed early, I sleep a lot, I like my little life as it is, but I am much more available to the people who need me &#8211; and to myself.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pb-0 pt-2 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-[#333]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-[#333]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 !text-base uppercase sm:text-sm font-normal&#10;        \"><br \/>\n            What to read next<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>When the segment was shared to Instagram, the comments were flooded with those who are far happier being &#8216;boring&#8217; and how much better they are as a person for it.<\/p>\n<p>One person wrote, &#8220;My kids think I\u2019m so boring but I\u2019m 100% fine with that! I\u2019d hate to be giving them the version of me 20 years ago as I would have been no use to anyone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Another jumped in with, &#8220;Boring is fabulous. I&#8217;m much more content with an allotment and a catch up afternoon with mates so can be in bed by nine. Doing what makes you feel happy is always going to be right.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Another podcast fan shared, &#8220;It\u2019s just a relief not to have to say yes all the time. I like a quiet life now too &#8211; I\u2019m there for my kids, my grandkids, my husband and most importantly, myself.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.womanandhome.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is there anything quite like the relief of cancelled plans? 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