hired a new co-host. At the end of the week Sugar Beard came along claiming to be Kelly's new co-host and she opened the crate with a crowbar to reveal a dishevelled Kelly who was in desperate need of a shower. The two co-hosted the block afterwards. However, Kelly himself soon also departed in early 2002, leaving Beard as the lone host. A plotline emerged where Beard would discover that one of the YTV's janitors was playing with the cameras during off-hours, clandestinely acting out as a host for The Zone. Employing detective skills to track down this janitor, Beard eventually discovered Carlos Bustamante and invited him to become her co-host in 2002, a position he held until 2018. Beard and Bustamante hosted together from 2002-2007, introducing such segments as "A Dash of Sugar" and "Late Afternoon With Tito Lemmy", along with many characters such as Van Vogel, Pretty Tiffany, Johnny "The Brick" Wahl, and Wiwyam Birdie. They also co-wrote six songs together as the band "Nuclear Donkey". On January 19, 2007, Beard announced that she would leave The Zone on January 26, 2007. Sugar's last "Nuclear Donkey" song, Z-Dot, appeared on Big Fun Party Mix 8, a compilation from YTV. Bustamante hosted The Zone alone until Monday, December 31, 2007, on The Zone'''s Countdown to Halfway to New Year's party, where he introduced his new co-host, Joyce Quansah. She had recently appeared on The Zone working at the Tree Farm, where Bustamante chose The Zones Christmas Tree. Quansah co-hosted until January 2, 2009, when she left to travel the world. In fall 2009, The Zone returned to starting at 3:00 p.m. instead of 4:00 p.m. In October 2013, two new hosts were announced, The Next Star's Mark "Suki" Suknanan and TFC's Rachel Bonnetta. Suknanan is responsible for all things celebrities and Bonnetta talks about the latest trends. These are the first two new cast members since Andrew Chapman. On December 31, 2013, Chapman announced he was leaving The Zone. In November 2014, Bonnetta and Adam Christie left The Zone, and Lisa Gilroy from Undercover High got added to the team. Around the same time, a brand new contest called "The Z-Head Zearch" was introduced asking fans to submit videos to be aired on The Zone. On January 7, 2017, Meisha Watson began co-hosting The Zone Weekend. On May 23, 2018, Spencer Litzinger joined The Zone. On December 3, 2018,