Helen Skelton has given advice to this year's Strictly Come Dancing contestants following her stint on the show in 2022. Alongside Gorka Marquez, Helen danced her way into the runner-up spot but narrowly missed out on the Glitterball trophy, losing to Hamza Yassin and Jowita Przystał. Now, she's cheering on her mate JB Gill in the latest series and has revealed she's itching for a second spin on the dance floor.
"It's like the most wonderful roller coaster," Helen enthused during a chat with OK! . "You get on, you're nervous and you don't dare put your arms in the air until the last minute, then you put your arms in the air and it's over. I tell people just to lean into every second because when it's gone, it's gone," she advised.
Helen, who joined strictly for pure joy said, "I'm lucky – I wasn't in it for any reason other than to put a smile on my kids' faces. I didn't need to sell books or launch something, I just wanted my kids to see me doing something where I was smiling and shining – literally like a glitterball." Wrapped up in the wonder, Helen remarked, "I'm still in awe of it all.
It's TV that you can't take your eyes off. It injects joy into your living room." Known for her adventurous spirit, Helen also candidly opened up in the chat her thrill-seeking nature, something which fans got a glimpse of in her recent Channel 4 series with pal Dan Walker, Yorkshire Great And Small With Dan And Helen.
In the chat with OK!, Helen talked about the mayhem of parenting t.