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Helen Skelton shares candid insight to family life following show-stopping routine

The Strictly star is so down-to-earth!

Diane Shipley
Senior Online Writer
December 4, 2022
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Helen Skelton wowed both judges and the public on Friday night with her incredible performance of a Fosse-inspired routine on Strictly Come Dancing.

But it was back to real life for the rest of the weekend, as the busy mum-of-three shared some family time with her children – and gave her social media followers an insight into her life off-camera.

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The Countryfile presenter took to her Instagram Stories, where she posted a cosy image of herself lying by the fire with her baby daughter Elsie under one arm, and one of her son's legs lying across hers.

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Giving a mock-rueful look to the camera, the star wrote: "Tis the season to watch Home Alone 750 times," adding two heart-eyes emojis.

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Helen shares two sons and a daughter with her ex, rugby player Richie Myler. Eldest son Ernie is seven, Louis is five and little Elsie is almost one, having been born last December.

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Helen posted a new photo from her home

Speaking to HELLO! in an exclusive interview back in January, she revealed that the newborn's middle name had a special meaning for her family.

Helen said: "We were always going to have Kate as a middle name after my cousin, who sadly passed away when we were in our 20s. I was really close to her; she was a scientist and crazy cool."

Her sons also loved the little girl's first name for a very special reason.

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The star shares three children with her ex, Richie Myler

"The boys loved the name Elsie as it has an E and an L at the beginning," Helen revealed. "Mind you, if the baby had been a boy, Louis wanted to call it Wolverine. We said: 'Okay, we'll put it on the list!'"

Helen and Richie announced their split in April earlier this year and the sportsman is now expecting his fourth child with girlfriend Stephanie Thirkill.

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