Helen Skelton rose to celebrity status for being able to carve out a niche for herself with her incredible ability to host shows and thrive as an actress. This blonde beauty came into the spotlight in 2008 after replacing Zoe Salmon as the new presenter of BBC show Blue Peter. She co-hosted the show from 2008 to 2013. Her hosting prowess has also reflected on shows like Countryfile, Holiday Hit Squad, Tonight: Kids V Career , 2016 Summer Olympics, among others . As an actress, she had an uncredited role in the production of the hit BBC series Merlin and later left the show in 2013.
Regardless, the multi-talented British star has plenty of other things going for her. Helen published her first novel titled Amy Wild: Amazon Summer in 2015 . She’s also a certified tap teacher and has said she’d be a teacher if she wasn’t a broadcaster. That’s not all, she successfully participated in marathons and races. Let’s find out more about this incredibly talented woman.
Helen Skelton Biography,
Born on July 19, 1983 in Carlisle, Cumbria, England, this beautiful TV presenter was raised on a dairy farm in the village of Kirkby Thore. She attended Kirkby Thore Primary School before going to Appleby Grammar School. She then attended the Cumbria Institute of the Arts, where she obtained a degree in journalism. During this period, Helen Skelton appeared in Coronation Street and The Cut. She briefly explored a career in public relations before turning to journalism.
This blonde beauty has worked in the newsroom at CFMRadio as well as other networks including Border Television. She has also been a presenter on BBC Radio Cumbria, children’s program Newsround, among others. In 2008, she achieved great success when she became the 33rd presenter of BBC’s Blue Peter. On leaving the show, she began presenting live FA Super League football matches for the BT Sports channel.
Helen showed her big heart when she raised funds for sports relief by being the first person to reach the South Pole using a bicycle specially designed for her trip. She further inspired Blue Peter viewers to do something to support comic relief by completing seven challenges set by Comic Relief. For BBC Sports Relief, this pretty Brit took part in a celebrity boxing match in March 2018 where she beat Camilla Thurlow by unanimous decision.
Helen is of Caucasian ethnicity. She has a brother named Gavin, he is a professional footballer as well as player-manager of Scottish side Queen of the South. He once played for Workington.
husband or boyfriend
Helen found love in the arms of English professional rugby league player, Richard David Myler, who plays as a scrum-half for Leeds Rhinos in the Super League. This guy is 5ft 10in (1.78m) tall and weighs around 87kg. He started his career with Widnes, playing two games in the 2007 season.
In March 2012 Helen became engaged to Richard. They made things official with a wedding in 2013. On June 19, 2015, the couple welcomed their first child, a boy named Ernie. They moved to France in September 2015 after Myler joined the Catalan Dragons. In April 2017, their union was blessed with a second child, a boy named Louis.
Other interesting facts about Helen
1. Height and weight
The former Blue Peter co-host proves you don’t have to be a giant to do great things. She is petite, standing at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm); a perfect height for its small frame and 125 lb weight.
2. His net worth
Helen has managed to generate an impressive net worth for herself as sources have revealed that her net worth is around $6 million.
3. She holds a Guinness World Record
Is it any surprise that she has reached such feet? She has already wowed fans with a lot of great achievements. Helen Skelton has become the first person to claim a world record for the fastest 100 km kite ski in seven hours 28 minutes. Blue Peter produced 5-6 special episodes for it. Her two Guinness World Records are the longest solo kayak trip and the longest kayak distance in 24 hours by a woman.
If you guessed his birth sign was cancer, you guessed right. Helen is a Christian by religion and she loves dogs very much.