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STRICTLY Come Dancing star Helen Skelton said she steered clear of husband Richie Myler for a year before they split. It comes after the Countryfile presenter, 38, announced the news that their marriage was over back in April. Helen and rugby player Richie, 31, who tied the knot in 2012, share three kids together.

Emmerdale’s writers really have pulled out all of the stops to ensure that the 50th anniversary special episodes are ones to remember. Earlier this week, things took yet another turn as Liv and Vinny Dingle were left lifeless after being crushed by a caravan. As the soap progressed, Vinny was able to free himself from the wreckage but Liv was left trapped and unable to get out as fans were left in tears over her death.

Helen Skelton has gone back to her roots and is living with her parents in Cumbria after her split from husband Richie Myler. The TV presenter, who is currently competing on Strictly Come Dancing, uprooted her life and moved back home following the breakdown of her eight-year marriage to the rugby star in April. Richie, 32, and Helen, 39, share three children; Ernie, seven, Louis, five, and Elsie, nine months, while it was recently revealed that her former husband is expecting another baby with girlfriend Stephanie Thirkill. Despite her personal turmoil, Helen appears to have found peace being back in the company of her family and her children have taken to farm life with ease. ‘I am literally in my childhood Cumbrian village with all my school friends, and so everyone just kind of mucks in together,’ Helen told The Telegraph. She continued: ‘I can get up in my pyjamas, pull my boots on, pull my dad’s coat on, walk across the fields with the dog and what a joyous way to start the day.’ The Countryfile presenter said that she and the children are ‘really happy, and that’s all that really matters’. Helen also has no interest in looking for love for the time being, stating that she has ‘loads to be thankful for’ while focusing on her children.It comes after Helen’s Strictly professional dance partner Gorka Marquez praised the star for her efforts on the dancefloor after going through a marriage breakdown. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 videoFollowing their performance this weekend and the judges’ comments, Gorka began: ‘Can I just say something? I know you [Helen] have been having a difficult time and I know you’ve been made to feel like you’re not

Helen Skelton's ex-husband Richie Myler has shared a rare family snap with his children to Instagram, following the news that his new girlfriend is pregnant with his child. The 32 year old professional rugby league player enjoyed a day out with his mother, Margaret, and his and Helen's three children, Ernie, seven, Louis, five, and Elsie Kate, nine months. In one snap, Richie's children could be seen seated in a sports stadium, perhaps ready to watch their father play rugby, as in the second snap, Richie could be seen smiling next to his sons in his uniform.

Helen Skelton is living with her parents after having moved out of her family home she used to share with estranged husband Richie Myler in Leeds. Helen, 39, and rugby star Richie, 32, share three children together, and announced the devastating news earlier this year that they were ending their relationship after almost 10 years of marriage. In light of this, Helen has moved back to her parents farm in the Lake District.

Emmerdale actress Isobel Steele has shared an emotional exit video as her character Liv Flaherty was killed off on Wednesday after being crushed by a caravan during the ITV soap's terrifying storm week. At the end of Tuesday's episode, Liv and husband Vinny Dingle were left lifeless after being crushed by the vehicle while making their way to The Woolpack to look after Paddy Kirk's daughter Eve.

Zara Tindall has been compared to her mum, Princess Anne, after a recent video with fashion brand Musto.The royal modelled some clothes for Musto’s fall 2022 collection as she walked through the countryside near her Gatcombe Park home in Gloucestershire. In the 2-minute video, the 41 year old said that her mother is her “role model”, and she too hopes to leave a legacy as stellar as Princess Anne’s.

Daisy Campbell has played Amelia Spencer in Emmerdale since 2011 when she was aged seven and is one of the soap's most popular characters.Her character is currently in a dire situation as she finds herself in labour by herself whilst caught in the middle of a storm, and fans are fearing for the outcome.Away from the soap, the actress, 19, often shares stunning snaps on Instagram where she looks worlds away from her character.She is often seen wearing glam outfits and posing along side her family and pals including her co-star Rosie Bentham.READ MORE: Emmerdale's Amelia star Daisy Campbell looks totally different in plunging mini dressDaily Star takes a look at some of Daisy's most glamorous snaps.In July, Rosie posed up a storm in a tiny bikini during an Ibiza holiday with fellow Corrie actress Daisy Campbell, who plays Gabby Thomas.In the snap, Daisy sprawled over a leopard-print towel in a red halter-neck bikini, which drew attention to her belly button piercing and toned tummy.The actress rested one hand on her head as she gave a piercing gaze to the camera.Daisy who allowed her blonde tresses to fall below her shoulders, wrote: "I was semi melting in this!"Daily donned a plunging pink dress when she headed out for Rosie's 21st birthday that featured a gingham pattern and had a plunging neckline.Fans of Daisy rushed to the comments section to gush over their stunning display, with one saying: "You both looking so gorgeous.""Beautiful and stunning girls," another added.

Jayde Adams, 37, shared a picture of her and TV presenter Helen Skelton, 39, after the pair headed out for a roast dinner after their “big weekend” competing in Strictly Come Dancing. After an emotional weekend, for Jayde in particular, both her and Helen looked relaxed as they cosied up in a rather fancy restaurant and posed for a photo."Two strong confident independent women, eating roast dinners after a big weekend. @helenskelton," Jayde remarked in the caption alongside a snap of the two friends.The star, who boasts 129,000 followers on the social media platform, gained a lot of love in the comments section from both fans and celebrity friends, who applauded the pair for their achievements on the ballroom floor.Gaining more than 11,000 likes, Helen was one of the first to comment adding heart-eyes emojis to the post.While Strictly professional dancer Lauren Oakley wrote: "Love you both!!"Ian Watkins, also known as ‘H’ from the megaband Steps also joined in, posting a collection of emojis which included two red love hearts.A fan, who goes by the username Kay Hackett, dubbed the pair a “couple of national treasures” as she urged them to “look after each other”.Another heartfelt message came from @whatsfionadoing, who wrote: “I cannot tell you how much I love this.

Mark Charnock, who is best known for playing Marlon Dingle in ITV show Emmerdale, explained how he felt following King Charles’ tribute to the soap for its 50th anniversary. Mark admitted that it was “surreal” when the King appeared on the massive screen in front of him at the National Television Awards last week.Mark recalled his excitement on the night that Emmerdale won Best Serial Drama at the NTAs 2022.I went on to recall how things became truly “surreal” when the King himself wished the cast a happy anniversary, as the show celebrated 50 years of being on the airwaves.It was also a big night for Mark, who was “thrilled” to win Best Serial Drama Performance.The star was competing against co-star Paige Sandhu, who plays Meena Jutla on the show, as well as EastEnders stars Gillian Wright and Rose Ayling-Ellis.Mark also won big at the Soap Awards last night, walking away with the prizes for Best Actor, Best Storyline and Best Romance.Speaking to Express.co.uk at the event, Mark recalled the incredible moment he saw King Charles appear in a touching tribute last week. He said: “Joel Dommett was standing next to me and I was letting myself get ready for a comedian like Harry Enfield or something like that. “And I had this dawning realisation and it was, ‘Oh, that’s not a deep fake’.“It was… surreal.

Strictly star Gemma Atkinson has sent a sweet message to Helen Skelton after her fiancé Gorka Marquez spoke out about Helen's "difficult time" on Saturday's (October 15) episode of the show. He gushed over his dance partner on Saturday saying that she should "believe" in herself.It looks as if his fiancé Gemma agrees with him as she took to Instagram with a picture of them and wrote: "Absolutely!!!! What he said!!!" READ MORE: Gemma Atkinson in wardrobe malfunction as she spills out of towel with Strictly fiancé She didn't stop there, as she then shared a picture of Helen and Gorka back stage and wrote: "So proud!"Having the trust and respect from your pro dancer on Strictly is everything.

Emmerdale fans have so far been treated to two explosive episodes this week as the 50th anniversary of the ITV soap continues. A deadly storm is battering the Dales, causing death and destruction, and resulting in at least one fatality so far in much-loved character Harriet Finch, played by actress Katherine Down Blyton.

Strictly Come Dancing star Jayde Adams shared an uplifting post about herself and fellow competitor Helen Skelton after they were saved from the public vote.MORE: Strictly's Jayde Adams inundated with support after sharing final picture with late sisterTaking to Instagram on Monday, the comedian revealed that the pair headed out for a roast dinner following a gruelling week.WATCH: Strictly's Jayde Adams in tears as she remembers late sister"Two strong confident independent women, eating roast dinners after a big weekend. @helenskelton," she remarked in the caption alongside a snap of the two friends.READ: Strictly's Matt Goss explains why he broke down in tears after exit with Nadiya BychkovaMORE: Helen Skelton makes rare comment about the pressures of being a working single motherHelen quickly added heart-eyes emojis to the post, with Strictly dancer Lauren Oakley writing: "Love you both!!" One fan penned: "Oh my goodness you both deserved it!." Another follower stated: "Hey, you two look after each other, please.

Emmerdale star Mark Charnock has opened up on his future with Rhona as he teases fans about their "hard life." Mark plays Marlon on Emmerdale, who is a fan favourite character.Fans have been devastated watching Marlon recover from a life changing stroke. READ MORE: Emmerdale's Harriet star opens up on soap exit as fans insist she's 'not really dead' Mark walked away with the Best Actor award on Monday evening (October 17) at the glitzy Inside Soap Awards.Speaking of the couples strong relationship at the event he told Daily Star: "They’ve got so much history behind them."I think the audience have seen that and have been investing in their ups and downs over the years."Given where they’ve been - they’ve been at the very worst place so I’m hoping they have a strong future but you just never know." I think they’re going to continue to find life hard because of where they’re at, but they’ve got each other and they’re really really good with each other."They’ve found what they’ve been looking for. I think it’s a game changer because I think if if he hadn’t had Rhona then I’m not sure he would’ve made it."Marlon and Rhona (Zoe Henry) also picked up the gong for Best Romance.Speaking about their epic win Mark said: "There was a different route to it."It was a romance born out of actual tragedy.

HELEN Skelton and Gorka Marquez recovered from a long day of Strictly Come Dancing rehearsals with beer and a takeaway. Countryfile host Helen, 39, was snapped getting a round in for her and Gorka, 32, as they relaxed after a gruelling 10-hour session. Meanwhile Gorka collected a bag of food before they headed up to their hotel room for the evening.

Strictly Come Dancing star Will Mellor has shared a health update on Twitter after worrying fans having been left bedbound last week.The former Coronation Street actor, 46, took to Twitter on Monday (October 17), looking jovial, recording a selfie video, and sharing some feel-good energy with his fans.In a 10-sec clip, Will said: “Morning, it’s a new day, it’s a new week, fresh start, let’s have it.”READ NEXT: Strictly's Helen Skelton breaks silence amid news ex will welcome baby with new girlfriendHe captioned the video: “Happy Monday, people!! Hope you have a great wk!” and hashtagged #positivity, #positivevibesonly and #happymonday.Will also told fans via an Instagram update: “I’m so glad to be feeling better!"Will’s upbeat posts come a few days after the BBC star was struck by a "horrible virus" that led him to miss show rehearsals.However, Will pushed through and on Saturday night (October 15), he and his partner Nancy performed a touching rumba routine to The Joker and the Queen by Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift. For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking hereThe dance aimed to shed light on the importance of men’s mental health and Will dedicated it to those who “put on a brave face” amid their mental health struggles.

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Emmerdale star Sally Dexter has confirmed that the set of the ITV soap is haunted.The 62-year-old actress has recently filmed her heartbreaking exit as Faith lost her battle to cancer.However, it appears that things didn't quite go to plan during the recording of the emotional scenes as an unexpected visitor made an apperance.READ MORE: Emmerdale Marlon Dingle exit fears as Mark Charnock address his future on ITV soapSpeaking at the Inside Soap Awards, Sally told Daily Star: "When Lucy, who plays Chas, first came in to find me dead, she knocked on the door to open it but couldn’t come in. "When we were filming that, she knocked on the door once and there was an answering knock, and we were filming this in a house that was meant to be haunted and this happened twice."I was dead but I was kind of sinking off into a subconsciousness and when she did that and I heard the answering knock, I wanted to say come in.

Emmerdale viewers were left hiding behind their hands tonight as fan-favourite character Sam Dingle appeared to be killed off in the soap’s most brutal stunt yet.It comes as Harriet Finch was 'confirmed' dead by Kim Tate, with Dan finding her in the woods and crying over her lifeless body. Sam, played by James Hooton, was forced to jump out of the way of a herd of stampeding cows as the 50th anniversary storm continues to batter the village and its farmland.And as the episode drew to a close, things weren’t looking good for Sam, who was pierced directly through the chest by a huge metal spike – more like something from a SAW film than an evening soap.READ MORE: Emmerdale Marlon Dingle exit fears as Mark Charnock address his future on ITV soapCovered in blood and grazes, Sam’s iconic khaki coat was smeared with red where the spike stabbed right through him.Though Belle and Nate managed to get out of the way of the cows, will they be able to save Sam’s life, or is he already a goner?Taking to Twitter, a series of shocked fans condemned the stunt, with one penning: "Noooo, Sam! This is absolute chaos!""Sam Dingle impaled by a tractor!" another echoed, while a third wrote: "Jesus @emmerdale what a way to kill off Sam.