Helen Skelton 'focussing on her children' after BBC radio exit and painful split

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Helen Skelton is focussing on her children's wellbeing following her emotional departure from BBC radio and painful split from Richie Myler.

The Strictly Come Dancing star announced last year that she and Richie were splitting up after eight years of marriage. It came just four months after the former couple welcomed their baby.

The Countryfile star shares three children with the rugby player - sons Ernie and Louis and daughter Elsie. Helen announced her exit from the Sunday mid-morning slot on BBC Radio 5, which she took over from Laura Whitmore last August, while live on air last week."It’s been such a turbulent year-and-a-half," a source said. "The decision to step down from radio again wasn’t easy, but following such dramatic changes in her personal life, she knows the importance of prioritising her and her children’s wellbeing.""Strictly helped her feel confident again following her initial split from Richie, but that was a year ago, so it’s understandable that she may feel some self-doubt about her abilities from time to time," they told OK!

Magazine."She’s going to spend the remainder of her year focusing on being at home with her children and giving them a happy, fun-filled upbringing."Speaking on her last show, Helen told listeners she didn’t want to go "but an eight-year-old will be happy about it", adding: "I’m not alright about it but, you know, needs must.