Helen Skelton has revealed she felt "battle-hardened" when starting her Strictly Come Dancing journey and that the opportunity came at the right time for her.The 39-year-old is still in the running to win the show after impressing viewers and the judges on the dance floor in recent weeks.The presenter has been receiving high scores for her moves with the help of professional dancer Gorka Marquez.In her latest interview, Helen revealed she was ready for attention on the show following her split from Richie Myler.She said: "I came into this show quite battle-hardened.“Strictly is probably quite overwhelming for a lot of people but for me, weirdly, I was actually in the best place to be in it.'You’ll be missed' Kate Garraway bids farewell to ITV colleague“Other people were worried about all the attention that comes with being on Strictly, or baring their souls on the telly, whereas I was ready for that."Helen went on to say she viewed her brain as "a muscle" which needed to be exercised to keep "her head in check"."So that’s what Strictly is doing for me, it really is.
It’s the most brilliant, all-consuming thing to be a part of," she added to The Sun.The ex Blue Peter star announced her split from Richie back in April, four months after they welcomed their third baby together, daughter Elsie.Taking to her Instagram story, she wrote: "Very sad to say that Richie and I are no longer a couple.
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