Helen Skelton 'under pressure' as she juggles Strictly and motherhood
ok.co.ukShe’s doing her best to impress the judges on Strictly Come Dancing, but Helen Skelton’s pals are worrying that she’s putting too much pressure on herself as the competition intensifies.
Helen and her professional partner Gorka Marquez scored 26 points as the show kicked off at the weekend, but that only puts more pressure on Helen to keep delivering.
As well as wanting to spend as much time as possible immersing herself in Strictly’s notoriously challenging rehearsal schedule, we’re told Helen is also determined to be around for all of her nine-month-old daughter Elsie’s “firsts”.
Earlier this month, the TV presenter – who also has sons Ernie, seven, and Louis, five, with estranged husband Richie Myler – posted on Instagram Stories that Elsie is “up and almost away” when it comes to taking her first steps. “She has three young children, her little girl is almost walking, a lot has gone on with her ex, there are a lot of firsts coming up with the baby,” said our source. “She wants to be there for them all, but also give all of her time to Strictly because she knows it is going to change her life.” Although Helen is stretching herself between parenting duties and dance practice, her family and friends are “amazed” by how well she is managing as a single mum. “It’s not easy having three little ones and no partner and Strictly is such a whirlwind show, but she’s really putting herself into it,” the source added. “She’s working so hard – she’s like Super Mum.
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