Helen Skelton went into Strictly 'battle-hardened' after husband ended marriage

A thrifty Scot paid for a holiday to Spain with her husband by renting out her driveway to motorists needing a parking space.

Great British Bake Off host Sandi Toksvig, 64, has been rushed to hospital, leading the star’s team to cancel her tour dates.The BBC's QI presenter was set to be touring New Zealand, but her team have told fans that the "main priority" now is getting her home to the UK.They wrote on Wednesday: "Due to illness, Sandi has cancelled the New Zealand leg of her tour."She has been admitted to hospital with bronchial pneumonia while still in Australia and is unable to travel & perform. Our main priority is getting her home to the UK as soon as she is well enough - Team Toksvig".Sandi is battling bronchopneumonia, which is a type of pneumonia that affects the bronchi in the lungs.The health issue is most often caused by a bacterial infection, but can also be sparked from viral and fungal infections.It wasn’t long before fans rushed to the comments section of the tweet on Sandi’s page to wish her well.Mary Hopkin penned: “Wishing her a speedy recovery...

Graeme Souness says Qatar's World Cup alcohol ban has shown football back home that it doesn't need drink to enjoy the big occasions.

Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou is confident another World Cup star, Canada’s Alistair Johnston, is coming to the club – as he was told he will be signing a “warrior” when they complete their swoop. The Hoops boss is closing in on a £3million deal to land full-back Johnston from Montreal and club and country teammate Kamal Miller delivered a rave review.

STRICTLY Come Dancing star Helen Skelton has revealed she gave birth alone before splitting from her husband Richie Myler. The Countryfile presenter - who is mum to three children, Ernie, seven, Louis, five, and Elsie, eleven months - admitted that her rugby star ex wasn't there for the birth of their second baby.

STRICTLY Come Dancing stars are set for disappointment with Blackpool Week just one week away. The remaining celebrities and their professional partners face one more elimination before getting to dance in the historic ballroom. However now there are claims that one of the stars will not make it to Blackpool.

It was an emotional night on Strictly Come Dancing as Kym Marsh was left fighting back tears after making a few slipups during her performance on Saturday night.

Helen Skelton has revealed she got into "trouble" with the Strictly Come Dancing team backstage for doing her own fake tan.The 39-year-old appeared to make the team's job harder when they tried to put it on her themselves ahead of the show this evening. Last night, the presenter filmed the glam squad moisturising her as they also applied some tan.Speaking to the camera, she said: "This is what happens, all you try to do is get yourself through the door and then they attack you with fake tan and moisturiser."It's the Strictly way."In a video with Gorka aheads of appearing on Strictly: It Takes Two, she told him: "I'm in trouble because I put fake tan on and I wasn't meant to."Michael Douglas looks frail as he continues to show off new red hairOn the show, the dancing duo discussed their Jive to Tightrope by Janelle Monáe last weekend.Just seconds into the routine Helen lost her hat as she walked down the stairs.Addressing the moment with host Rylan Clark, she said: "The last thing he [Gorka] said to me was, 'Helen make sure that hat's on!'"I was like, 'Yeah, yeah, fine, yeah...

Strictly Come Dancing contestant and actress Gemma Atkinson, 37. As Gorka works away from home, the professional dancer made a sweet admission about what happens when he has time to video call his toddler.Gorka appeared with Helen Skelton, as well as contestant Will Mellor and others to discuss the leaderboard on the BBC Strictly result show.As Claudia Winkleman asked Will about his biggest supporter, many were left surprised when it turned out to be Gorka's daughter.Gorka made the sweet admission, when he exclaimed when talking about Will: "It's the only way I can talk to her now.

Helen Skelton, 39, has wowed many fans of Strictly Come Dancing this year alongside professional dancer Gorka Marquez, 32, as she tries to put her turbulent year behind her.The Countryfile presenter has broken her silence on Gorka's shock admission about her "difficult" life on the BBC show, while also opening up about her sudden weight loss.Helen was married to rugby player Richie Myler for eight years, with the pair having three children together, before the presenter announced their shock split in April.This comes just four months after she had given birth to their daughter, leaving Helen in "shock".Helen has now tried to move on from the turbulent time, throwing herself into Strictly alongside Gorka while her ex has another baby on the way.Gorka seemed to shock Helen on Strictly recently as he touched on the presenter's "difficult time" after the end of her marriage.Helen has broken her silence on the event, after her stern face, admitting: "What I love about Gorka is that he has my very best interests at heart, and we are genuinely very good friends."But sometimes, maybe, we need to talk about what he’s allowed to say publicly."I was like, ‘Oh God, where is he going with this?’ That’s why I jumped on the table, to shut him up!"Helen also shared that Gorka has been very supportive in other aspects of her life, including her weight loss.She continued to The Sun: "But Gorka has the measure of me.

STRICTLY fans were left fuming after It Takes Two host Janette Manrara interrupted Helen Skelton and Gorka Marquez's "love fest". The dancing duo were on the show to talk about tonight's big live performance.

THE Strictly Come Dancing stars looked all partied out after celebrating Ellie Taylor's 39th birthday. Comedian Ellie's co-stars were on hand until the early hours despite their upcoming performances in tonight's live show. She was joined by show partners Will Mellor and Nancy Xu, Kym Marsh and Helen Skelton.

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.

THE end of an eight- year marriage – with your husband immediately setting up home with another woman – would floor most women. Not Helen Skelton, who instead took to the TV dance floor and has been waltzing through her heartbreak. The Strictly Come Dancing favourite believes the show has acted as ­“therapy”, getting her through the end of her marriage to rugby player Richie Myler.

STRICTLY Come Dancing is on at a slightly later time tonight after viewers whittled down the contestants. It will air in its latest slot for weeks, between episodes of Michael McIntyre's The Wheel and Blankety Blank. Viewers should tune in at 7pm so make sure they don't miss it.

STRICTLY Come Dancing's Will Mellor has said he's been left battered by the show's gruelling rehearsals. The actor has had to content with persistent knee problems and told The One Show viewers he's got "purple feet".

“I got my eldest to sleep in his own bed the other night and he was negotiating a deal and said he would for £20."The presenter quipped: "I was like – ‘I can’t give you £20 a night!’“No wonder I’ve had to go back to work,” she concluded in an interview with The Mirror.Helen’s home life suffered a huge change earlier this year following her split from rugby league star husband Richie Myler.Her marriage ended nearly six months ago, and she recently discussed how she has dealt with the situation.The star has moved to Cumbria from Leeds following the split, to her parent's home, but she clarified she doesn’t see herself as the victim, and doesn’t view anything from a lens of self-pity.“There’s loads of stuff to ask me about that’s really interesting, that’s not ‘Ohhh, poor you’.“I don’t see myself as a victim, no, because I mean, look…“There are a lot of people who have been in my situation who haven’t been given the opportunities that I’ve got.” She conceded, however, that she isn’t perfect. Helen added to The Telegraph: “Don’t get me wrong, I have my days when I’m p****d off.” The TV star recently embarked on a new professional venture as she joined the Strictly lineup.She has been paired with professional dancer Gorka Marquez, who last month reassured her she was “beautiful” and needed to be more confident in herself.As the pair awaited their scores, he announced: "Everyone believes in you.“I know you have been having a difficult time and...

STRICTLY's Helen Skelton has revealed that her kids still sleep with her – saying her eldest son demanded £20 to return to his own bedroom. The Strictly contestant – who split from rugby league star husband Richie Myler earlier this year – says her children struggle to nod off.

Strictly Come Dancing's Helen Skleton and Gorka Marquez have 'grown incredibly close' over the past few weeks, according to a body language expert.