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Helen Skelton shared the most hilarious video about her future on Strictly Come Dancing after one of her son's friends made a funny quip about her dancing abilities.MORE: What time will Strictly Come Dancing be on this weekend? All the detailsTaking to her Instagram Stories, the Countryfile star, 39, relayed the hilarious conversation where rather than being compared to the likes of Darcy Bussell ahead competing in the competition, she was compared to professional footballer Lucy Bronze.WATCH: Strictly Helen Skelton shared hilarious Strictly predictionCaptioning the clip, she penned: "At the kid's footy and my boy's pals have just told me bluntly my dance skills are lacking but my keepy ups are decent."READ: Helen Skelton shows off toned physique in new Strictly photoSEE: Strictly's Helen Skelton shares self-care hack following marriage splitTalking to the camera she explained: "Of all the things that could've been said to me this week, what did you say to me Oscar? 'She's the next Lucy Bronze,' Oscar replied."I'm the next lucy bronze Darcy Bussell, I wish, Lucy Bronze yes!" she added.The star is certainly settling in to her life on the beloved show. Talking about joining the competition on the BBC she said: "I’m really excited to get stuck into a fun adventure.

Helen Skelton has spoken out on her upcoming time on the hit BBC show Strictly Come Dancing, explaining how it'll be a "good chance" for her family to see her smiling.Th 39 year old TV presenter and actress was the final contestant to be announced to have joined the 2022 line-up of the programme, which kicks off on Friday 23 September after a year-long wait. Speaking out about what made her decide to take part in the show, Helen explained: "I just wanted to do something fun! It was a good chance for my family to see me smiling and it's a fun adventure." She went on to share her excitement as she added: "Anybody who's had anything to do with Strictly will say, the make-up people are the best, the costume people are the best, the set designers are the best, the dancers are the best.

Helen Skelton, 39, recently announced she had split from her husband of eight years, Richie Myler.The Countryfile star surprised many when she announced that she would be taking part in Strictly Come Dancing and admitted the real reason why she decided now was the right time to take part in the show.Helen was asked in an interview prior to her debut this weekend why now was the best time for her to take part in the show.She replied: "I just wanted to do something fun!"It was a good chance for my family to see me smiling and it's a fun adventure."This comes after Helen announced back in April that she had split from her husband of eight years.This came months after Helen had given birth to the former couple's third child and daughter, Elsie Kate.Helen married Richie in December 2013 and the pair have three children together.Until the announcement of the break-up, they appeared to the outside world to have the perfect marriage, with many expressions of their devotion on social media in recent weeks.Helen will battle it out for the Glitterball Trophy on Strictly this year alongside the likes of Kym Marsh, Will Mellor, Richie Anderson and Kaye Adams.As she began training Helen proved all was well behind the scenes as she told fans she understood why people raved about taking part.Helen wrote on Instagram: "Totally understand why people rave about being part of this show in the way they do…"Smiles and laughter are infectious. Very grateful to be part of the class of '22' still in awe this is technically work."For however long it lasts I have already made memories to last a lifetime.

Helen Skelton has overtaken Fleur East as the bookies' favourite to win Strictly Come Dancing ahead of the shows launch tomorrow, Friday, September 23.

Anton du Beke has confessed how envious he can get over watching pairs compete on the dance floor while he's a judge, ahead of the new Strictly Come Dancing series launch this week.The 20th series of the BBC show will see 15 celebrity contestants – including TV presenter Helen Skelton, EastEnders actor James Bye, singer Fleur East and former England footballer Tony Adams – taking to the dance floor. Du Beke will once again join Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood and Motsi Mabuse on the judging panel when the hit dance competition returns to screens on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on 23 September.

series at the last minute, Helen said that it would be “madness not to do it” even in the wake of her split with husband Leeds Rhinos rugby player Richie Myler, 32, who ended their eight-year marriage in April.When asked if she was nervous about anything in particular, Helen shared her tactics going forward.She said: “I just try and think of one day at a time.So it's really boring.“But I'm not thinking about the next day. And then I just ask myself, what do I need to do today? What do I need to do tomorrow?“So yeah, otherwise, I think it's all too overwhelming.”In addition to fitting in dancing rehearsals into her busy schedule, Helen has landed a new presenting gig on ITV’s Lorraine, hosting Me Time.The new segment will feature Helen, Dr Amir Khan and Lorraine Kelly and focus on “physical, mental and emotional wellbeing”.Jumping into work seems to be one way in which Helen is coping with her very public split from her husband.A source shared recently: “Helen is more in demand than ever and ITV were delighted to land her.”When asked how she was juggling her work schedule in order to accommodate Strictly rehearsals, Helen spilled the beans on secrets of the industry.She said: “People think we are busy because our lives are in public.

Strictly Come Dancing 2022.The Loose Women star also gave a small hint of who her professional dance partner will be as she asked fans who they thought will be dancing with her in the new series.In view of her 140,000 Instagram followers, Kaye shared a short clip of a man wearing patent, lace-up dance shoes moving his feet.While she did not disclose whose feet they were, Kaye added a text box at the bottom of the video asking her fans “Who is my partner?”Kaye is set to battle it out for the Glitterball Trophy amongst 14 other celebrities and their professional dance partners.The TV star will be joined by Kym Marsh, Will Mellor and Fleur East, Richie Anderson, Matt Goss, Helen Skelton.Also included in the lineup are Jayde Adams, Ellie Simmonds, James Bye, Molly Rainford, Hamza Yassin, Ellie Taylor and Tony Adams MBE.Ahead of the new series coming out, judge Craig Revel Horwood, 57, said he believes Kaye may struggle with the energetic Latin routines.He told The Mirror: "I think she’ll do quite well at the ballroom stuff, but I’m worried about the Latin."The sex appeal and the hip action and rhythm, things like the cha-cha-cha might prove, a challenge, darling."It’s the selling yourself bare – the costumes are all quite skimpy with the Latin."Kaye took to Twitter last week to shrug off Craig’s comments as she admitted she was “worried” too.Kate penned: "@CraigRevHorwood‘s worried!!?? How does he think I feel?!"Her reaction came after she confessed she had been struggling to sleep ahead of the live performances.Kaye told her followers: "Struggled to sleep last night after the first day of @bbcstrictly strictly rehearsals."Tried to count sheep but couldn’t get past 5,6,7,8."Kaye also revealed she can't dance and was once

Strictly Come Dancing 's Helen Skelton says she would rather be on Dancing on Ice.

Ellie Simmonds is preparing to wow the ­nation on Strictly – yet she is already being bullied online. Brave Ellie, however, who struck gold five times in the paralympics, refuses to let the trolls’ nasty comments take the shine off becoming the show’s first contestant with dwarfism. The athlete, 27, who won 2008’s BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year, hopes to show fans they can achieve anything.

Rylan Clark's mum feared her son had had a stroke after his marriage broke down. The BBC Radio 2 host spent months away from work and out of the limelight after his relationship with Dan Neal came to an end last year.

The stars of Strictly Come Dancing have officially undergone their glitzy and glam makeovers ahead of the news series. The hit BBC One show was set to return to screens on Saturday night (September 17). However, the broadcaster took the decision to postpone.

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This year’s Strictly Come Dancing launch show has officially been postponed following The Queen’s death. The highly anticipated launch show for the BBC One show's 20th series was due to take place on Saturday 17 September and would have been the first time this year’s dancing couples were revealed to the public.

Strictly is now nearing its 20th series, with 2022's launch show set to air on Saturday 17 September. But what happened during the first ever series of the popular BBC show?READ MORE: Past winners with prior dance experience as Strictly called 'fix' due to Helen Skelton's dance pastNatasha's career began when she hosted F2F, a youth chat show, in 1996 alongside Sacha Baron Cohen. At the end of the 90's, she presented London Today and London Tonight for ITV's London News Network before joining Sky News.

Helen Skelton, 38, has been keeping herself busy since she announced she had split from her husband Richie Myler, 32, after an eight-year marriage and three children. As she prepares for Strictly Come Dancing next week, Helen shares her "grief" as it's "something we all have to deal with" as she moves on from Richie.Helen presented a show on BBC Radio 5 today and shared a short video to her 325,000 Instagram followers enticing them in.The Countryfile presenter began: "A lot of people in my job do what we do because we like being part of moments that bring the country together."Normally that's celebratory things like the Olympics or World Cup Finals.This is a coming together of a different kind."It's coming together in the morning and in grief.

Strictly Come Dancing fans were furious after details of the dancing partnerships were published online ahead of its glossy launch. The flagship BBC programme, which sees celebrities pair up with professional dancers and try to score a perfect 10 from judges, is returning for its 20th season. The celebrity line-up, which has been officially announced, includes Helen Skelton, Matt Goss, Fleur East and Kaye Adams, with the stars spotted outside a rehearsal space earlier this week.

Strictly Come Dancing star Helen Skelton, 39, took to Instagram to share a reel of her moments from the launch show, which included a selfie of her and Kym Marsh, a snap of her sharing a pizza with Ellie Taylor and a group picture of her fellow competitors this series.The presenter will battle it out for the Glitterball trophy alongside; Kym, Ellie, Will Mellor, Richie Anderson, Kaye Adams, Jayde Adams, Ellie Simmonds, Fleur East, James Bye, Molly Rainford, Hamza Yassin and Tony Adams MBE.Despite being rivals, Helen proved all is well behind-the-scenes so far as she told fans she understood why people raved about taking part.In view of her 325,000 followers, she wrote: "Totally understand why people rave about being part of this show in the way they do…"Smiles and laughter are infectious. Very grateful to be part of the class of “22” still in awe this is technically work.Bob Geldof slips up in front of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry"For however long it lasts I have already made memories to last a life time.

Tess Daly has given fans a first look at the return of Strictly Come Dancing. Fans are currently waiting for the much-anticipated return of the BBC One dance contest which will burst back onto screens with the launch show next Saturday, September 17.

Giovanni Pernice has left some of his fans in tears as he shared an important message with them. The dancer is currently busy preparing for the upcoming series of Strictly Come Dancing which returns to screens next Saturday (September 17).

Lorraine viewers were quick to point out a glaring error as Dannii Minogue appeared on the show. The Australian singer, actress and television personality appeared live on the ITV show to chat to host Lorraine Kelly about a number of her current and upcoming projects.