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'Does it mean no one likes me?' Strictly Come Dancing's Helen Skelton shares show worries
Strictly Come Dancing star Helen Skelton has addressed her worries as she takes part in the popular BBC dance show. In a new interview, the Countryfile host, 39, spoke of her concerns around people not voting for her as she spoke about the toughest parts of performing with her dance partner, Gorka Marquez.Helen opened up following Loose Women panellist Kay Adam's departure as the first celebrity contestant to leave the show.The This Week on the Farm star admitted it was a "horrible" experience, which made her become more wary of the voting process.Helen explained: "As soon as it came to the Sunday show, and we realised that one of us had to go home, I became really conscious of the voting."And it does make you question yourself – if no one votes for me does that mean no one likes me?"It’s a new level of pressure, I suppose, and it’s something I didn’t really think about before I took on this challenge," she wrote in The Telegraph.Helen went on to gush over how "proud" she is of the ITV personality, before revealing they'd grown close since Kaye had left the show.It comes as the former Blue Peter star signed up to appear on the show after splitting from her rugby player husband Richie Myler earlier this year.Ahead of her pairing with Gorka Marquez, a source claimed the presenter was open to finding love again.They told the Daily Mail: "This is quite the opposite of the Strictly curse.
