Strictly fans convinced there’s a secret feud between Helen Skelton and show judge after as they ‘spot signs for weeks’

Helen Skelton welcomed her third child, daughter Elsie Kate, a year ago with estranged husband Richie Myler.The Strictly Come Dancing contestant revealed she named her baby girl after one of Helen's family members who sadly died.The Winter on the Farm presenter has previously opened up about the family tragedy after losing two of her cousins - one to breast cancer and the other died after an accident.Helen, who is currently paired with Gorka Marquez on Strictly, is a devoted mum of three, who she shares with her former husband.The 39-year-old separated from rugby player Richie earlier this year, shortly after welcoming their third child together in December 2021.They are parents to Ernie, seven, Louis, five, and baby Elsie Kate, one.Speaking about the heartwarming reason behind her youngest's middle name, she told HELLO! magazine: "We were always going to have Kate as a middle name after my cousin, who sadly passed away when we were in our 20s."I was really close to her; she was a scientist and crazy cool."Addressing the family loss earlier this year, the Strictly star said: "My family are that sort of Cumbrian stoic, stiff upper lip, and if I sat here and talked about it they wouldn’t like it.""But it’s a fact, I lost a cousin to breast cancer and I lost a cousin in an accident, and I’m a family person. I had that kind of childhood where I spent summer holidays with all my cousins.

Hamza Yassin has left Strictly Come Dancing viewers feeling emotional after breaking down in tears during the semi-finals.

Hamza Yassin has sent fans wild in the Strictly Come Dancing semi-finals with a performance inspired by Scotland.

STRICTLY Come Dancing fans aren't happy with this weekend's semi-finals dance choices. Three of the four remaining couples will dance a Pasodoble, with only Hamza Yassin being spared the fiery Spanish military dance.

STRICTLY Come Dancing fans have blasted the Christmas special as "unfair" after the show's winner leaked online. Dozens of fans took to Reddit to hit out against the fact that some of the professionals who weren't seen on this year's series also will not take part in the special episode.

Strictly star Helen Skelton's slick Cabaret-inspired performance last week was quickly dubbed a "revenge dance" by fans following her painful split from rugby ace Richie Myler earlier this year, just four months after the birth of the couple's third child. Yet not everyone agreed that Helen was sizzling enough in the 1920s styled performance to warrant a top score of ten - and judge Craig Revel Horwood has been accused of being "harsh" by viewers."Craig was roundly booed by the entire studio audience for giving us a nine, while the other judges scored us 10s," Helen excitedly exclaimed."Given it was Musicals Week, it was a shame that no one did The Bodyguard as it looked like he might need one!"However, she added in her Telegraph column: "I’m not hung up on the score at all and agree with what he said.

YOU can tell it’s nearly Christmas when the Strictly gang get glammed up to film their annual festive special. Sure enough, Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Anton Du Beke and Motsi Mabuse put on their gladrags this week to tape the glitzy bash, which this year features the likes of Larry Lamb and Girls Aloud’s Nicola Roberts in a one-off contest.

STRICTLY Come Dancing judge Motsi Mabuse left fans in hysterics after a huge wardrobe blunder. The BBC favourite, 41, took to the Strictly stage with head judge Shirley Ballas before filming for the Musicals Week live show began.

THE winner of the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special has been leaked online – two weeks before the show airs. The festive episode was filmed last night and saw six new celebs compete for the coveted Glitterball Trophy.

LEN Goodman has said this series of Strictly Come Dancing is "fantastic". The dance legend retired as a judge from the show in 2016 to move to America and work on Dancing With The Stars. Viewers have begged him to return on numerous occasions, in particular this series amid a series of fix claims.

STRICTLY Come Dancing fans all have the same 'concerning' cimplaint ahead of the semi-final. As the hit BBC One dancing competition nears its finale, the dances for this weekend have been revealed. With just five couples remaining, each pairing will have to dance twice.

HELEN Skelton's fans were baffled tonight as she failed to host her show Winter On The Farm. The Channel 5 hit has been fronted by the Strictly star and Jules Hudson live from Cannon Hall Farm each night. However, in a change from the billing many viewers had on their TV guides, Helen did not appear.

Strictly Come Dancing's Hamza Yassin is losing his "energy and confidence" ahead of the finale, according to a dance expert. Dr Jill Rose Jacobs believes that the star, who lives in a remote area of Scotland, is starting to doubt himself that he can lift the glittered ballroom trophy.

Helen Skelton, 39, has been captured on camera clearing the marital home of various wedding gifts, eight months on from their traumatic split.The Strictly Come Dancing star, whose so-called "revenge dance" on the show last weekend went down a storm, had her possessions appraised and sold on TV.Richie Myler, 32, is now loved up with a new partner, whom he paid tribute to on Instagram earlier this week in honour of her recent birthday."Happy birthday bub,” he wrote with a red love heart emoji in view of his 19,700 followers.

A BRITAIN'S Got Talent legend has been tipped for next year’s Strictly line-up - but fans all have the same complaint. Diversity's Perri Kiely said he's ready to lift the famous Glitterball - but has faced backlash from fans.

LOVE Island, The Great British Bake Off and Strictly Come Dancing are among the top TV shows to turn to when feeling stressed. A poll of 2,000 adults found Friends, Killing Eve and Sex and the City were also among the top 20 feel-good programmes that help people relax.

STRICTLY Come Dancing fans have accused the show of 'planning' Hamza's exit after they spotted a 'clue'. Furious fans of the hit BBC dancing show have hit out claiming bosses are getting ready to dump the cameraman and presenter. Viewers watched as Hamza and his pro partner Jowita Przystal performed in the quarter finals last weekend.

STRICTLY Come Dancing's Shirley Ballas left fans in tears with her emotional tribute to her mum as she revealed her rags-to-riches story. Her fans flocked to Twitter to comment on the head judge's epic life journey which she told on Strictly spin-off show It Takes Two. Shirley stunned fans as she told how she grew up in a council estate just outside of Liverpool with her mum and brother.

Strictly star Helen Skelton delivered a powerful routine last week, leading some fans to declare it her "revenge dance" following her split from rugby player Richie Myler, who is believed to be expecting a baby with his new girlfriend. Now co-parenting three children, Helen was nonetheless uncompromisingly glamorous at the weekend, delivering her best moves for the Friday night show.Yet Ola and James Jordan were undecided on exactly what to make of the performance that had captured everyone's emotion.While Ola insisted that the Countryfile presenter had "nailed" it, James exclaimed: "I just don't think it was worth a 10."He added in his Strictly Speaking column for Hello! magazine: "There weren't a huge amount of technical steps in it."Delivering a killer blow to Helen, he added that he didn't think her routine had been as technical as that of Kym Marsh, who was the 10th contestant to be eliminated on Saturday.James' words might have sounded harsh, but he then stated that the Couples Choice round sometimes gave little room to maneuver more difficult moves.Meanwhile, Ola praised: "I think there have definitely been points in the competition where Helen was well deserving of four tens and didn't get them...