Strictly's Helen Skelton breaks silence on revenge dance reaction 'I don't begrudge him!'

STRICTLY favourites Helen Skelton and Hamza Yassin are in line for six-figure presenting contracts to keep them at the Beeb, The Sun can reveal. Bosses are poised to splash the cash to stop a rival broadcaster snapping up the duo who have been nurtured by the channel — and who go head-to-head in Saturday’s BBC Strictly final.

Villagers in Hamza Yassin’s home, Kilchoan, are willing their friend and neighbour to win tonight’s Strictly Come Dancing final and bring some glitter to their remote highland outpost. Most of the 150 residents will be heading to the village hall to watch Hamza, 32, and Jowita Przystal, 28 dance against Helen Skelton, Fleur East and Molly Rainford and their partners.

STRICTLY Come Dancing fans have taken to social media with their predictions for this weekend’s anticipated final. But some aired their frustrations that they feel the show is now a “two horse race” and that some have a better chance of lifting the glitterball than others.

Hamza Yassin is predicted to make it into the top three of this weekend's Strictly Come Dancing final, according to the bookies.

Helen Skelton has praised her "freeing" Strictly Come Dancing stint as she gears up for the finale this weekend. The 38-year-old has praised the BBC ballroom dancing show for helping her get her confidence back, after her marriage broke down earlier this year.

STRICTLY Come Dancing star Helen Skelton and her professional partner Gorka Marqeuz have wrapped up warm for rehearsals. The dancing pair were seen heading to the studio for training ahead of the final show this weekend - looking a little chilly. Helen, 39, and Gorka, 32, were seen walking side-by-side to the snowy studio, as they donned big coats to keep out the cold.

STRICTLY finalist Molly Rainford revealed her incredible figure in a crop top as she joked with partner Carlos. The star, 22, will contend in the glitzy Strictly finals on Saturday night. Molly looked stunning in an olive knitted two-piece as she cosied up to her pro partner Carlos.

STRICTLY Come Dancing fans have called for a huge show shake-up amid a fix row that the judges have already picked the winner. Viewers have been theorising that the judges have "rigged the final four" in order to "fix" who wins the show this weekend.

STRICTLY Come Dancing fans have blasted the final before it has even been filmed. Unhappy viewers insist Fleur shouldn’t have made it through to next week after she beat Will Mellor in the dreaded dance off. Fleur and her pro partner Vito Coppola will now  battle it out on the dancefloor for the Glitterball trophy against Hamza Yassin and Jowita Przystal, Molly Rainford and Carlos Gu, Helen Skelton and Gorka Marquez .

Strictly star Hamza Yassin showed he's not given up the day job yet by coming to the rescue of a bird trapped in a window at the BBC studios in London.

Strictly Come Dancing semi-finals came to a dramatic close last night, as Will Mellor, 46, became the latest celebrity to exit the competition. Gemma Atkinson, 38, who is married to professional dancer Gorka Márquez, 32, admitted their three-year-old daughter Mia was “gutted” to see the actor leave the BBC show. Will took to Instagram yesterday to share the disappointing news, thanking his 408,000 followers for all their support throughout the competition. Plenty of the soap star’s celeb pals responded in the comments, including former Strictly contestant and soap actress Gemma. “There was tears in our house last night,” Gemma penned before giving a shout out to her daughter, who was a big fan of Will’s.“Mia was gutted bless her,” Gemma continued.

Strictly Come Dancing fans were not impressed as the results of Monday night's semi-finals saw Will Mellor leave the competition.

Helen Skelton, 39, appeared on Zoe Ball’s BBC Radio Two breakfast show on Tuesday morning as she celebrated securing her place in the Strictly Come Dancing final alongside Hamza Yassin, Fleur East and Molly Rainford.Zoe, who was a contestant on the third series of Strictly, congratulated the Winter on the Farm presenter for her success.She said: “Sending loads of love Helen to your mum and dad, your babies and all your friends.“You know how much support is needed in order for you to be able to do your job and do this show.”Helen then replied: “Oh 100 percent. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, grandparents keep this country on its feet; never underestimate the power of grandparents.“I am eternally grateful and I'm glad that they are getting to enjoy it.”Although Helen did not mention her ex-husband Richie Myler, he has shared several social media photographs with the children during Helen's time on the show.Express.co.uk has contacted Richie's representatives for comment.Helen also highlighted that she believes she is a “totally different person” from when the show started in September and that she credits her professional partner Gorka Marquez for her growing confidence.She continued: “It’s such an all-consuming, emotional thing.“You come into this thinking, ‘Oh it’s a bit of dancing’, but it’s not, it sort of takes over in every possible way. “It pushes you and it presses every button; you feel amazing, you feel the lows, you feel the highs.

Strictly Come Dancing star Hamza Yassin paid tribute to dance partner Jowita Przystal with a heartfelt message as the pair sailed through the Strictly Come Dancing semi-finals.

STRICTLY Come Dancing fans have been left furious after accusing judges of making a "huge mistake." Viewers of the BBC's flagship series were in uproar after Coronation Street actor Will Mellor was sent home alongside professional partner Nancy Xu. The pair were eliminated during a shock result in the Strictly Come Dancing semi-final, aired on Monday. Will and Nancy faced off against Fleur East in the dance-off.

STRICTLY Come Dancing fans have been left confused after the show got an unplanned shock shake-up during over the weekend. Viewers were baffled during Monday night's results show after an element went "missing" in a "very odd" change of schedule. Last night, Strictly fans were left heartbroken as they waved goodbye to Will Mellor and Nancy Xu ahead of the final this weekend.

FURIOUS Strictly Come Dancing fans have branded the show a fix after Will Mellor got the boot tonight. The actor, 46, has narrowly missed out on a place on the final after a tense dance-off against Fleur East, which saw head judge Shirley Ballas have the deciding vote.

Soap star Will Mellor has become the next celebrity to leave Strictly Come Dancing, just days before series finale.

Lewis Capaldi stunned viewers taking to the stage on Strictly Come Dancing 's semi-finals results show as professional dancers Giovanni Pernice and Kayta Jones performed.