Helen Skelton is a famous English TV presenter. Helen is mostly known for presenting the Children’s BBC program called Blue Peter. Helen has earned a fair share of fame at a young age. 35 years old Helen Skelton was born as Helen Elizabeth Skelton on 19th July 1983. Helen’s hometown is Carlisle, Cumbria situated in the United Kingdom.
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Helen Skelton bio
Helen grew up on a farm in a village named Kirkby Thore in England. Helen got her early education from a local primary school. Later, Helen went to join Appleby Grammar School. Helen attended Cumbria Institute of Arts for higher education. Skelton graduated from Cumbria Institute of Arts with bachelor’s degree in Journalism. Helen was interested in becoming a TV personality since her childhood. During her bachelors’ years, Helen worked for a few TV shows as an extra. Helen is also a very good and qualified tap dancer. Helen claims that if she had not made her career as a TV presenter, she would have been a tap dance teacher. Helen’s bio contains fewer details about her family. Helen’s parents still live in their hometown in Cumbria, England. Helen has a brother named Gavin who is a footballer.
Helen Skelton worked in the public relations sector for some time before becoming a TV presenter. Helen also worked at CFM Radio and Border Television. In the year 2005, Helen joined BBC Radio as a presenter. At the time of her joining, Helen became one of the youngest presenters on BBC. Helen also worked as a reporter on BBC Radio. Helen played a role in a drama television program on BBC in 2005. This was an uncredited role which she played as a challenge for the show.
In the year 2008, Skelton went to join the BBC Television network and became the presenter for Blue Peter. Helen kept this role of presenter for Blue Peter for 5 years. Other shows for which Helen worked as a presenter include Countryfile, Holiday Hit Squad, the Instant Gardener, and Lorraine. Other than these show, Helen Skelton has also presented other shows occasionally. Helen also wrote a novel titled “Amy Wild: Amazon Summer” which was published in the year 2015. Helen’s net worth is not known as of now.
Who is Helen's husband?
Helen got married to Richie Myler in the year 2013. Richie Myler is an English Rugby player. Helen and Richie welcomed their first child on 19th June 2015. The happy couple was blessed with the second child in the year 2017.
Is Helen good at boxing too?
Helen Skelton occasionally challenged herself for various causes. Helen participated in a celebrity boxing match and defeated Camilla Thurlow in the year 2018. This boxing match was arranged for a charity event called BBC Sports Relief.
Height and weight of Helen Skelton
Helen’s height is 5 feet 3 inches (1.6 m). Helen weighs around 125 lbs.
Helen’s hair color
Helen is, no doubt, a very beautiful woman. She has gorgeous blond hair.
Last Modified: Mar 5, 2020
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