Helen Skelton announces drastic career change as she lands huge new TV role
Helen Skelton has announced a brand-new TV gig, and it's a huge career change for the Countryfile star.
Former Strictly Come Dancing star Helen, 40, is gearing up to debut in fan favourite among the kids, Fireman Sam, as the brand-new farming character Annie Morris.
As the beloved kids TV show returns for a new series, Helen's character will be a key member and, with her new character comes a whole new farm. Mum-of-three Helen has revealed her children are huge fans of the cartoon and admitted it feels like an honour to be apart of the brand-new series.
Helen, who quit her BBC5 Live gig earlier this year, said: "I'm thrilled to be a part of the Fireman Sam family and lend my voice to the spirited character of Farmer Annie Morris. This series is packed with adventures and important life lessons for kids, and I can't wait for everyone to see it."
Helen is gearing up to debut in fan favourite among the kids, Fireman Sam (James Linsell-Clark/PinPep)The TV star, who is a proud mum to children Ernie, eight, Louis, five, and 19-month-old daughter Elsie, will feature in 26 episodes of the 15th series of Fireman Sam which will debut on Saturday, October 21. Helen's exciting career news come after Helen opened up about her marriage split with Richie Myler for the very first time – admitting she 'still has questions'.
Helen Skelton says Strictly 'made her remember who she is' after marriage split
The Strictly Come Dancing star revealed that her stint on the BBC One competition allowed her to grieve her marriage which ended abruptly as she admitted that she was 'blindsided' when Richie announced that he was in a new relationship just a few short months after their split. The TV presenter announced the couple's split in April 2022, taking to Instagram to confirm the news with her online fans.
Skelton, 40, and Leeds Rhinos rugby player, Myler, had welcomed their third child, Elsie, four months before ending the marriage. Helen shocked her followers at the time when she broke the upsetting news on Instagram. "Very sad to say that Richie and I are no longer a couple. He has left the family home. We will be doing our best to co parent our small children," she wrote.
Helen has announced a brand-new TV role (James Linsell-Clark/PinPep)Following their shock split, rugby league player Richie, 34, began dating Stephanie Thirkill – whose millionaire father Andrew Thirkill is president of Richie’s club, Leeds Rhinos. Since going public with their romance last year, Richie and Stephanie have welcomed a baby of their own.
In her new autobiography In My Stride, Helen has opened up about the impact that her marriage split left on her, and how she hoped that throwing herself into Strictly rehearsals would take some of the pain away. Helen recalls her rehearsals with Gorka, and how he once asked her why she didn't feel sexy.
"In week two, Gorka asked me why I didn’t feel sexy. It was an awkward question that immediately made me cringe. He was asking a woman with three children under six, whose husband had just left her and was with another woman, TO BE SEXY. I thought, ‘Who would feel good about themselves in that scenario," she wrote.
Helen went on to admit that she 'still has questions' over her marriage split – but the Countryfile star is now said to be back on the dating scene, over one year after her split with Richie. And back in August, it was reported that Helen had officially divorced Richie.
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