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Strictly Come Dancing star Helen Skelton has been pictured with what appears to be a mark on her face after fleeing street brawl Leeds in the early hours of the morning.
The Blue Peter presenter and her BBC co-stars were caught up in the incident after heading out for drinks following the latest leg of the ongoing Strictly live tour.
A bottle was apparently launched in Helen's direction, prompting her to flee the scene and 'seek refuge down an alleyway' alongside her pals.
As she headed out on Sunday morning, Helen sported what looked like a dark mark on her right cheek.
It is not known if the mark was from the night or a makeup malfunction.
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Mirror Online has contacted representatives of Helen for comment.
The 39-year-old had been enjoying a night out with Paralympian Ellie Simmonds, DJ Tyler West, singer Molly Rainford and professional dancer Neil Jones when the party took a turn.
Helen Skelton was seen for the first time since fleeing a bar brawl in Leeds (Aaron Parfitt / SplashNews.com)
The star is staying at a hotel in Manchester as she continues the Strictly tour (Aaron Parfitt / SplashNews.com)Helen had performed at the nearby First Direct Arena as part of the tour before making her way to nightclub Dollhouse before venturing to the bar The Back Room.
A source went on to say that the group had been "having a great time" while on the tour but were left stunned when things "kicked off".
They went on to say: "Two groups of lads were fighting and bottles and glasses went flying, none of the Strictly people were involved in the fighting, they were innocent passers-by caught up in it.
Helen is staying at a hotel in Manchester as she continues the Strictly tour (Aaron Parfitt / SplashNews.com)
Helen is performing with Kai Widdrington (Brett D. Cove / SplashNews.com)"A bottle came close to hitting Helen, smashing right by her feet, but she jumped out of the way," a source told The Sun, adding that Helen hid in an alley until the fight appeared to have dispersed after members of West Yorkshire Police intervened and arrested a 35-year-old man.
A spokesperson for the force said: "At 2.56am on Friday, police were called to a report of a fight involving a group of males in Duncan Street and Call Lane in Leeds city centre.
"Officers attended and arrested a man on suspicion of affray.
"He remains in custody and enquiries are ongoing. There were no reports of any injuries."
The BBC presenter has been partnered up with Kai Widdrington for the tour after making it to the final with Gorka Marquez.
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