Helen Skelton breaks silence on marriage split with Richie Myler as she recalls question from Strictly Come Dancing's Gorka Marquez
13.10.2023 - 08:17
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Helen Skelton has opened up about her marriage split as she recalled a question she was asked by her Strictly Come Dancing partner Gorka Marquez. The Countryfile star and her rugby player announced in April last year (2022) that they were "no longer a couple".
Helen, who tied the knot with Richie in 2013, penned on her Instagram Story at the time: "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."
The pair now co-parent their three children – eight-year-old son Ernie, six-year-old Louis and daughter Elsie Kate – with her former husband and rugby player Richie Myler.
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But months after sharing the news, Helen was thrust back into the spotlight when she decided to take part in Strictly. The TV star made it all the way to the final of the BBC One dance competition alongside her professional partner Gorka and she earned heaps of praise for not only her dancing skills but for coming out of her shell and embracing everything the show has to offer - including the sexy routines.
Helen previously said that she had “found her confidence on the dancefloor” while competing on the show. But despite the breakdown of her marriage, the mum-of-three also insisted her life isn't any different to anyone else's.
But in her new book, In My Stride, Helen has spoken about being 'blindsided' by her split but credits Strictly for making her feel sexy again. "In week two, Gorka asked me why I didn’t feel sexy," Helen recalled in the book, according to The Sun.
"It was an