Helen Skelton says she’s ‘no different to any working parent’ as she juggles Strictly rehearsals and motherhood

Helen Skelton has claimed that her work life is just like “any working parent”, despite having to balance her glamorous on screen roles with motherhood.

The newly-single mother-of-three, 39, who is currently competing on Strictly Come Dancing with Spanish professional dancer Gorka Marquez, also hosts a BBC Radio 5 show from Leeds and is the face of an energy saving campaign.

She moved back to Cumbria to live with her parents earlier this year, after splitting from her husband of eight years Leeds Rhinos star Richie Myler.