Helen Skelton

Helen Skelton
Skelton in 2011
Born	Helen Elizabeth Skelton (1983-07-19) 19 July 1983 (age 33) Carlisle, Cumbria, England
Other names	Helen Skelton-Myler
Occupation	Television presenter and actress
Years active	1999–present
Television	Blue Peter (2008–2013) Countryfile (2008—) Holiday Hit Squad (2013–2014) The Instant Gardener (2015—) Lorraine (2016—)
Spouse(s)	Richie Myler (m. 2013)
Children	2

Helen Elizabeth Skelton (born 19 July 1983) is an English television presenter, best known for co-presenting the BBC children's programme Blue Peter from 2008 until 2013 and as an occasional presenter on Countryfile.

She co-presented two series of the BBC One programme Holiday Hit Squad alongside Angela Rippon and Joe Crowley. She hosted the BBC coverage of the 2016 European Swimming Championships and currently presents daytime series The Instant Gardener.

Skelton was born in Carlisle, Cumbria and brought up on a dairy farm in the village of Kirkby Thore. She attended Kirkby Thore Primary School, and then Appleby Grammar School. She graduated from Cumbria Institute of the Arts, where she gained a BA degree in journalism. During her time at college, she worked as an extra on Coronation Street and Cutting It.

Skelton is a qualified tap dance teacher and has said that if she was not a broadcaster she would be a teacher. In December 2012, she took part in a Christmas Special edition of the BBC One programme Strictly Come Dancing.

Her brother, Gavin is a professional footballer and he has also been a player-manager.

After briefly working in public relations, Helen decided to concentrate on journalism. She worked in the newsroom at CFM Radio, and was involved with various programmes at Border Television, before becoming a breakfast presenter on BBC Radio Cumbria in 2005, becoming one of the youngest breakfast show presenters on the BBC network. She was then a reporter and occasional presenter on children's news programme Newsround and its weekend sports based version, Sportsround.

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