Helen Skelton

On Sunday night (December 12), Helen and Gorka performed tow routines during the BBC One dance contest's semi-final as they went up against Molly Rainford, ...

Gemma explained: "When I say up thee, I mean the moon as that's where you live according to Mia." Positive with a smile, I think you inspire a lot of people, starting from me, to the whole nation." Last December Gemma shared a video of her then-two-year-old daughter at the window talking about the moon. She told how her dad's colleague found him hunched over his desk, struggling to breathe or move, as he was having a heart attack. But there was, however, some criticism and the pair finished with a lower score than they have been used to of 35. "Would have been celebrating your 72nd birthday today Dad," Gemma typed. Day," she then movingly added before sharing an even more touching clip which she has previously shared on Instagram of her daughter, Mia. But a wardrobe malfunction occurred as her heel got caught in her stunning blue sequin dress. alongside an emoji of a face holding back happy tears. [BBC Strictly Come Dancing fans say Shirley Ballas is 'choosing chaos' as they work out why she was more critical](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/tv/bbc-strictly-come-dancing-fans-25727284.amp) [BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Claudia stunned and viewers baffled as they spot Manchester legend Bez in the audience - and think he's someone else](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/tv/bbc-strictly-come-dancings-claudia-25727380.amp) [BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Will Mellor 'well miffed' as fans think he's upset Shirley Ballas after suffering malfunction](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/tv/bbc-strictly-come-dancings-mellor-25727225.amp) [BBC Strictly Come Dancing viewers give Hamza 'maximum votes' before spotting unfortunate blunder](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/tv/bbc-strictly-come-dancing-viewers-25727138.amp) [BBC Strictly Come Dancing viewers spot 'cheat' move as Helen Skelton dazzles in 'gorgeous' dress](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/tv/bbc-strictly-come-dancing-viewers-25727054.amp) On Sunday, Gemma shared an old photo of her dad, on what would have been his birthday, showing David with a party hat on his nose and a can of beer in his hand as he sat in front of a wall that had been decorated with Christmas cards. However, Helen powered through and earned a score of 37 as Shirley gave the lowest score of 8 while Motsi and Anton gave them both a 10.

Helen Skelton's heel got caught in her dress while she was performing with Gorja Marquez.

The judges awarded the couple 37 out of 40. A special Christmas episode will air on Christmas day. The judges overlooked the wardrobe malfunction and focused solely on the performance.

Helen Skelton suffered an unfortunate wardrobe malfunction during Sunday's Strictly Come Dancing semi-final.

[Will Mellor ripped apart by Strictly Come Dancing judges for ‘awkward’ paso doble during semi-final](https://metro.co.uk/2022/12/11/will-mellor-ripped-apart-by-strictly-judges-for-awkward-paso-doble-17919063/?ico=more_text_links) [Strictly Come Dancing fans baffled by Britain’s Got Talent act Stavros Flatley’s ‘mad’ surprise video message for Molly Rainford](https://metro.co.uk/2022/12/11/strictly-fans-baffled-by-stavros-flatleys-video-for-molly-rainford-17919214/?ico=more_text_links) [overcome with emotion](xhttps://metro.co.uk/2022/12/11/strictlys-hamza-yassin-in-floods-of-tears-after-beautiful-waltz-17919072/) after reflecting on his Strictly journey. [Gorka Marquez](https://metro.co.uk/tag/gorka-marquez/?ico=auto_link_entertainment_P3_LNK1). [Helen Skelton](https://metro.co.uk/tag/helen-skelton/?ico=auto_link_entertainment_P1_LNK1) suffered an unfortunate wardrobe malfunction during Sunday’s [Strictly Come Dancing](https://metro.co.uk/tag/strictly-come-dancing/?ico=auto_link_entertainment_P1_LNK2) semi-final. [Metro.co.uk](https://metro.co.uk) entertainment team by emailing us [email protected], calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our [Submit Stuff](https://metro.co.uk/submit-stuff/) page – we’d love to hear from you.

Strictly Come Dancing star Helen Skelton ripped her dress during the live performance of the Argentine Tango for this weekend's semi-finals. See the video…

Elsewhere during the semi-finals, Fleur East and Vito Coppola wowed with their Paso Doble and Charleston. The pair gained nines across the board from judges Craig Revel Horwood, Shirley Ballas, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke. But the TV presenter had a slight wardrobe malfunction during her second performance.

The TV presenter, 39, and her dance partner Gorka Marquez accidentally took a hilarious tumble in a BBC Strictly Instagram clip on Saturday.

Accident: The clip showed Helen wearing a pair of nude heels and as they moved across the dance floor, Helen accidentally stomped on Gorka's foot The clip showed Helen wearing a pair of nude heels and as they moved across the dance floor, Helen accidentally stomped on Gorka's foot. [Helen Skelton](/tvshowbiz/helen-skelton/index.html) and her dance partner [Gorka Marquez](/tvshowbiz/gorka-marquez/index.html) accidentally took a hilarious tumble in a [BBC](/news/bbc/index.html) Strictly Instagram clip on Saturday.

The former Blue Peter presenter has been impressing viewers who feel like they have watched her become a new woman.

"I thought it was just dancing it's so much more than that," Helen beamed about her confidence-building time on the Helen also cried as she told pro dancer Gorka: "I definitely am a different person from when we started," during a recent episode of Strictly. There are a lot of people who have been in my situation who haven’t been given the opportunities that I’ve got." "Very sad to say that Richie and I are no longer a couple," the Countryfile host posted at the time. But it’s a fact, I lost a cousin to breast cancer and I lost a cousin in an accident, and I’m a family person. During his Strictly journey, Helen, 39, revealed that she has quit her family home in Leeds to move back in with her parents on their farm in the Lake District. During their heart-to-heart, Helen broke down before saying 'sorry' as her dance partener pulled her in for a hug. The TV and radio star did, however, say that although she had days where she was “[bleep]ed off”, her job has given her a lot of perspective. Helen announced back in April that she and husband Richie Myler's eight-year marriage had ended, four months after she gave birth to their third child. Former Blue Peter presenter Helen wowed fans in an elegant white and gold number as she glided around the ballroom floor with her partner. But a wardrobe malfunction occurred as her heel got caught in her stunning blue sequin dress. The former Blue Peter presenter has been impressing viewers of

The 'Strictly Come Dancing' contestant grew up on a dairy farm and began her career as an extra on 'Coronation Street'.

Helen Skelton has spoken out about her personal life while sending a powerful message to her ex Richie Myler. The BBC Strictly Come Dancing star says she ...

Helen has captured the hearts of the nation after splitting from Richie, who she shares three kids with, earlier this year, reports the [Birmingham Live](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/showbiz-tv/bbc-strictly-come-dancing-star-25733678). But equally, in this job, you’re in a lot of people’s lives, which gives you a phenomenal amount of perspective. Helen and kids Ernie, seven, Louis, five, and their youngest, Elsie have moved from the family home to Helen's parents' farm in Cumbria. [Skelton](https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/all-about/strictly-come-dancing) has spoken out about her personal life while sending a powerful message to her ex Richie Myler. She told The Telegraph: "You cannot have any opinion on anyone else’s life until you’ve walked in those shoes. The [BBC](https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/all-about/bbc) [Strictly Come Dancing ](https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/all-about/bbc)star says she doesn't see herself as a victim after her ex husband left the family home.

This season of Strictly Come Dancing may be coming to an end but there's one thing we know for sure: the show has catapulted TV personality Helen Skelton ...

During the semi-final on Sunday night, Helen and her dance partner Gorka Marquez performed twice, with her first one being a waltz to Celine Dion's song ...

"Helen looks amazing, her dress is stunning!" "Helen looked stunning in that blue dress! I didn't even notice." The first thing she said was about Helen getting her heel caught. [loving the blue sequin dress Helen rocked](https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/strictly-helen-rips-on-dress-28708964) in the ballroom and complimented her on social media. [suffered a wardrobe malfunction](https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/strictly-helen-rips-on-dress-28708964) and got her heel caught in her sequin dress.

During the semi-final on Sunday night, Helen and her dance partner Gorka Marquez performed twice, with her first one being a waltz to Celine Dion's song ...

"Helen looks amazing, her dress is stunning!" "Helen looked stunning in that blue dress! I didn't even notice." [loving the blue sequin dress Helen rocked](https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/strictly-helen-rips-on-dress-28708964) in the ballroom and complimented her on social media. The first thing she said was about Helen getting her heel caught. [suffered a wardrobe malfunction](https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/strictly-helen-rips-on-dress-28708964) and got her heel caught in her sequin dress.

English TV presenter Helen Skelton has a wardrobe malfunction during the semi-finals of BBC's "Strictly Come Dancing". When performing with Gorka Marquez, ...

She commented on the dance move by saying they were commendable and were worth going to the finals. [Helen Skelton](/topic/helen-skelton)suffered a terrible wardrobe malfunction while performing at [BBC](/topic/bbc)'s " [Strictly Come Dancing](/topic/strictly-come-dancing)" semi-finals. The show Strictly presented also asked Helen Skelton whether her dress fitting was okay. Helen said in the introduction that there is no chance for mistakes at the BBC Sunday night's show. However, the dance performers in the background continued their performance, not phasing the couple's dance moves. She was dancing with [Gorka Marquez](/topic/gorka-marquez), 32, a mishap happened with her wardrobe.

After a postponed Sunday show, the leaderboard placed Helen Skelton and dance partner Gorka Marquez fourth out of five. Indeed, after Hamza Yassin with ...

Thankfully, after their sensual Argentine tango, Helen and Gorka made it through, which led to a not-so-close dance-off between Fleur and Vito and Will Mellor and Nancy Xu. Fleur East and Vito Coppola were informed they would need to battle in a dance-off to determine their place in the finals, while viewers were waiting with bated breath to find out which pair would be joining them. After a postponed Sunday show, the leaderboard placed Helen Skelton and dance partner Gorka Marquez fourth out of five.

Strictly Come Dancing star has been cursed by the wardrobe gods this week as she suffered yet another clothing malfunction DURING the chat she was having ...

We're not doing an Argentine Tango in the final so we're fine." Helen replied: "To be honest, you sort of forget, what you're doing in the moment. Helen then cut in to announce she was having another wardrobe malfunction. Gorka said: "The judges have different opinions. I don't know when she sleeps." I don't think she sleeps.

Helen said that she 'doesn't see herself as a victim' following the breakdown of her eight-year marriage.

Alongside a photograph of himself dancing with Helen, the professional dancer wrote on Instagram: "The only thing I can say is THANK YOU for getting us to the final, for your constant messages and support and for making this adventure what it is. With regards to the breakdown of her marriage, Helen said: "I don’t see myself as a victim. After being put through to the final, Gorka has thanked fans of the show for their constant support. After a hard year, Helen has opened up to Helen and partner Gorka Marquez are one of four couples going through to this weekend's final after wowing the judges with their routines in last night's semis. The 39-year-old Countryfile presenter announced in April that she and rugby player Richie would be going their separate ways, with Richie since moving on from their relationship with another woman.