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‘I brought home glitter for the kids’: Helen Skelton has her hands full as she juggles motherhood with Elsie, 7-months, and Strictly Come Dancing rehearsals
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It was announced that she had joined the line-up for Strictly Come Dancing.
And Helen Skelton had her hands full as she juggled motherhood with Elsie, 7-months, and rehearsals for the BBC One show on Thursday.
The presenter, 39, took to Instagram to announce that Elise had suffered a ‘poonami’ whilst her other children had got the infamous Strictly glitter stuck to her floor.
Nightmare: Helen Skelton, 39, had her hands full as she juggled motherhood with Elsie, 7-months and Strictly Come Dancing rehearsals on Thursday
In the candid Story clips, Helen held onto little Elise and showed off a rather unlucky stain on her bright white top.
She explained: ‘That’s a proud poonami face. Yes, that is poo on my silk camisole. Ooh, camisole, I sound like I’m from the forties.’
As well as the tot, the Countryfile star also shares Ernie, seven, and Louis, five, with her ex Richie Myler.
Oops: The presenter took to Instagram to announce that Elise had suffered a ‘poonami’ whilst her other children had got the infamous Strictly glitter stuck to her floor
In another video, Helen tagged fellow Strictly contestant Ellie Taylor as she cleaned up the glitter from her floor.
She said: ‘Lovely Billy let me bring home the glitter for the kids to play with, which we did and it was fun…but Ellie just be careful – if you do play with the glitter, it will gild your floor. I’ve got a gold floor!’
It comes after it was revealed that Helen signed up for Strictly Come Dancing after her estranged husband Richie Myler shared a loved-up snap with his new girlfriend Stephanie Thirkill.
She said: ‘If you do play with the glitter, it will gild your floor. I’ve got a gold floor!’ as she tagged fellow Strictly contestant Ellie Taylor
Richie went Instagram official with his new love, 32, earlier this month as they enjoyed a romantic mini-break in Cornwall.
Helen announced her split from the rugby star, also 32, in April – four months after they welcomed their third child together.
A source told The Mirror that signing up for Strictly would give her a lift, adding: ‘The breakdown of any marriage is tough to cope with, and Helen has understandably found it difficult. Being on Strictly will undoubtedly restore her confidence.’
Ex: Helen announced her split from the rugby star, also 32, in April – four months after they welcomed their third child together (pictured in February)
The picture that prompted Helen to join Strictly: Richie went Instagram official with his new love earlier this month as they enjoyed a romantic mini-break in Cornwall
Speaking about the glamorous side of Strictly, Helen said: ‘Most mums go to work and any mum who gets the chance to gets to go to work have their makeup done, their tea made and learn something fun… I thought that’s a gift isn’t it?’
The Countryfile presenter revealed on her first BBC Radio 5 show since the announcement: ‘The thing that makes me nervous… I agreed to it a few days ago and people keep saying, ‘Can you dance?’
‘And I say no because isn’t it the point to learn to dance?’
New project: A source told The Mirror that signing up for Strictly would give her a lift, adding: ‘Being on Strictly will undoubtedly restore her confidence’