Strictly’s Helen Skelton and her co-stars get into a ‘brutal’ street fight at 3am that forces them to ‘run for cover as bottles are thrown’ overnight in Leeds
Strictly’s Helen Skelton and her co-stars reportedly had to take cover when they ran into a ‘shocking’ late-night brawl in Leeds city center on Friday.
The TV presenter, 39, was out partying with her friends from Strictly after their live tour in Leeds when they innocently ran into the street fight.
Helen, who had dated the likes of Ellie Simmonds and Molly Rainford, had to jump when a glass bottle was thrown at them.
‘Shocking’: Strictly’s Helen Skelton (pictured in Leeds on Thursday) and her co-stars reportedly had to take cover when they ran into a late-night brawl in Leeds on Friday
The photos show Helen flinching to get out of the way of an object and police officers attending the scene.
Helen reportedly took refuge in an alleyway until police arrived and arrested a male suspect shortly before 3 a.m., with Molly and Tyler West running to comfort her.
said a source Sun of the incident: ‘Helen and her co-stars were walking home when they stumbled into a brutal fight in which a bottle was thrown.
“Helen was shocked by the violence in front of her, but was glad the police were there.”
Night out: Helen, who was with the likes of Ellie Simmonds (pictured in Leeds on Friday), is said to have been forced to jump out of the way when a glass bottle was thrown near them.
They added: “Two groups of guys were fighting and bottles and glasses went flying, none of the people from Strictly were involved in the fight, they were innocent bystanders caught up in it.”
West Yorkshire Police told The Sun: “At 2:56am on Friday, police received a report of a fight involving a group of men in Duncan Street and Call Lane in Leeds city centre.
‘Officers attended and arrested a man on suspicion of brawling.
‘He remains in custody and investigations are ongoing. There were no reports of injuries.’
MailOnline has contacted representatives for Helen and West Yorkshire Police for further comment.
Helen and her Strictly co-stars have been busy touring the UK as part of Strictly’s live tour, which kicked off in Birmingham on January 20 and runs until February 12.
Tour: Helen and her Strictly co-stars have been busy touring the UK as part of Strictly’s live tour, which kicked off in Birmingham on January 20 and runs until February 12.
On the first night of the tour, Helen and her professional dance partner, Kai Widdrington, hoisted the Glitterball trophy after being voted the winner by the public.
Her original dance partner, Gorka Márquez, did not participate in the live tour and Helen She recently talked about hitting the dance floor without him.
She told The Sun: “It’s really hard not to be with Gorka because we’re such good friends.”
“I’ve been asking him for a lot of advice, so it looks like he’s here. I would have loved him to, but it’s almost like he’s in the group.
Winners: On the first night of the tour, Helen and her professional dance partner, Kai Widdrington, hoisted the Glitterball trophy after being voted the winner by the public.
Helen recently thanked Gorka for supporting her after her breakup with Richie Myler, who split with Helen just months after she gave birth to their 13-month-old daughter Else.
Helen posted a video of her time on the show, writing: “As the frozen princess said, LET HIM GO.” but before I do, I’m posting this flash back to the strictly final for three reasons: One, it took me so long to figure out the drop box/video clip situation.
“Two: There’s about to be a lot of strictly tour spam that doesn’t involve @gorka_marquez and I need to mark this chapter with recognition and appreciation for my partner.”
Helen is also mother to sons Ernie, seven, and Louis, five, with Richie, 32, whom she separated from in April 2022 after a nine-year marriage.
Absent: Her original dance partner, Gorka Márquez, did not participate in the live tour and Helen recently talked about hitting the dance floor without him