Helen Skelton Bio, Net Worth, Husband, Job, Facts, Nationality, Wiki

Helen Elizabeth Skelton, excellently known as Helen Skelton is an English TV presenter, writer, athlete, motivational speaker, and actress. She comes to light for co-presenting the BBC children's program "Blue Peter" from 2008 until 2013 as well as for being a presenter on Countryfile in 2014. She is also the former co-host of the BBC One program "Holiday Hit Squad" alongside Angela Rippon and Joe Crowley. Helen has presented the daytime series "The Instant Gardener" which ran for two seasons. She previously worked as an "extra" in the popular soap opera "Coronation Street". She is currently the presenter of all swimming coverage on the BBC with the European Swimming Championships, the World Aquatics Championships, and the Olympics. Her first novel, "Amy Wild: Amazon Summer", was published in May 2015. Most recently from 24th September 2022, Helen competed in the twentieth series of "Strictly Come Dancing", partnered with professional dancer Gorka Marquez.

Helen Skelton Early Life and Nationality

Helen Skelton was born on 19th July 1983 with the real name of Helen Elizabeth Skelton. She is from Carlisle, Cumbria, England and she was brought up on a dairy farm in the village of Kirkby Thore. Helen holds British nationality and her ethnicity is British-White. Her religious belief is in the Christian religion and her race is white. Her present age is 38 as of 2022 and her zodiac sign is Cancer. She is the daughter of her father, Richard Skelton, and her mother, Janet Skelton. She also has a sibling; a brother with whom she spent her early life. Her brother, Gavin is a professional footballer as well as a player-manager. Skelton's family owned an animal farm for generations, and her father worked on the farm to earn his livelihood.

Moving to Helen's education, she attended Kirkby Thore Primary School, and then she went to Appleby Grammar School. She graduated from the Cumbria Institute of the Arts, where she achieved a BA degree in journalism.

Helen Skelton Career

• Helen Skelton conceived her career working in the newsroom at CFM Radio which was her very first job. 
• She then got involved with various programs at Border Television, before becoming a breakfast presenter on BBC Radio Cumbria in the year 2005.
• She also became one of the youngest breakfast slot presenters on the BBC network at that time.
• After that, she became a reporter and occasional presenter on the children's news program "Newsround" and its weekend sports-based version, "Sportsround".
• On 28th August 2008, Helen was revealed as a presenter on "Blue Peter", becoming the 33rd presenter for the program. 
• She took an uncredited role in the BBC production of "Merlin". 
• She became a presenter of live FA Women's Super League football matches for the BT Sport channel after she left "Blue Peter" in 2013 as well as retaining her BBC reporter roles. 
• As well, she presented segments of "Countryfile" in 2009 and presented two series of "Holiday Hit Squad" from 2013-2014. 
• She presented the London Marathon Highlights show on the BBC in 2014-2015.
• She took part in a Christmas Special edition of the BBC One program "Strictly Come Dancing" in December 2012. 
• Since 2015, Helen has co-presented the daytime BBC One series "The Instant Gardener". 
• In 2016, she presented "Tonight: Kids V Career" and she hosted coverage of the 2016 European Swimming Championships. 
• She has als worked for the BBC at the 2016 Summer Olympics presenting swimming coverage. 
• In October of 2016, she guest presented five editions of Lorraine on ITV, plus a further five in February 2017.
• She co-presented two editions of "Walks with My Dog" on More4 in 2017; in the following year, she returned to host the swimming coverage on the BBC during the 2017 World Aquatics Championships with Adlington and Foster.
• Likewise, she starred in "Celebrity Antiques Road Trip" (series 8 episode 14). 
• As a writer, Skelton's first novel, "Amy Wild: Amazon Summer", was published in May 2015.
• She also hosts a weekly slot on BBC Radio 5 Live on Sundays from 3 pm to 6 pm and acts as a temporary co-host on BBC Radio 5 Live Drive Time with Tony Livesey. 
• Further, Helen Skelton entered and won the Malta Open Dance Competition in December 2008 with a 16-year-old wheelchair user as her partner, defeating 100 other dancers. 
• She also became only the second woman ever to finish the 78-mile (126 km) Namibian ultra marathon in April 2009. 
• Helen traveled the entire length of the River Amazon for Sport Relief 2010 as well as she traveled 2,010 miles (3,230 km) on a solo journey from Nauta in Peru on 20 January, to Almeirim, Brazil on 28 February.
• She walked a 150-meter tightrope between chimneys at Battersea Power Station, 66 meters above ground, to raise money for Comic Relief on 28th February 2011. 
• Besides, she has raised more money for Sport Relief by becoming the first person to reach the South Pole using a bicycle in 2012.
• In March 2018, she took part in a celebrity boxing match defeating Camilla Thurlow via unanimous decision after three 2-minute rounds for the BBC's Sport Relief. 
• Moreover, Helen competed in the twentieth series of "Strictly Come Dancing" from 24th September 2022, partnered with professional dancer Gorka Marquez.
• She will replace Laura Whitmore in presenting BBC Radio 5 Live's new-look morning show, every Sunday between 10am-12pm from 14th August 2022.
• In 2022, she also appeared as a presenter in the TV series "Inside the Superbrands".

Awards and Achievements

• Helen Skelton has achieved two Guinness World Records: the longest solo journey by kayak, and the longest distance in a kayak in 24 hours by a woman.

Helen Skelton's Husband and Children

Helen Skelton is a married woman. She tied the knot with Richie Myler who is England's national rugby league team player. They exchanged vows in December 2013. The pair are also the proud parents of three children; their first child, a boy, Ernie, was born on 19th June 2015, their second son, Louis was born in April 2017 and their first daughter, Elsie, was born on 28th December 2021. In September 2015, after her husband joined the Catalans Dragons club, they moved to France. Helen's husband currently plays for the Yorkshire club Leeds Rhinos. However, recently on 25th April 2022, Helen confirms her split from her husband Richie saying he's 'left the family home'. Furthermore, Helen's sexual orientation is straight. 

Helen Skelton Net Worth 2022

Helen Skelton has presented many shows and series as well as starred in a number of movies. Her estimated net worth is $6 million as of 2022 whereas her salary is more than $50,000 per year. She has a long road ahead of her and she definitely holds all the potential to make it big in the industry. Skelton is living a modest lifestyle from her career work. Her major source of wealth is her TV career. 

How tall is Helen Skelton?

Helen Skelton is 5 feet 10 inches tall and her well-maintained body weight consists of 87 Kg. She has blond hair color and her eye color is blue. Her dress size is 6 and her shoe size is 7. Additionally, Helen has a perfect body measurement of 38-26-37 inches (breasts- waist- hips) and her body build type is average. She is very conscious bout her food intake and as of now, she has got a healthy body.