Countryfile presenter Helen Skelton took to the Strictly Come Dancing dancefloor on Saturday night (October 15) to perform a "fantastic" paso double with her dance partner Gorka Marquez. But it wasn't just the routine that got viewers taking to social media to praise.
After receiving comments from the judges encouraging Helen to have more belief in herself on the dancefloor, Gorka took it upon himself to issue a heartfelt speech to the mother-of-three, who had been having a "difficult time" recently, as it was revealed that the 39-year-old's estranged rugby star husband Richie Myler was expecting a baby with his new partner just six months after the couple announced their separation.
Before receiving their scores, Gorka - who is currently engaged to former Hollyoaks actress Gemma Atkinson, with whom he shares a three-year-old daughter - said: "Can I just say something? I know you have been having a difficult time and I know you've been made to feel like you're not beautiful, or good enough, or anything but if you don't believe in yourself, I believe in you. Everybody here believes in you. Your family. It doesn't matter how many times I say or the judges say it or anybody says it, it's only you [who] is the one that's going to make the change and the one who needs to believe in you because you are an amazing woman, very inspirational, an amazing mum and incredible dancer. So believe in you, please."
