Helen Skelton has responded to questions about her love life during her stint on Blue Peter between 2008 and 2013.
Mum-of-three Helen, 39, has been keeping her love life under wraps following her split from her ex Richie Myler after his new partner Stephanie Thirkill recently gave birth to the couple's child.
The Strictly Come Dancing star gave a sassy reply when asked about who she was dating 10 years ago, according to reports in The Mirror.
And now during a recent interview, the Countryfile host said she's always been an independent spirit and admitted that being in a relationship has never been her only priority.
Helen explained: "I was travelling all around the world, and seeing and doing incredible things.
"And whenever I came home and caught up with people, all they would ask is, 'have you got a boyfriend?'
"I was like, 'no, but I've got a few world records."
The popular presenter got the rumour mill going earlier this year when she was linked to her Strictly co-star Vito Coppola after the pair were said to have "bonded' on the tour bus which travelled across the UK.
A source said according to reports in Grazia magazine: “Helen and Vito were good friends during Strictly, but really bonded on tour.
“There were two buses for the cast – the party bus and the quiet bus.
“They spent a lot of time chatting on the quiet bus and getting to know each other. They have a lot in common – a love of the outdoors, for example.
“Between shows they also spent time together one-on-one, like going for coffee, just the two of them."
But it seems the pair want to keep their relationship under the radar, with the source adding: “If anyone pulled out a phone and started filming, Helen would move away from Vito. She didn’t want to be captured in the background.”
The reports were brought up on the star's Radio 5 show when newsreader Steve teased Helen live on air, saying: "Just looking at the papers. Er, the front page of the Mirror is interesting."
Helen could be heard bursting into a burst of awkward laughter before asking her colleague to: "Put the papers down, thank you."
The presenter's eight-year marriage to scrum half Richie ended last year, soon after she gave birth to their third child, Elsie.
Richie then began a relationship with the daughter of the boss of Leeds Rhinos, who recently became a mum for the first time.
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