Strictly fans have enjoyed seeing her grow in confidence week after week on the the BBC One dance contest and Helen Skelton was literally jumping for joy after she performed in Blackpool. Former Blue Peter presenter Helen and her pro dance partner Gorka beamed through their energetic quickstep to Valerie by Mark Ronson featuring Amy Winehouse on Saturday night (November 19).
The pair were highly praised by the judges, and Helen was brimming with excitement as she and Gorka joined host Claudia Winkleman for a chat. Helen gushed how the dance had filled her with joy and brought back memories of running down a hill as a child when you're running so fast "you think your legs are going so fall off."
"I came into this to have a good time," she told Claudia. "Sometimes as an adult you don't take those moments of pure joy." As she spoke Helen, 39, clocked that Gorka, 32, was wiping his eyes and she paused to check in on him.
