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Jessica Sansome

Helen Skelton shown support as she says there's 'always a pile on' alongside rarely-seen children

Helen Skelton was again flooded with support as she got all three of her children together for a rare snap. The Countryfile host, who split from rugby star husband Richie Myler last year, took to Instagram with the adorable images as she said there's 'always a pile on'.

The heart-warming black-and-white images showed Helen, who wowed viewers on Strictly Come Dancing and made it all the way to the final of the BBC dance contest alongside dancer Gorka Marquez, showed Helen trying not to squash one of her sons who was lying on the floor while her other kids jumped on top of her.

Those who follow Helen, 39, could then see daughter Elsie, who turned one last month, balancing on the top above her brothers Ernie and Louis. The family-of-four were all smiles while a second image showed Helen put at bottom of the pile as her adorable children used her as a crash mat.

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"Always a pile on. Usually ends in tears," Helen captioned the post before adding 'squad' and 'grateful' in the hashtags. Gemma Atkinson, who was supporting Helen and her fiance Gorka throughout Strictly 2022, was mong the first to reply, simply posting a string of love heart eyes emojis in the comments section.

Fellow Strictly finalist Molly Rainford replied: "You guys," with a white heart while TV presenter Steph McGovern wrote: "My heart." And more of Helen's Strictly co-star's littered the post with hearts as former Emmerdale star Natalie Anderson wrote: "Beauty pics!" and Liz Fletcher, who is married to Strictly winner Kelvin, added: "Love this!"

And fans were also on hand to praise Helen and gush over the sweet images. @trina1878 said: "I’ve got so much respect for you. You’re amazing fighting single mum full of positivity and energy. Be proud." @jojo17plastow commented: "My Strictly winner, nothing phased you, amazing family."

@jujuwright4 replied: "You are such an inspiration Helen your children will be so proud of you, keep going you’re smashing it." @helensgorka posted: "So cute, i love this! you’re such an amazing mum, they’re lucky to have you." @marklindsay1711 wrote: "Haha love it, great to see so many smiling faces...true love right there." @angelinaballerina1607 added: "Oh this is just the cutest- what a wonderful mum you are."

Earlier this month Helen vowed to “never complain and just crack on” following her marriage split from Leeds Rhinos rugby player Richie. Updating her followers for the first time in 2023 at the turn of the new year, Helen took to her social media and shared a sweet snap of herself in training.

The mum-of-three posted a black and white picture on Instagram where she could be seen wearing black leggings and a cropped hoodie with a huge smile on her face. She captioned the post: "Hey, 2023, this is me. Never complain, never explain, just crack on." The post comes as Helen was left heartbroken after her split from Richie.

But Helen has had plenty to keep her busy as she won over the hearts of the nation as she took part in this series of Strictly Come Dancing 2022 and is now in rehearsals for the show's live tour. She'll join Molly, Fleur East, Hamza Yassin, Will Mellor, Tyler West and Ellie Simmonds, as well as the show's cast of professional dancers, on the road as they take the Strictly magic to arenas across the country.

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