Strictly Come Dancing star Helen Skelton has revealed that she has tried to bribe her son with £20 to get him to sleep in his own room.
The Countryfile presenter, who shares her three children with ex-husband Richie Myler, has said that her littles ones find it difficult to sleep on their own, which means they end up sleeping in her bed. Helen recently opened up about the joys and difficulties of motherhood as she continues to co-parent her kids - Ernie, 7, Louis, 5 , and Elsie, 10 months, just months after her split from Richie.
She said: "Mine are terrible sleepers, they like to sleep in my bed which isn’t good, but then other people will be like ‘well that isn’t good?’
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"Rather than ‘Oh that’s nice because they’ll be 18 soon!’ But it’s survival. I got my eldest to sleep in his own bed the other night and he was negotiating a deal and said he would for £20." Helen joked: "I was like – ‘I can’t give you £20 a night!’ No wonder I’ve had to go back to work.”
In recent months, Helen has cherished her precious time with her kids while she continues to wow the public on Strictly Come Dancing, The Mirror reports.
The mum-of-three has had to juggle her time with her family and her Strictly commitments - but it's all been paying off. She's set to take to the dancefloor with an explosive Jive on Saturday night on the BBC One show.
Helen has spoken out about her partnership with Gorka Marquez, saying she feels 'so lucky' to be dancing with the Latin champion. "Gorka is a world-class dancer who spends all day teaching me how to dance. I'm very lucky, every bit is joyous," she added.
Helen also said Strictly has put a smile on her face after a tough few months following the breakdown of her marriage to Richie in April. Richie, is now expecting a baby with his new girlfriend Stephanie Thirkill, who is daughter of the multi-millionaire president of Leeds Rhinos - the rugby club the dad-of-three currently plays for.
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