Gorka Marquez has attempted to offer some much needed reassurance to his Strictly Come Dancing partner Helen Skelton,. after she walked out of rehearsals by escaping through a fire door.
Helen, who was at the centre of 'fix' allegations after her tap dancing success as a youngster came to light, went into Saturday's first live show as favourite to win this year's Glitterball trophy, just edging out early frontrunner Fleur East in the odds before the contestants took to the ballroom for the first time.
However, while both bookmakers and fans had plenty of confidence in Helen and her abilities to do well, Helen herself was the complete opposite, so much so that she fled training and was then then left in tears after Gorka managed to talk her into returning.
