Strictly Come Dancing star Helen Skelton has revealed that her children still like to sleep in her bed - and she has tried to bribe her son with £20 to get him to sleep in his own room.
The 39-year-old, who shares her three children with ex-husband Richie Myler, says her littles ones find it difficult to sleep on their own and they always find themselves jumping into their mum's bed. The Countryfile presenter, who split from her husband earlier this year, has spoken about the joys and difficulties of motherhood as she continues to co-parent her kids - Ernie, 7, Louis, 5 , and Elsie, 10 months.
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?’ Rather than ‘Oh that’s nice because they’ll be 18 soon!’
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"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 then 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, reports The Mirror. She 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.
And Helen has talked 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.
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