While the fact that she once won a tap dance competition has sparked an 'unfair advantage' row ahead of her being on Strictly, Helen Skelton has actually competed on the show before.
The former Blue Peter favourite turned presenter of the likes of Countryfile and Holiday Hit Squad, was heavily tipped to be a contestant on the new series of the smash hit BBC show, long before her name was officially announced on the Strictly line-up. Countdown legend Carol Vorderman inadvertently let the cat out the bag about her signing up, with a telling reply to a post on Twitter, with Helen ending up being the last of this year's 15 dancing celebs to be confirmed.
This weekend, the 39-year-old has bit it by 'fix' claims after it emerged that she once won a tap dancing competition. Quotes from an interview in 2016 have been unearthed, in which she admits to winning a Ken Dodd tap award at the age of 17.
