Helen Skelton could not hide her excitement as she had a big 'breakthrough' on Strictly Come Dancing, as she received her highest score of the series so far, the night after pro partner Gorka Marquez claimed she should have been getting higher scores.
The Cumbrian TV star has been one of the most about celebs on this year's show, with her battle with her self-confidence a frequent topic of discussion as Gorka and the Strictly judges will her to believe in herself more. Ahead of this weekend's BBC 100th birthday special, it looked like things might be heading in the right direction for the former Blue Peter host as she and Gorka prepared to dance a Charleston to the theme tune from the show that made her famous.
And what a routine it proved to be. After Helen revealed on Friday's Lorraine that her knees had been 'bruised to high heaven' by rehearsing the numerous tricks and lifts in the dance, they all went without a hitch as head judge Shirley Ballas told the couple she 'wanted to stay on her feet' it was that good. All of the other judges were also full of praise for Helen and Gorka, with their positive feedback then borne out in the scores as they received 35, by far and away their best total to date.
