Strictly Come Dancing star Helen Skelton has been having 'secret' calls with former contestant Dan Walker, as she hopes to match her high score from Saturday night.
Former Blue Peter presenter Helen has established herself as real favourite amongst fans as she competes in the new series of the hit BBC showm alongside pro partner Gorka Marquez. After a rather shaky start, which saw her flee Strictly rehearsals through a fire exit before the first live show, her scores have been on the up and up and she and Gorka earned a personal best on Saturday night, when their Charleston to the Blue Peter theme tune got them 35 out of 30, putting them joint top of the leaderboard.
Both Gorka and the Strictly judges have been willing Helen, who split from husband RIchie Myler months before starting Strictly training, to have more belief in herself and someone else who has been offering her some advice is ex BBC Breakfast host Dan Walker. Speaking the Daily Star, Dan, who surprised the judges and himself, by finishing fifth on Strictly last year told the Daily Star: "I know Helen Skelton really well and I've been talking to her quite a bit and I think he's been fantastic and I told her she's going to be there for quite some time. "She rang me the week before she went on and I told her 'you have to go into it with her eyes wide open.'"
