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Strictly's Helen Skelton mocked for 'terrible' acting in dance debut by colleagues

Helen Skelton has revealed that her BBC colleagues have been "taking the mick" out of her all day, due to her "terrible" acting during her Strictly Come Dancing debut. The radio host and Countryfile presenter wowed judges with her dancing, but apparently left a lot to be desired in the acting department.

During the beginning of her very first dance yesterday evening (September 24), Helen had to act out writing on a notepad as she prepared to sit down at the piano. It was a short moment before a show-stopping dance, but was enough to give her work pals some ammo.

Posting a series of videos to her Instagram stories, Helen explained that acting is "not what [she] does" and that she is "trying". She later posted another video, telling fans that her producer had been ribbing her all day.

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