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Strictly's Helen Skelton pays emotional tribute to Gorka Marquez for 'looking after her'

Strictly’s Helen Skelton has revealed her bond with professional dance partner Gorka Marquez as the pair make it through to next week.

Helen called Gorka the brother she never had or “wanted” and added that he looks after her as she spoke to presenter Claudia Winkleman.

The mum of three also revealed how she gets ready for each dance each week as she described herself as a “geek.”

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Helen and Gorka have made it through to the next round after performing a Blue Peter dance on Saturday night (October 22) as the show celebrated 100 years of the BBC.

Speaking to Claudia, Helen said: “I’m a geek, I like to go online and see what he’s done before to know what's in store. I just want to get it right. You just want to do it good.”

Speaking about how Gorka is like her brother, she added: “He looks after me, keeps me right, gets me breakfast, tells me what I need to do so I’m very grateful.”

Later on in the show, Helen and Gorka were described as the “couple to beat on Saturday” following their dance. Judge Motsi Mabuse said: "She was active, she was fine, she was slick, she had confidence. They were the couple to beat on Saturday."

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