Helen Skelton prompted her Strictly Come Dancing pro partner Gorka Marquez to take some drastic and unconventional action in rehearsals in a bid to boost her confidence before this weekend's second live show.
While bookies earmarked Helen as a serious contender from the get-go, with her edging out Fleur East to be favourite to win in the hours leading up to the first live show, the former Blue Peter star has been crippled with self doubt, both in training and in the ballroom. It was revealed at the start of this week that Helen had even fled rehearsals through a fire exit, with Gorka having to talk her into returning, before she was left in tears.
In a touching Instagram post, former Strictly finalist Gorka backed Helen, saying he was already 'very proud of her' and she made her dancing look 'effortless.' And he took steps to try and improve Helen's confidence in training, when he surrounded the space with mirrors so she had no choice but to watch herself.
