When Helen Skelton was first seen on Strictly, she was barely able to walk down the steps, such were her nerves.
Emotionally battered and bruised from her marriage break-up just a few months earlier, the TV presenter was so jittery she found it hard to put one foot in front of the other.
But fast forward 14 weeks and Helen is brimming with glee as she and professional partner Gorka Marquez prepare to compete in the final – without being in the dreaded dance-off once.
