August 13th 2023.
Helen Skelton has closed one chapter in her life and it has been an emotional weekend for her. The 2022 Strictly Come Dancing finalist, 40, has been hosting her own Sunday morning show on BBC Radio 5 Live for the past year but she has decided to wave goodbye in order to spend more time with her small children.
During her last show, she opened up to her co-host Lloyd Griffith about the difficulty of juggling the show, her other presenting work, and looking after her three children as a single mother following her split from Richie Myler last April. Helen said, "You're emotional because I'm leaving." To which, Lloyd responded, "I am."
Helen left the studio in high spirits, carrying a very large Fortnum & Mason gift bag, which was likely a very generous leaving present. When asked how she felt about moving on from the show, Helen struggled to keep her composure and shared, "I am not alright about it but, you know, needs must. The juggle is real. There is an eight-year-old with a sideline who needs me."
Throughout the two-hour show, she expressed her gratitude to her listeners and said, "I've loved every minute of the past year. Thank you to all the team and thank you to all of you." Despite her emotional goodbye, Helen has thrown herself into many jobs over the past year, including hosting Morning Live, Countryfile, and joining Dan Walker for a Channel 5 travel show.
As for her personal life, Helen is believed to be back on the dating scene after ex-husband Richie Myler moved out of their family home. Richie is now in a new relationship and has a daughter. A source told Closer Magazine that Helen was "reluctant to put herself out there again" but her family and friends encouraged her to get back out there. The source also said that Helen is concerned about who to let into her life and worried about being judged. Ultimately, she knows she tried everything she could to make her marriage work and is now slowly dipping her toe back into the dating scene.
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