{"id":134629,"date":"2023-11-28T15:00:55","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T15:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=134629"},"modified":"2023-11-28T15:00:55","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T15:00:55","slug":"helen-skelton-admits-i-need-to-let-go-of-strictly-come-dancing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/celebrities\/helen-skelton-admits-i-need-to-let-go-of-strictly-come-dancing\/","title":{"rendered":"Helen Skelton admits \u2018I need to let go of Strictly Come Dancing\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Spinning Plates podcast: Helen Skelton looks back on Strictly journey<\/h3>\n<p>BBC star Helen Skelton opened up about her special connection to Strictly Come Dancing, confessing she was finding it hard to \u201clet the show go\u201d in a new interview.<\/p>\n<p>Countryfile presenter Helen, 40, reached the finals of the BBC One dance show last year with her professional partner Gorka M\u00e1rquez.<\/p>\n<p><span>While it was Hamza Yassin and his dance partner Jowita Przysta\u0142 who walked away with the glitterball trophy, fans marvelled at how much confidence Helen had gained when it came to her dance ability. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Speaking on the <\/span><span>Spinning Plates<\/span><span> podcast with Murder on the Dancefloor songstress Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Helen admitted she would return to the show \u201cin a heartbeat\u201d. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Speaking about her continued friendship with her former dance partner, Helen shared: \u201cI went to have breakfast with Gorka yesterday and I was like, \u2018I need to let go, don\u2019t I?\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <strong> READ MORE: <\/strong> <strong>Helen Skelton shares heartbreaking reason she won&#8217;t delete photos of ex Richie<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/79\/590x\/secondary\/Helen-Skelton-5089709.jpg?r=1701182760124\"><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt\u2019s a process!\u201d Sophie agreed, as Helen continued: \u201cIt was the most wonderful, brilliant chapter that I loved.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIn our Whatsapp group &#8211; everyone who did it last year is still in the same Whatsapp group\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe were all saying, \u2018Oh my gosh, the anxiety of the music and the panic and all the nerves\u2026\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Helen Skelton\u2019s dad forced to \u2018step in\u2019 after painful marriage split[UPDATE] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Helen Skelton says goodbye to presenting job leaving fans \u2018gutted\u2019[LATEST] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Helen Skelton announces major career change as she lands new TV role[NEWS] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/79\/590x\/secondary\/Helen-Skelton-5089712.jpg?r=1701182760186\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 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