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Strictly Come Dancing 2022: Helen Skelton confirmed as the final contestant

Will Helen be getting her dancing shoes on?

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Helen Skelton has signed up for Strictly Come Dancing 2022, host Claudia Winkleman confirmed.

This follows reports earlier this week that the popular presenter would be taking part this year.

A source claimed Helen doing Strictly is the “perfect way to bounce back” following a difficult few months.

Helen Skelton smiles and poses in dress at ITV Palooza
Helen IS doing Strictly this year (Credit: SplashNews.com)

Helen Skelton confirmed for Strictly Come Dancing

Helen is looking forward to joining the show, saying: “I’m really excited to get stuck into a fun adventure. My family and friends have always loved the show and can’t wait for me to get started.”

According to an insider, Helen is a “great signing for the show and enormously popular with viewers”.

The source told The Sun: “Most people are absolutely desperate to avoid the Strictly curse but Helen would love it to give her some confidence back.

“She’s a great signing for the show and enormously popular with viewers, especially after what has happened to her lately.

Helen Skelton leaning back and smiling during Lorraine interview
Helen split from her husband earlier this year (Credit: ITV)

“Everyone on the inside thinks she could end up going a very long way.”

This come just a few months after Helen confirmed she had split from her husband Richie Myler.

In April, Helen announced on Instagram: “Very sad to say Richie and I are no longer a couple. He has left the family home.

“We will be doing our best to co-parent our small children.”

Helen and Richie are parents to sons Ernie, seven, and Louis, five, and daughter Elsie Kate, who was born in December 2021.

Last month, Helen opened up about being a mum to three kids during an interview with HELLO! magazine.

She said: “That whole thing about ‘it takes a village’, I believe that.

“You need to be with people who are in the same boat, otherwise, the mum guilt can be suffocating.

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“Sometimes I am a full-time mum with the guilt of thinking I should be out working, and other times I am a working mum with the guilt that I’m not at home with them.”

Helen will join the likes of Kym Marsh, Kaye Adams and Matt Goss.

Read more: Helen Skelton admits being a single mum to three kids is hard’ following split from husband

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Rebecca Carter
Associate Editor (News)