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Helen Skelton 'knows how Home Alone mum felt' as she's surrounded by kids after party chaos

Helen Skelton has joked that she "knows how the mum from Home Alone felt" as she shared a picture of herself surrounded by children and pets after throwing a "chaotic" first birthday party for her daughter.

The Strictly finalist, 39, went to huge lengths to ensure that her youngest daughter Elsie's party was a fun family extravaganza.

Sharing pictures of what appeared to be inside her home, the Countryfile star was at the centre of the action as a dining table was full of food and balloons were strewn throughout the room as kids in fancy dress ran around.

She wrote: "A wolf in a tantrum, a Spidergirl needing balloons and lost cricket gloves. All the chaos. All the love baby girl."

Helen Skelton surrounded by kids and dogs (Instagram)
She threw a birthday for her daughter (helenskelton/Instagram)

A man who fans speculated could be her estranged ex husband Richie Myler was pictured in one of the photos, though his face was hidden by a balloon.

Following all the excitement, Helen shared another photo this afternoon of a table with plates of half-eaten food and toys. The children had gathered to look at something on the table as two dogs - one in a fleece coat - looked up at them.

Helen wrote: "10 kids. 3 dogs. Know how the mum in Home Alone felt."

Helen with ex-husband Richie Myler and their sons Ernie and Louis (TIM STEWART NEWS LIMITED)

It comes after the BBC presenter marked her daughter's first birthday with an emotional post after a whirlwind year.

Helen split from Richie just four months after giving birth to Elsie last December, going on to announce the news of the break-up in a statement as she told fans she was 'very sad'.

But months later, Helen threw herself back into work, launching her own Radio 5 Live weekend show and becoming a last-minute addition to this year's series of Strictly Come Dancing - where she made it all the way to the final.

Sharing an adorable black and white pic of Elsie, Stevie Atkins, who is married to rugby player Ryan Atkins, wrote: "Happy first birthday to you Elsie.

"You are the most adorable little girl who stole our hearts the second we laid eyes on you. We hope your day is fun and everything you deserve it to be.

"All our love, hugs and kisses from Stevie, Ryan, Nala and Jada xxx."

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