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Helen Skelton seen with new partner Kai Widdrington as she starts rehearsals

Strictly Come Dancing’s Helen Skelton was pictured with her new dance partner Kai Widdrington as they started rehearsals for the live tour.

The Countryfile presenter won over viewers with her impressive dance moves on the BBC hit show. The mum-of-three made it to the final with her professional dancing partner Gorka however they just missed out on lifting the glitterball trophy.

Despite the final being less than a month ago the star is back in the rehearsal room as she prepares for the upcoming tour, which will kick off in Birmingham on January 20.

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Helen will be joined by winners Hamza Yassin and Jowita Przystal and other couples like Ellie Simmonds and Nikita Kuzmin and Will Mellor and Nancy Xu.

The stars will be performing up and down the country without her former dance partner Gorka. Pro dancer Gorka will be preparing for another show as he gets set to hit the road with fellow Strictly pro Karen Hauer on their Firdance tour, which begins on February 23.

Earlier this week, Gorka gave a clear indication he planned to go and watch Helen on tour, writing: "I can’t wait to see you dancing again on tour," underneath a video she shared of them in the Strictly final.”

Strictly's Helen Skelton seen with new partner Kai Widdrington (Instagram)

Helen has since shared a snap with new dance partner Kai. Updating her followers on tour rehearsal she reposted a video clip, originally posted by Tyler West, to her Instagram story where she could be seen posing with pro dancers Dianne Buswell and Amy Dowden as well as fellow finalist Molly Rainford.

The former Blue Peter presenter later shared a selfie sat next to dance partner Kai as well as Molly and her pro dance partner Carlos and declared that they were “putting the world to rights.”

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