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Jessica Bacon

Strictly Come Dancing's Helen Skelton suffers wardrobe mishap as she trips and rips dress

Helen Skelton tripped and ripped her dress in sensual performance in Strictly Come Dancing semi-final.

The former Blue Peter presenter took to the floor for her second dance, when the wardrobe malfunction occurred as her heel got caught in her blue sequin dress.

Helen and her professional dance partner Gorka Marquez continued their dance even with the dress mishap, as host Tess Daly praised her and said: "Is your dress ok? I know it got caught a little bit in your heel."

Helen Skelton trips and rips dress in Strictly Come Dancing semi-final performance (BBC)

As the dance came to a close, the sparkly dress hung had frayed as she ripped through the edge completely.

Helen laughed it off as the judges praised her "wonderful" performance and despite the wardrobe error the couple still managed to secure a score of 37 out of 40.

Even with the noticeable slip up, fans were still impressed by Helen and Gorka's performance and mainly distracted by her spectacular dress.

One fan took to Twitter and penned: "Helen and Gorka never fail to impress. What a lovely performance. Fighting for their place in that final."

Helen looked sensational before she had the wardrobe mishap (bbc)

"Helen looks amazing, her dress is stunning!" Another said, as a second agreed: "Love, love, love Helen's dress."

"Helen looked stunning in that blue dress! It was a dramatic and intense Argentine Tango," a Strictly fan added.

One fan even said: "Where do I get Helen's dress from? Asking for a friend."

Fans loved Helen's dressed and praised the duo for getting through the performance despite the mishap (BBC)

However, some fans were upset that Coronation Street's Will Mellor was criticised heavily for his mistakes, but Helen still had a very high score even though she also had a major error in her dance.

The actor was left fuming when the judges gave their feedback on his tango, as he shared his own regret at "disappointing" his partner Nancy Xu.

Many fans have predicted that Helen and Will will be in the dance off tomorrow evening following their errors, as the result show airs on Monday night in the programme reshuffle for the FIFA World Cup.

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