Strictly's Helen Skelton admits her 'embarrassed' kids…

Strictly's Helen Skelton admits her 'embarrassed' kids spoke to her about sexy routine with Gorka

Strictly Come Dancing star Helen Skelton has admitted her children were 'embarrassed' by her sexy couple's chance dance to Cabaret last week.

Helen, alongside pro dance partner Gorka Marquez, danced a couple's choice which was highly risque, with a black sequin dress over seethrough tights while she draped herself over Gorka's back.

And the dance, which scored the pair a 39/40, drew some raised eyebrows from Helen's children and the rest of her family.

On Monday night Helen discussed her latest dance with It Takes Two host Rylan Clark, beaming in via satellite link from Cannon Hall Farm in South Yorkshire, where Helen is about to kick off the latest series of Winter on the Farm on Channel 5 at 8pm tonight.

Helen told Rylan: "We loved Friday night, we had an absolutely brilliant time, it was so much fun and the atmosphere in the studio is one of those things that will stay with me forever."

"My children said it was a bit weird for us and they were a little bit embarrassed but they were okay about it, my parents absolutely loved it. My mum was in the front row, she was just going mad wasn't she.

"I think for all of our families it's nice for them to see us having a good time. Because we've had a great adventure, a great journey so far, obviously some bits are easier than others but when you're putting a lot of work in, when it comes together like it did the other night, it's just brilliant for us but brilliant for them as well isn't it."

Strictly's Helen Skelton on Friday's show (BBC)

Gorka added: "I think it's a style that really suits her, she got into the style so well. She smashed it, she was even better than me."

The pair got 39/40, their joint highest score, with the 9 from Craig.

Gorka added: "Obviously we would love to get a 40 but there's still another two weeks to go, we have another dance this week, I think the reaction we get from the audience from our fellow professionals, was just amazing. I'd rather get that reaction than a 40 any day."

Helen added: "It was quite emotional wasn't it because when we got up to Claudia's area we were like 'yeah we're having a good time', but like our friends were all going mad and some of them had tears in their eyes so we were just like 'oh, was that good?'.

"For them to enjoy it is what it's all about. You wanna do something that people have a reaction to and we did."

Helen Skelton and Gorka Marquez on Strictly on Friday (BBC)

This week, the pair will be taking on two dances. The first is an Argentine Tango and then a Waltz to Celine Dion in the semi-final, which will be shown on Sunday, not Saturday, in a change to the BBC TV schedules for the World Cup coverage of England vs France on Saturday night.

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Strictly Come Dancing returns to BBC1 on Sunday, December 11.

Strictly It Takes Two returns every weekday on BBC2.

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