Helen Skelton is nursing a few injuries ahead of the latest Strictly Come Dancing live show on Saturday, after a few falls in training this week.
Bookies' favourite to win before she'd even set foot on the dancefloor in week one, Blue Peter and Countryfile star Helen has been hit with a severe lack of self confidence so far on the show, with her fleeing rehearsals through a fire exit and being surrounded by mirrors in the training room so she had to look at herself when performing.
The judges, viewers at home and Helen's pro partner Gorka Marquez have all willed Helen to believe in herself more and it looks like this could be the week for her, as on Saturday night, she and Gorka will perform a Charleston to the Blue Peter theme tune for Strictly's BBC 100th birthday special.
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Giving an update from rehearsals on Wednesday, Helen said she was very excited to be able to dance to a song that was the soundtrack to her big TV break but, appearing as a guest on Friday's Lorraine, she did admit it hadn't been all plain sailing in the lead up to Saturday night.
Speaking to guest host Ranvir Singh, Helen said: "I'm so excited about this week, because I get to do a Charleston to the Blue Peter theme tune. I was a Blue Peter for so many years; loved it, it was my identity, so the chance to do a fun dance to this, I'm really excited."
As former Strictly star Ranvir talked about how the Charleston steps can be rather tricky to master and how 'you've got to really go for it,' Helen explained there had been a few painful moments in the dance studio, replying: "My ankles are fine, but my knees are bruised to high heaven! 'Cos we do a few tricks and obviously, they take a bit of practise. You know it's a fine line between brave and stupid, so I go for it with the tricks and yeah, there's been a few falls!"
Helen has been inundated with messages of support from fans and was quick to thank them during the interview, mentioning the mums who watch Strictly who said they were 'living vicariously' through her.
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