| Net Worth: | $6 Million |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: | July 19, 1983 (41 years old) |
| Gender: | Female |
| Profession: | TV Show Host |
| Nationality: | British |
TV presenter of the children’s BBC program Blue Peter from 2008 to 2013. She also presented BBC One’s Holiday Hit Squad with Joe Crowley and Angela Rippon.
She studied journalism at Cumbria Institute of the Arts.
She was the presenter of the TV show Countryfile with John Craven.
Personal Life
She married rugby player Richie Myler in 2013. They welcomed a son named Ernie in 2015.
She appeared on an episode of Merlin with Bradley James.
Quotes
“The scariest thing I ever did was give birth in the kitchen by myself, with my three-year-old bashing me on the head with a sword, but it’s not like you have a choice is it.”
— Helen Skelton
“Growing up on a Cumbrian farm showed me first hand that you get out of life what you put in. If you don’t put crops in the ground, you can’t feed your animals or earn money.”
— Helen Skelton
“Everyone asks me how to get into television. Ultimately, you have to work for free for years. As much as we enthuse about diversity, we are never going to be truly diverse because the system means only a certain section of society can do that.”
— Helen Skelton
“People think you earn a fortune in TV, but that’s not always the case, especially when you’re working as a children’s presenter.”
— Helen Skelton
“I know being an open, honest, outspoken person gets me into trouble all the time, but I don’t know how to be any other way.”
— Helen Skelton