{"id":85197,"date":"2023-11-29T11:15:59","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T11:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mylifestylemax.com\/?p=85197"},"modified":"2023-11-29T11:15:59","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T11:15:59","slug":"helen-skelton-gobsmacked-by-reaction-to-her-stepping-down-from-bbc-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mylifestylemax.com\/celebrities\/helen-skelton-gobsmacked-by-reaction-to-her-stepping-down-from-bbc-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Helen Skelton gobsmacked by reaction to her stepping down from BBC show"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Helen Skelton \u2018shocked\u2019 by reaction to her stepping down from BBC show<\/h3>\n<p>Helen Skelton has admitted that she was &#8220;shocked&#8221; at the public&#8217;s reaction to her stepping away from her role on BBC Radio 5 Live.<\/p>\n<p>The former Blue Peter host spoke to Sophie Ellis-Bextor on her podcast, Spinning Plates, about what her life has been like since shifting away from the BBC radio show.<\/p>\n<p>Helen announced earlier this year that she would be stepping down from her role in order to spend more time with her children.<\/p>\n<p>She said: &#8220;I was so shocked at the amount of noise around that.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It became this big thing, everyone started this narrative and a big discussion around it, which is great.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> READ MORE: <\/strong> <strong>Helen Skelton admits \u2018I need to let go of Strictly Come Dancing\u2019[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/79\/590x\/secondary\/helen-skelton-getty-red-carpet-5090992.jpg?r=1701256045015\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But, I am not the first parent in history to change their shifts so that I can do things with my kids on the weekend.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Helen added: &#8220;It&#8217;s clearly something that people are very anxious about. I was lucky, my Mum didn&#8217;t have to work until I was 14 or 15.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think when you&#8217;re public facing, it&#8217;s easy for everyone to have an opinion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>During her final show in August, Helen signed off with: &#8220;That&#8217;s it for me on Sundays for now. Thank you for your company over the last year, I&#8217;ve loved every minute of our time together on this show&#8230;<\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>ITV I&#8217;m A Celebrity star Sam Thompson gives verdict on TV return[WATCH] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>ITV I&#8217;m A Celebrity new &#8216;fix&#8217; row emerges as star rushed out of camp[OPINION] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Coronation Street horror as Gemma Winter&#8217;s accused of poisoning youngster[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/79\/590x\/secondary\/helen-richie-myler-split-5090821.jpg?r=1701256045114\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Thank you to all of the team, thank you to all of you. 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It&#8217;s hard to know what to say without getting emotional.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The mum-of-three gave birth to her third child in December 2021 before it was shortly announced that her eight-year marriage had come to an end.<\/p>\n<p>Helen was previously married to rugby player Richie Myler, who has since embarked on a new romance with Stephanie Thirkhill.<\/p>\n<p>Richie recently became a father again just 14 months after splitting with Helen as the couple welcomed their first child together in April.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the breakdown of her marriage, Helen signed up to Strictly Come Dancing and made it all the way to the final last year with Gorka Marquez.<\/p>\n<p><em>You can listen to Helen&#8217;s full interview on the podcast here.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/celebrity-news\/1840267\/helen-skelton-bbc-radio-5-live-quit-reaction-strictly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Helen Skelton \u2018shocked\u2019 by reaction to her stepping down from BBC show Helen Skelton has admitted that she was &#8220;shocked&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":85196,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3373],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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