What is Helen Skelton?
[[File:Helen Skelton.jpg|right|220px]] '''Helen Elizabeth Skelton''' (born 19 July 1983) is an English television presenter and actress. ==Works== She co-presented [[CBBC]]'s programme ''[[Blue Peter]]'' from 2008 to 2013. Since 2014 she has been the presenter of Countryfile. She also co-hosted two series of the [[BBC One]] television programme ''[[Holiday Hit Squad]]'' alongside [[Angela Rippon]] and [[Joe Crowley (presenter)|Joe Crowley]]. She also hosted the daytime series ''[[The Instant Gardener]]'' which ran for two seasons. She is currently a dancer on the celebrity dancing show ''[[Strictly Come Dancing]]''. ==Early life== Skelton was born on July 19, 1983, in [[Carlisle]], [[Cumbria]], [[England]]. She grew up on a dairy farm in the town of [[Kirkby Thore]]. She attended the local primary school and then [[Appleby Grammar School]]. Then she graduated from the [[Cumbria Institute of the Arts]]. She earned a degree in journalism. During her time in college, he worked as an extra on ''[[Coronation Street]]'' and ''[[Cutting It]]''. Skelton is a qualified tap [[dance teacher]] and has said that if she weren't a broadcaster, she would be a teacher. His brother [[Gavin Skelton]] is a professional footballer and has also been a player-manager. {{DEFAULTSORT:Skelton, Helen}} [[Category:1983 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:English actors]] [[Category:English television presenters]] {{actor-stub}}