Getting to the end and thinking that I haven’t laughed enough.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 January 2026 source ↗
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Helen Skelton
b. 1984
Born in Cumbria, Helen Skelton, 42, began her broadcasting career at BBC Radio Cumbria and Newsround. From 2008 to 2013, she was a Blue Peter presenter. Her other credits include reporting on the London 2012 Olympics and presenting Countryfile and BBC Morning Live; she also voices Annie in Fireman Sam. In 2023, she published her autobiography, In My Stride. A new series of her show Lost and Found in the Lakes starts on 5 January on BBC One. She lives in Cumbria and has three children with her former husband, Richie Myler.
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Jealousy. It’s the thief of joy.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 January 2026 source ↗
After the 2012 Olympics I hosted the parade. I had on a little skirt and when the prime minister came on everyone cheered. I thought: “Oh my God, they love David Cameron,” but they were cheering because my skirt had blown up, and I’d flashed my knickers at him.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 January 2026 source ↗
Losing my eyesight – I live for the view, and the sunset and the sunrise.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 January 2026 source ↗
My new year resolution is actually to read all the classics and I’m ashamed that I haven’t read everything by the Brontë sisters.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 January 2026 source ↗
To Gorka Márquez, who was my Strictly partner, for not winning the glitterball in 2022.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 January 2026 source ↗
There’s a house near me that I adore and it came up for sale, and I got to the point of nearly buying it and then pulled out because I’m trying to be sensible.
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Good memories. When I’m gone, I want them to feel that they were always my No 1 priority.
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More sleep – my children do not sleep.
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As someone who made you think that anything’s possible. I did three marathons in a day once but walking the high-wire at Battersea Park station was the challenge I loved most because I had to master a skill.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 January 2026 source ↗
That you get out of life what you put in. When you grow up on a farm you literally reap what you sow.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 January 2026 source ↗
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