Helen Skelton has revealed that normal service has resumed in her house ‘with a bang’ as she enjoys daily life with her three kids after the Strictly Come Dancing final.
The Countryfile presenter, 39, who was partnered with Gorka Marquez, lost out in the final to Hamza Yassin and Jowita Pryzstal.
Helen took to her Instagram story on Monday night, posting a picture of her and daughter Elsie Katie, who turns one next week, in matching elf costumes.
Back to normal: Helen Skelton has revealed that normal service has resumed in her house as she looks after her three children again after she was a finalist on Strictly Come Dancing
The presenter shared that she had done a food shop and made dinner for her children while dressed as an elf- and that the dance show glamour was well and truly over.
She captioned her post: ‘Did a food shop whilst eating a baguette. Kids made me make tea whilst dressed as an elf. Back to life with a bang.’
It comes after Helen, who has gone through a tough time after splitting with husband of eight years Richie Myler earlier this year, revealed that the atmosphere at the live final would see her through ‘any dark days’.
Appearing on Monday morning’s Lorraine, which was hosted by stand-in Ranvir Singh, Helen spoke out on her experience in the show.
Runner-up: The Countryfile presenter, 39, who was partnered with Gorka Marquez, lost out in the final to Hamza Yassin and Jowita Pryzstal
Touching on getting through her heartache on the show, the mother-of-three admitted she ‘just wanted to make my kids proud.’
Helen shares Ernie, seven, Louis, five, and 11-month-old Elsie with ex Richie, who she split with in April.
‘Look I just wanted to make my kids proud. So we didn’t quite bring home that trophy but we made memories that would make a lifetime,’ she explained.
The presenter added that winning ‘would have been the perfect way to say thank you’ for the good that Strictly did for her emotionally.
‘If I could bottle that atmosphere from Saturday, it’ll see me through any dark days. It was just the most wonderful feeling. It just goes to show what happens when you surround yourself with good people,’ she told Ranvir.
Dark days: Helen has noted how Strictly Come Dancing helped to ‘see my through any dark days’ as she thanked the competition for getting her through a tough time
Doting mum: Helen shares Ernie, seven, Louis, five, and 11-month-old Elsie with ex Richie Myler
Helen, Fleur East and Mollie Rainford all lost out to Hamza and his partner Jowita Przystal for the final.
And sweetly gushing over her dance partner Gorka Marquez, Helen said that she is ‘so grateful’ for him.
‘I am so grateful to that man, he is a credit to that show and a credit to his family. That show pushes all the buttons. It’s so emotional,’ she said.
Adding: ‘He never made me say things I didn’t want to. He never made me pull the thread that would have made me unravel.’
Close bond: And sweetly gushing over her dance partner Gorka Marquez, Helen said that she is ‘so grateful’ for him
Many fans took to social media to note Gorka’s stern face during the Strictly final as he and Helen lost out – with the latter explaining ‘he wanted to win it’.
‘If his face had said anything other than I’m disappointed, it would have been a disservice,’ she cleared up.
The Countryfile presenter has previously revealed it’s been ‘wonderfully liberating to be happy in my own skin’ while starring on Strictly following her breakup from Richie in April.
Helen split from the rugby player just weeks after the birth of their third child, and the rugby star is now expecting a baby with his new girlfriend Stephanie Thirkill.
Newfound confidence: Helen has previously credited Strictly Come Dancing for lifting the gloom of her marriage split – and says she’s rediscovered her confidence by performing on the show
Richie was first reported to be seeing Stephanie, 32, just days after his split from Helen.
Helen was said to feel ‘bewildered’ by the breakdown of her marriage, with a source close to the couple telling MailOnline: ‘Helen is absolutely devastated.’
They continued: ”Now she is contemplating life without him while he has moved on with his new partner.’
Stephanie is the daughter of Andrew Thirkill, who is one of the richest businessmen in Leeds and is worth an estimated £175 million.
Back in April, Helen announced that she and her husband Richie had split in an emotional Instagram post to her followers.
She shared two heartbreak emojis as she shared the emotional news with her fans.
‘Very sad to say that Richie and I are no longer a couple,’ Helen said at the time.
Tough: Helen joined Strictly while reeling from her split from husband of eight years Richie, which came just months after she gave birth to their third child
