Acting
Helen Skelton
Also Known As: Helen Skelton-Myler
Birth Date
July 19, 1983
(43 years old)
Place of Birth
Carlisle, Cumbria, UK
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Biography
Helen’s career started when she became one of the youngest breakfast presenters on BBC Radio Network at the age of 22, going on to present Newsround for CBBC. One of Helen’s longest standing roles was as presenter for the flagship children’s series, Blue Peter. Helen has become a beloved face of the BBC having worked on two Olympics in London 2012 and Rio 2016 as well as presenting the World, Commonwealth and European swimming competitions for the channel. Helen’s love of the great outdoors has been put to good use, being part of the Countryfile presenting team since 2012. In 2013 Helen was able to feed her love for travel by co-presenting BBC 1’s Holiday Hit Squad. Most recently, Helen presents The Instant Gardener, which just aired its second series on BBC Daytime.
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Blue Peter
Self - Guest
1958 • 1 episode
Countryfile
Self - Host
1988 • 156 episodes
The One Show
Self - Guest
2006 • 1 episode
Strictly Come Dancing
Self
2004 • 1 episode
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self - Panellist
1996 • 1 episode
Pointless Celebrities
Self
2011 • 1 episode
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant
2011 • 1 episode
Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins
Self - Recruit 10
2019 • 6 episodes
Richard Osman's House of Games
Self - Panellist
2017 • 5 episodes
Celebrity Mastermind
2003 • 1 episode
A League of Their Own
Self - Panellist
2010 • 3 episodes
Sportsround
Herself - Presenter
2005 • 52 episodes
Hacker Time
Herself
2011 • 1 episode
SMart
1994 • 1 episode
Let's Dance for Comic Relief
Self
2009 • 1 episode
Country Tracks
Self - Presenter
2009 • 6 episodes
Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
Self
2009 • 1 episode
Robson Green's Weekend Escapes
2023 • 1 episode
The Great Sport Relief Bake Off
Self - Contestant
2012 • 1 episode
Lost and Found in the Lakes
Self - Presenter
2025 • 32 episodes