Helen Skelton was "overwhelmed" when she signed up for 'Strictly Come Dancing'.

Helen Skelton reflects on her time on Strictly Come Dancing

Helen Skelton reflects on her time on Strictly Come Dancing

The 40-year-old presenter finished in third place of the 2022 series of the BBC Latin and ballroom competition alongside professional partner Gorka Marquez and explained that even though the experience initially felt quite daunting, she eventually learned to take things one step at a time.

She told Hello Magazine: "For me, it's always about bite- sized chunks, one bit at a time. "I never think: 'Oh my God, today is going to be mental!' I just think: 'What have I got to do this morning? What do I have to do in the next hour?'

"My friends always laugh as I say: 'How do you eat an elephant? Bit by bit.'

"I think that's applicable to anything: when I was on 'Strictly', I would think about how a lot of it was overwhelming. But actually, all I had to do was go to make-up and sit in the chair and then do the steps, then it was the chat. You just take it one bit at a time."

The former 'Blue Peter' presenter went on to describe the show - which is currently airing on BBC One with the likes of broadcaster Angela Rippon, former 'Coronation Street' Ellie Leach and 'Casualty' actor Nigel Harman hitting the dancefloor - as "brilliant" programme for uniting people.

She said: "It’s a brilliant show for bringing people together and that just leaps out of the screen. It’s challenging, but I'm the kind of person who gets a lot out of that sort of environment and it left me

feeling so good, so buoyed and so smiley. I was very, very grateful to be part of it.”

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