Gorka Marquez’s hug for Helen Skelton – and even a parking ticket can’t wipe the smile off her face after joining Strictly Come Dancing
- Helen Skelton seems to have hit it off with her business partner, Mr. Marquez
- They shared a hug after a practice session ahead of Saturday’s show
- Even a parking ticket didn’t seem to wipe a smile from Ms Skelton’s happy face
When TV presenter Helen Skelton signed up for Strictly, she swore she was there to have a good time.
And judging by her smile, she wasted no time having fun – as she seems to have hit it off with her professional partner, Gorka Marquez.
The couple shared a hug after a training session before last night’s show, five months after Ms Skelton was heartbroken by the collapse of her eight-year marriage to rugby league player Richie Myler.
She also put her hand on Marquez’s shoulder before getting into her blue Audi 4×4 outside the dance studio in Cumbria.
And it appeared the Countryfile presenter, who wore a £56 pair of Jack Wills leggings, is enjoying her time on the BBC1 show so much that even a parking ticket couldn’t wipe the smile off her face. She showed no signs of irritation as she removed it from the windshield before heading home.
It has emerged that the Countryfile presenter, who wore a £56 pair of Jack Wills leggings, enjoys her time on the BBC1 show so much that even a parking ticket couldn’t wipe the smile off her face.
The couple shared a hug after a practice session ahead of last night’s show, five months after Ms Skelton was heartbroken by the collapse of her eight-year marriage.
Pictured: Gorka Marquezson and Gorka Marquez. Marquez, also 32, started dating former Emmerdale actress Miss Atkinson after they met on Strictly in 2017, although they didn’t dance together.
Helen Skelton and Gorka Marquez dance during the Strictly Come Dancing live broadcast on BBC1 2022
Marquez, who lives in Manchester with his wife, actress and former Strictly contestant Gemma Atkinson, has reportedly been linked with Ms Skelton, 39, as he is the professional star who lives closest to her home in Yorkshire.
Ms Skelton was ‘absolutely devastated’ after Myler left her in April – just six months after giving birth to their third child, Elsie.
The 32-year-old then started a relationship with Stephanie Thirkill, the daughter of Andrew Thirkill, the chairman of his team, Leeds Rhinos.
Marquez, also 32, started dating former Emmerdale actress Miss Atkinson after they met on Strictly in 2017, although they didn’t dance together.
The couple, who have three-year-old daughter Mia, got engaged on Valentine’s Day last year but have yet to set a wedding date.
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