Helen Skelton
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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Full filmography
- Blue Peter (1958) as Self - Guest
- The One Show (2006) as Self - Guest
- The One Show (2006) as Self
- Countryfile (1988) as Self - Host
- Countryfile (1988) as Self - Presenter
- Never Mind the Buzzcocks (1996) as Self - Panellist
- Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (2011) as Self - Participant
- Pointless Celebrities (2011) as Self
- Strictly Come Dancing (2004) as Self
- A League of Their Own (2010) as Self - Panellist
- Celebrity Mastermind (2003)
- Richard Osman's House of Games (2017) as Self - Panellist
- Chris Moyles' Quiz Night (2009) as Self
- Let's Dance for Comic Relief (2009) as Self
- Sportsround (2005) as Herself - Presenter
- SMart (1994)
- Robson Green's Weekend Escapes (2023)
- Walks with My Dog (2017) as Self
- Country Tracks (2009) as Self - Presenter
- The Great Sport Relief Bake Off (2012) as Self - Contestant
- Hacker Time (2011) as Herself
- Lost and Found in the Lakes (2025) as Self - Presenter
- Springtime on the Farm (2018) as Presenter
- Our Coast (2020) as Self - Expert