Helen Skelton says she "found my confidence" doing 'Strictly Come Dancing.
Helen Skelton found her 'confidence' on the 'Strictly' dancefloor
Ahead of this weekend's final of the BBC One Latin and ballroom contest, the former 'Blue Peter' presenter has opened up about her 'Strictly' journey and how she hopes the show encourages viewers to step outside their own "comfort zone".
Speaking to press before this weekend's grand final, she said: "I've definitely found my confidence on that dance floor and I enjoy it, and that's what it was about. I think every week, we get so many messages from people who share things about their life and that's the ultimate humbling thing.
"It's a privilege to be in people's living rooms on a Saturday night and it's a privilege when they share things and if one person has thought, 'Oh, I'm going to put myself out of my comfort zone,' or 'I'm going to take on something difficult,' that we've done our job."
The 39-year-old TV star described her time on 'Strictly' as "wonderfully freeing and liberating".
She said: "That's a wonderfully freeing thing for anybody when they feel in control of their own selves and what they're doing. So I don't think it's about being sexy. I think it's about being confident in your own skin and being who you are."
She added: "It's been a wonderfully liberating thing to just be happy in your own skin, in your own shoes and doing whatever walk you do."
Helen is competing against Fleur East, Molly Rainford and Hamza Yasmin to lift the glitterball trophy.
Each couple will have three dances to impress the voting public and the judges - Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton du Beke - on Saturday night (17.12.22).
The final kicks off at 7.05pm on BBC One, with Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman unveiling the 2022 winner.
Last year, the show made history with the first deaf contestant, actress Rose Ayling-Ellis, taking the trophy.
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