https://padlet.com/mari_plugareva/4ubmgha3momo biography en-us 2017-11-26 17:53:52 UTC 2026-01-15 08:28:28 UTC hello@padlet.com mari_plugareva https://padlet.com/mari_plugareva/4ubmgha3momo/wish/210173594 2017-11-26 18:00:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mari_plugareva/4ubmgha3momo/wish/210173594 mari_plugareva https://padlet.com/mari_plugareva/4ubmgha3momo/wish/210173795 Helen Elizabeth Skelton (born 19 July 1983 in Carlisle) is an English television presenter. She has worked on the BBC children's programme Blue Peter since 2008. In 2010 she kayaked over 2,000 miles along the Amazon River, and in 2012 she finished a 500-mile (800 km) trek to the South Pole, both for Sport Relief, making her a double world record holder.]]> 2017-11-26 18:01:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mari_plugareva/4ubmgha3momo/wish/210173795 mari_plugareva https://padlet.com/mari_plugareva/4ubmgha3momo/wish/210174533 2017-11-26 18:04:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mari_plugareva/4ubmgha3momo/wish/210174533 mari_plugareva https://padlet.com/mari_plugareva/4ubmgha3momo/wish/210174634 After briefly working in public relations, Helen decided to concentrate on journalism. She worked in the newsroom at CFM Radio, and was involved with various programmes at Border Television, before becoming a breakfast presenter on BBC Radio Cumbria in 2005, becoming one of the youngest breakfast show presenters on the BBC network. She was then a reporter and occasional presenter on children's news programme Newsround and its weekend sports based version]]> 2017-11-26 18:05:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mari_plugareva/4ubmgha3momo/wish/210174634 mari_plugareva https://padlet.com/mari_plugareva/4ubmgha3momo/wish/210174978 Helen was revealed as a new Blue Peter presenter on 28 August 2008, replacing Zöe Salmon, becoming the 33rd presenter for the programme. In a challenge for the show, she took an uncredited role in the BBC production of Merlin.]]> 2017-11-26 18:06:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mari_plugareva/4ubmgha3momo/wish/210174978 mari_plugareva https://padlet.com/mari_plugareva/4ubmgha3momo/wish/210175327 2017-11-26 18:09:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mari_plugareva/4ubmgha3momo/wish/210175327