 Get all the biggest showbiz news straight to your inbox. Sign up for the free Mirror Showbiz newsletter. Her dance partner went on to say: 'It's only you who is going to be the one who can make the change and the one who needs to believe in you, because you are an amazing woman. Very inspirational. 'An amazing mum and incredible dancer, so believe in you, please.' As the audience clapped, poor Helen looked mortified and memes of her furious 'side eye' quickly went viral. Helen later admitted she isn't mad at Gorka for what he did – but said she had taken him to one side for a chat afterwards. Helen says doing 'all-consuming' Strictly is taking her mind off things (Image: BBC/Guy Levy) The 39-year-old told The Sun : 'What I love about Gorka is that he has my very best interests at heart, and we are genuinely very good friends. 'But sometimes, maybe, we need to talk about what he's allowed to say publicly. I was like, 'Oh God, where is he going with this? That's why I jumped on the table - to shut him up!' Although Gorka got it a bit wrong that time, Helen says he 'has the measure of me' and is constantly trying to lift her spirits, which she appreciates after a tough year. She revealed he brings her a coffee and pastry every morning and writes on the coffee cup 'you're brilliant, you've got this'. The C){kind=link}
Strictly Come Dancing star Helen Skelton has revealed what she really thought of dance partner Gorka Marquez’s unexpected speech about her marriage breakdown
Helen Skelton has broken her silence on why she had a âface like thunder’ when dance partner Gorka Marquez publicly discussed her marriage breakdown.
As Gorka showered praise on the Strictly Come Dancing star â while referencing her ex Richie Myler â Helen bit her lip and rolled her eyes in annoyance.
During the clearly unexpected speech on live TV, Gorka put his arm around Helen as he said: “I know you’ve been having a difficult time.
“And I know you may feel like you’re not beautiful or good enough or anything. But if you don’t believe in yourself. I believe in you. Everybody here believes in you.”