Who is Strictly star Helen Skelton well-known footballer bro?

December 17, 2022 – 17:10 GMT

Emmy Griffiths

Helen Skelton’s household will be out in force supporting her, especially her well-known footballer bro, Gavin!

Helen Skelton will be cheered on by her household for the Strictly Come Dancing ending – and we hope her well-known bro will be amongst them! Helen’s huge bro is Gavin Skelton, an English football supervisor who was formerly an expert for Carlisle United.

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The footballer was a protective midfielder, and likewise dipped into Workington, Barrow and Kilmarnock prior to ending up being the supervisor at Queen of the South back in 2016. He is wed with one child, Helen’s six-year-old nephew.

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While Gavin isn’t on social networks, he has actually formerly spoken fondly about his sis, who is 2 years more youthful than him. Back in 2011, he opened about her Comic Relief stunt where she did a high-wire walk in between the chimneys of Battersea Power Station, informing The Daily Record: ” Helen appears to have actually done rather a lot for Sport Relief however I do not truly understand where this one has actually originated from.

Gavin is a previous footballer

” She has actually been training for 6 months and training hard, so I make sure she’s well prepared. I’m all right with it all however I believe our mum has actually had a couple of sleep deprived nights– I believe she’s more anxious about it than Helen is! I talk to Helen on the phone rather a lot however she does not appear to have actually pointed out much about this. It’s an overwhelming thing to do, and not something I would like as I do not like heights like that.”

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He included: “I’ll be enjoying on television however a few of the household are decreasing there to view her on the day– and I believe I’ll be a bit more anxious then. Helen has actually done truly well however it’s not something I truly think of, in the very same method that she does not truly think of me being a footballer.”

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