Strictly's Gorka puts Helen Skelton through gruelling task after day of dance training

Strictly Come dancing star Gorka Marquez made sure to put Helen Skelton through her paces after they finished training for the day.

The professional dancer, 32, and the Countryfile star are currently paired up on the BBC dance competition and regularly take their fans and followers behind the scenes as they continue training for the weekend ahead.

But it was the 39-year-old who took to Instagram on Wednesday (October 26) and shared with her 369k followers what Gorka had planned following a day of dancing.

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Sharing a clip of the Spanish star with his dance bag slung over his shoulder, Helen revealed that they were about to tackle the gruelling task of walking up 100 sets of stairs.

With the Rocky theme tune playing over the top, the former Blue Peter presenter added the text: “Day of dancing and apparently we finish with 100 stairs [exploding head emoji].

The mum-of-three then continued filming as Gorka headed up the stairs, ushering his partner to follow in his footsteps.

The Strictly couple thoroughly impressed the judges with their Charleston over the weekend, finding themselves joint top of the leaderboard with 35 points alongside Hamza Yassin.

After their performance, Helen took to Instagram to thank fans for the support she has received alongside a snap as they posed backstage.

She gushed: “Thank you doesn’t quite cut it !!! So grateful for your messages and support. Having a blast, learning loads, and trying our hardest to put a smile on your faces.

“I hope you’re enjoying the journey as much as we are! @gorka_marquez thanks for another great week and for supplying the pics (I am a technophobe so can’t even download the official vids and images).”

As Helen continues to thrive in the competition, former BBC Breakfast star Dan Walker told Daily Star that he believes she won’t be saying goodbye to the show anytime soon.

Speaking at the Pride of Britain Awards, the presenter said: ” He said: “I know Helen Skelton really well and I’ve been talking to her quite a bit and I think he’s been fantastic and I told her she’s going to be there for quite some time.”

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