Strictly Come Dancing star Helen Skelton has a little-known side-hustle away from the TV cameras that has seen her earn more than £1million in recent years.
The 39-year-old former Blue Peter presenter has shown another string to her bow in recent weeks with her dancing performances.
However, while Helen’s business acumen may not be what has made her a star, it has raked her in a small fortune.
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Children’s clothing line Toy Breaker was started by Helen at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic and recent accounts make impressive reading.
The Sun reports that Helen’s Skelton Production Ltd last set of accounts show she’s got £474,667 “cash in the bank”.
In total, Helen has paid £185,955 in corporation tax over the last three years, which at a rate of 19% works out at earnings for the same period of £978,710.
The mum-of-three has previously discussed her baby clothing range, which is a unisex brand made from organic cotton.
She told Celeb Mix: “It was back at the start of the pandemic that I first had the idea of doing a kids range.
“One of my best friends was working for a fast fashion brand at the time, but was looking to change what she was doing, so whilst we were talking one day and I was telling her how I can never get my kids to wear anything other than a football kit, the idea to do a kids line came to us and we just thought why not.
“It’s funny to think about it now, because everything that’s followed after and where we find ourselves now, all came from that initial conversation.”
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Earlier this week Helen broke her silence after her ex-husband Richie Myler announced he’s expecting a baby with his new girlfriend.
Helen and rugby league star Richie split up earlier this year, shortly after the two welcomed their third baby together.
Now Richie will become a father for the fourth time with his new girlfriend Stephanie Thirkill – the daughter of millionaire Leeds Rhinos president Andrew Thirkill.
On Thursday (October 13), Helen broke her silence by posting an early morning snap of her children and captioned it: “A life with brothers.”
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Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
