Dan Walker on why 'robbed' Helen Skelton should have won Strictly

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It's been nearly a year since Hamza Yassin won Strictly Come Dancing 2022, however Dan Walker still thinks that his pal and Channel 5 co-star Helen Skelton should have been the one to take home the glitterball trophy.The broadcaster, who is presenting Dan & Helen's Pennine Adventure with the Blue Peter host, explained why he thought she deserved to win last year's series with her professional dance partner Gorka Marquez. "As a really good friend of hers, watching the way that she danced with Gorka and the way that she developed – I still think she was robbed!" he told OK!

in an exclusive interview. "Hamza and Jowita seem lovely but Helen, she’s the people’s champion," he added. Dan, who competed on Strictly in 2021, revealed that he had a "really honest conversation" with Helen about what the show involved. "[We spoke about] what it's like to be in that spotlight.

I gave her a really clear picture of what she would have to go through," he said. "And I said, if it works, it will be amazing but it can be a really difficult experience.Thankfully she found it to be an amazing experience, and I think it helped her to get through last year as well.” Helen split from her husband Richie Myler in April last year after nine years of marriage, telling her Instagram followers: "Very sad to say that Richie and I are no longer a couple.