Despite rumors that they had split, Heath Skelton and Gethin Jones both appeared cosy together during their photo op on the Daily Mirror Pride of Britain red carpet this week.
BBC bosses reportedly want popular duo Helen Skelton and Gethin Jones to come clean about the true nature of their relationship – for the sake of the viewers.
More than 1.5million people tune into Morning Live every weekday on BBC One, and see Helen and Gethin discuss topical issues. It was understood they had embarked on a relationship since working together on the programme, but speculation of a split swirled a few months ago.
But on Monday night, Gethin, 47, put his arm around 42-year-old Helen on the Daily Mirror Pride of Britain red carpet in London. The cosy photographs led to further speculation the couple had rekindled their romance, but the “confusion” has reportedly irked some management at the BBC.
One boss told the Daily Mail, “There’s a common feeling among them]BBC bosses that Helen and Gethin should clarify their positions and stop playing around with the viewers.” It’s time for more details.
Standing together on the red carpet only has confounded viewers, who genuinely believe they are an item, and it’s inappropriate to continue the speculation. They’re really leaning into it, so it’s starting to feel on purpose.
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When Morning Live first aired five years ago, Gethin was one of the original hosts, and Helen followed him in 2023. She left her husband and three children with former rugby league player Richie Myler about a year after splitting up in the household.
Chatter emerged Gethin and Helen’s friendship had become a relationship in May this year after the presenters were seen leaving the BAFTAs together. Though neither confirmed a relationship, they were spotted again with each other off-set several times in the spring. Similar gossip spread this week after the pictures at the Daily Mirror Pride of Britain event, which the stars reportedly left within minutes of each other.
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Yet neither Helen nor Gethin have confirmed or refuted their relationship, despite splitting in 2011 with fellow Welsh opera singer Katherine Jenkins.
The BBC believed that the pair would form a strong relationship once Gethin, a former Blue Peter host, was hired to continue its success in its time slot.
When Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan were chosen to launch This Morning on ITV in 1998, it quickly became a success and, though the pair were long married by then, it is believed their strong charisma together drew in the viewers. The BBC, it is understood, felt that a similar onscreen chemistry was exactly what it needed to win the daytime ratings war in 2023 – and it was undoubtedly worked onscreen.
Source: Mirror
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