Helen Skelton shows off her toned figure in a bikini at the pool with her children - after 'cooling off' romance with Gethin Jones
The TV presenter, 42, who is said to have recently 'cooled off her romance with fellow TV star Gethin Jones, enjoyed a dip in the middle of the heatwave.
Giving an insight into how she had spent the school holidays with her children so far, Helen shared a montage of clips to Instagram on Thursday.
She shares three children, Ernie, nine, Louis, eight, and Elsie, four, with her ex-husband, Richie Myler.
In the first clip, Helen held out an inflatable in the pool as her daughter jumped off the edge and into the water.
She captioned the post: 'Water babies. Community pools and shallow streams for the heatwave win.'
The TV presenter, 42, who is said to have recently 'cooled off her romance with fellow TV star Gethin Jones, enjoyed a dip in the middle of the heatwave
Elsewhere, Gethin was spotted on celebrity dating app Raya after calling time on his romance with Helen.
The Morning Live hosts have grown increasingly close in recent months after spending time with each other outside work, including a steamy spa break.
MailOnline revealed in May how the pair's 'flirty' on screen chemistry had 'blossomed' into a deeper connection and they were seen acting like a 'couple' at charity event last year courtesy of their 'tactile' behaviour towards each other.
And to add extra intrigue to their secret romance, the hosts' respective reps both refused to comment on the duo's relationship after being quizzed amid reports they were spotted leaving the BAFTA TV awards together.
However, Gethin, 47, has delivered a blow to Morning Live viewers eager for the presenter and Helen to go public with their romance.
The rugby fan has changed the location of his Raya profile to alert prospective suitors he's in Australia, where he was watching the British and Irish Lions with a group of male pals a few weeks ago.
An insider said: 'Gethin is on the prowl Down Under which puts the nail in the coffin for his romance with Helen.
'He's there with pals but keen to meet other women. There is no way Helen would stand for that if they were together and he has far too much respect for her to even go behind her back.'
Elsewhere, Gethin was spotted on celebrity dating app Raya after calling time on his romance with Helen
They added: 'Despite having an increasingly close connection it's cooled down significantly which is gutting for fans who really wanted them to be together.'
Daily Mail contacted their representatives for comment at the time.
Helen has been single since her high profile 2022 break up from husband Richie Myler, the father of her three children.
The rugby league player was married to Helen for nine years with the former Strictly star writing on Instagram that she was very 'sad' he had 'left the family home'.
Richie has since moved on with Stephanie Thirkill, the daughter of Leeds Rhinos president Andrew Thirkill, and they have welcomed two children, Olivia and Freddie.
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