'It's hilarious' Helen Skelton breaks silence on THAT topless throwback video clip
HELEN SKELTON sent Twitter into meltdown back in August after a topless throwback video surfaced online and the presenter has now spoken out about the clip for the very first time.
Helen Skelton has spoken out about THAT topless throwback clip
The 33-year-old - who also sparked an online frenzy over the summer after she hosted the Olympics swimming coverage in an array of "revealing" outfits - laughed off the old school video, with her insisting that she found the whole thing "hilarious".
She explained: “You’ve just got to laugh. I found the whole thing hilarious. I think it’s way too easy to take something like that way too seriously.
“I mean, I was 17 at the time, so the video had been around for a while but it’s not something I watch. It was creepy in one sense.
“I live in France now and everybody is topless there all the time. So it was nothing unusual for me to do it back then. I was 17 and on a girls’ holiday," she added to the Daily Star Sunday.
Helen was on holiday in France when the video was taken
Helen has laughed off the topless clip
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You’ve just got to laugh. I found the whole thing hilarious.
Her comments come after Helen was filmed topless on a beach, with the video ending up on an adult website and immediately racking up thousands of hits.
The former Blue Peter host could be seen wearing just a pair of shorts, with sources claiming she had no idea that she was being filmed.
One insider said at the time: “Helen was on holiday in France. She was enjoying her holiday and relaxing in the sun. She had no idea she was being filmed, so this leak will be quite a shock for her.”
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Helen has spoken out about the old school topless video
Another added: “This is a complete nightmare for Helen. She is really keen to be taken seriously as a presenter.
“Getting the chance to be part of the BBC’s team in Rio was a massive opportunity.
“But this topless footage of her appearing online could cause problems. It is likely BBC bosses will want to have a meeting about it.”