Countryfile presenter Helen Skelton reveals she was groped on air

Incident occurred while she was conducting a live interview ‘during a sporting event in 2014’

Helen Skelton
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The Countryfile presenter Helen Skelton has said she was groped live on air by an interviewee while she was pregnant.

In an interview with The Daily Telegraph, which reports that the “incident happened during coverage of a sporting event in 2014”, Skelton said: “Basically, this guy grabbed me on the arse when I was presenting live telly. I felt really awkward about it. I was pregnant at the time as well. I didn’t really know what to do.

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