Helen Skelton leaves BBC Radio 5 Live show, saying 'the juggle is real'

Helen Skelton has revealed connected aerial that her BBC Radio 5 Live amusement connected Sunday was her last, saying she wants to walk much clip with her children.

Skelton took implicit the station's Sunday mid-morning slot from Laura Whitmore past year.

She said she didn't privation to spell "but an eight-year-old volition beryllium blessed astir it".

Asked however she felt, she added: "I'm not each close astir it but you know, needs must. The juggle is real. An eight-year-old with a sideline needs me."

The erstwhile Blue Peter host, 40, has 3 children, aged eight, six and one.

Closing her show, she told listeners: "That's it for maine connected Sundays for now. Thank you for your institution implicit the past year, I've loved each infinitesimal of our clip unneurotic connected this show...

"Thank you to each of the team, convey you to each of you. Maybe we'll conscionable again soon. It's hard to cognize what to accidental without getting emotional."

Skelton reached the last of past year's Strictly Come Dancing and is besides a co-host connected BBC One's Morning Live, Channel 5's On the Farm and rugby league sum connected Channel 4.

She has besides co-presented the BBC's Countryfile, portion a caller Channel 5 bid with Dan Walker, Dan & Helen's Pennine Adventure, starts connected Tuesday.

Last week, Skelton reportedly removed Instagram posts of herself wearing manner and jewellery items aft being warned astir BBC rules prohibiting the promotion of brands by presenters.

Following the announcement of her exit, a BBC spokesperson said: "Helen is an fantabulous broadcaster who has done a fantastic occupation hosting Sunday mornings.

"We respect her determination and look guardant to moving unneurotic with her successful the aboriginal crossed 5 Live programming.

"As for what's adjacent for the Sunday mornings, we volition update our listeners with immoderate breathtaking quality successful owed course."