Helen Skelton warns fans to ‘beware of the log flume’ as new rides opens at Drayton Manor Resort

Helen Skelton has warned her fans to “beware of the log flume” after a trip to Drayton Manor Resort. The Countryfile presenter, 39, took her children - who she shares with Leeds Rhinos star Richie Myler - to the Staffordshire theme park to celebrate the launch of Thomas & Percy’s Submarine Splash .

The brand-new baby flume, featuring two mini drops, opened in Thomas Land on Monday (29 May), and the likes of Strictly dancers James and Ola Jordan, actress Hayley Tammadon and swimmer Rebecca Adlington were also spotted enjoying the latest attraction.

A picture on Helen’s Instagram Story saw the mother-of-three, who was wearing a lovely bright green maxi dress, covered in water after enjoying a ride on the Submarine Splash with her son. She warned: “Beware of the log flume”

Later on, the Strictly Come Dancing star posted a video to the social media platform which saw hundreds of children, including her own, dancing alongside some well-dressed Samba dancers at the Central stage. This daily activity is part of Drayton Manor’s half-term Fiestaval which began on Saturday (27 May) and will run until Sunday, 4 June.

Helen thanked Drayton Manor for the gifted invite and overnight stay, via Instagram, and revealed that her kids - Ernie, seven, Louis, six, and Elsie, one - “had a blast”. In another Instagram Story, after continuing to be impressed by the entertainment at the theme park, the former Blue Peter presenter wrote: “Whoever had the idea to put a playground and magician in a hotel garden is a genius. Thank you.”

Helen married Rhinos star Richie in December 2013, they welcomed three children and spent time living in France throughout their marriage. However, the Countryfile presenter announced via Instagram on 25 April 2022, that they were no longer a couple and Richie had left their family home in Leeds.

Just weeks after Helen and her three children moved to Cumbria to live with her parents, it was revealed on Instagram that Richie’s new girlfriend, Stephanie Thirkill, was pregnant with their first child. At this time, Helen was competing on Strictly Come Dancing alongside Spanish professional Gorka Marquez. After the final, the mum-of-three was credited for “mending a completely broken heart live on TV”.

Lorraine’s stand-in host Ranvir Singh said via live stream: "We all saw you mending a completely broken heart live on TV week after week, just slowly putting your heart back together."