BBC star Gethin Jones has piqued followers’ curiosity on account of his private life
Helen Skelton and Gethin Jones had been rumoured to be an merchandise(Image: Rowan Griffiths / Daily Mirror)
Gethin Jones is among the most beloved figures on British tv. His private and romantic life has additionally intrigued followers through the years.
The 48-year-old former Blue Peter star now presents Morning Live on the BBC alongside Michelle Ackerley and Helen Skelton, with whom Jones has been romantically linked.
The Cardiff-born star is a former Rugby player. He has additionally dipped his toe into charity work through the years with Rugby Aid and a 24-hour ‘Skate-a-thon’ for Comic Relief.
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Stints on Strictly Come Dancing and his previous engagement to an opera star have additionally seen his star rise. Wales Online takes a more in-depth have a look at Jones, his non-public life and what he is stated on romance in latest instances.
Split from well-known fiancee
While competing on Strictly Come Dancing in 2007, Jones ended up assembly opera celebrity Katherine Jenkins, who was a visitor on the present. A romance rapidly blossomed, and 4 years later, the pair had been engaged.
However, they split up on the finish of 2011. The pair admitted that, throughout their social media bulletins, the choice left them each heartbroken.
During her excursions, Jenkins admitted the break-up left her “in pieces” and feeling like a “total mess”. In an interview on the Mirror’s ‘Outdoor Minds’ podcast, Jones additionally conceded the split took its toll.
“I remember doing BBC Radio 5Live and going into the toilet at 5.30am, going, ‘All right. Come on. Just focus for the next three hours, and then you can go back to being sad again.’ I definitely had a bad bout of depression during that time,” he stated. Jenkins later married American director Andrew Levitas and had two kids.
Helen Skelton rumours
The much-loved TV and radio persona was romantically linked with Jones in 2024, with the pair reportedly having fun with dates in a luxurious spa.
Skelton, 42, split from rugby participant Richie Myler in 2022, who’s the daddy of her kids. Rumours had been rife a few potential romance after the duo had been pictured collectively on the Daily Mirror’s Pride of Britain Awards in 2024, leaning into each other on the crimson carpet.
However, Skelton, who just lately moved again to her native Cumbria to reside on her mother and father’ dairy farm, claimed there was no budding romance with Jones.
“We just work together, we are not together. No, no, no. We are just work friends,” she stated. “They printed pictures of us at work and that we’re together because we are at work together.”
The pair have been mates for years and colleagues for simply as lengthy. Last 12 months, they took half in Gethin and Helen’s Wheely Big Challenge – a 24-hour roller-skating problem in help of Comic Relief. Jones opened up on their deep friendship, saying: “What’s different this time is that we have each other. We’re best friends. We’re very honest with one another.”
Jones has publicly commented on his and Helen’s reported romance. The presenter was interviewing Christine McGuinness about her Situationships podcast.
When creator Sophie Gravia and McGuiness mentioned their very own relationships and romances, one remarked about being single for a very long time, with Gethin rapidly stepping in to say “join the club”, seemingly confirming his single standing.
