{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/fba1a06c-5366-4fde-9182-d47aa7f6f9f6/65639bff2f294b0012a8fe4f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 112: Helen Skelton","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/611e762606c05eb791f4093e/1701026471955-fca197577436975f8f62b86b6aac54f5.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Presenter Helen Skelton has been a familiar and much-loved presence on our TV screens since she presented Blue Peter (2008-2013) and then Countryfile.</p><p><br></p><p>Famous for her can-do attitude to life she still has several Guinness World Records under her belt, she’s run a Namibian ultra-marathon (which is 3 marathons back to back), kayaked the entire length of the Amazon, and made it to the finals of Celebrity SAS Who Dares Wins... and Strictly!&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Helen and her three children now live in Cumbria, near where Helen grew up herself, and they all love the outdoors.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>I caught up with Helen at her publisher’s office in London on the day her autobiography ‘In My Stride’ was published. It’s a brilliant read and I love how Helen is someone pretty extraordinary but she has such a generous spirit she makes me feel like I might be able to do some of those things, too. Not sure I’m going to test the theory though..!</p><p><br></p><p>Spinning Plates is presented by Sophie Ellis-Bextor, produced by Claire Jones and post-production by Richard Jones</p>","author_name":"Sophie Ellis-Bextor"}