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Bonnie McLaren

Helen Skelton says she’s ‘grateful’ as she shares sweet snap with Gethin Jones amid renewed romance rumours

Helen Skelton has shared a snap with co-host Gethin Jones following months of romance rumours.

The presenter, 42, shared a picture with her BBC Morning Live colleagues at the Royal Television Society Awards in Manchester on Friday.

She looked cosy with Gethin, 47, who had his arm around her back.

“Grateful…,” Helen wrote. “Missing a pic with my @lauracaveneymorgan other than that a pretty hug filled night. Lucky to work with some legends.”

It’s not the first time they’ve been together at an event recently, as last month the pair made a red carpet appearance at the Pride of Britain Awards.

The co-hosts sparked dating rumours after getting close at the TV Baftas in May and were spotted “all over each other” on a spa date in June.

In July, it was claimed they had “cooled” their romance and Jones was reportedly spotted on the dating app Raya during a lads trip to Australia.

Things reportedly soured when rugby fan Jones headed to Australia to watch the British and Irish Lions with a group of male pals, sources claimed.

He allegedly changed the location of his profile on celebrity dating app Raya to Australia and wrote that he was “keen to meet other women”.

“Gethin is on the prowl Down Under which puts the nail in the coffin for his romance with Helen. He's there with pals but keen to meet other women,” an insider told MailOnline at the time.

“There is no way Helen would stand for that if they were together and he has far too much respect for her to even go behind her back.”

The source added: “Despite having an increasingly close connection it's cooled down significantly which is gutting for fans who really wanted them to be together.”

But despite this, the pair have continued to fuel talk of a rekindled romance.

Last month, Gethin and Helen reignited romance speculation after the co-hosts appeared close in a behind-the-scenes video shared to Instagram.

She posted a compilation of clips from a filming day with Gethin and the BBC team, setting the post to Taylor Swift’s The Fate of Ophelia, a love song from the singer’s latest album The Life of a Showgirl.

Helen uploaded this behind-the-scenes video last month (Instagram/Helen Skelton) (Instagram/Helen Skelton)

In the post, the pair were seen laughing together on set, with Helen writing: “Away day.... Thanks for watching @bbcmorninglive @gethincjones me and the gang on the road.

“Team are back inside tomorrow, I will be back with the team next week.”

Helen, who shares three children with ex-husband Richie Myler, has remained tight-lipped about her love life since their 2022 split.

The rugby player has since welcomed two children with his new partner, Stephanie Thirkill.

Neither presenters have commented publicly on the rumours.

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