Strictly finalists Helen Skelton and Hamza Yassin set to co-host big BBC show
BEEB bosses are set to reunite Strictly winner Hamza Yassin and runner-up Helen Skelton as co-presenters of Countryfile.
They have both featured on the popular programme over the years.
Though it does not quite have the same sparkle as Strictly, Countryfile is still one of the BBC’s biggest shows with as many as six million people tuning in.
A TV insider said: “It’s a huge opportunity for Hamza and Helen as Countryfile’s ratings eclipse most soap operas.
“But it’s unlikely to be the only project they both get.
“Hamza is set to front his own nature show, while Helen is expected to get her own vehicle based around her adventurous and bubbly personality.”
Hamza, 32, won Saturday’s final with pro dancing partner Jowita Pryzstal, 28, and left with the Glitterball trophy lying by his side in the back of a car.
Meanwhile, Helen, 39, spent the night partying with fellow finalists Fleur East, 35, and Molly Rainford, 22.
The Sun exclusively told last month how BBC chiefs view naturalist Hamza as a successor to Sir David Attenborough.
We also confirmed that both he and Helen were set to be offered six-figure contracts to stay with the Beeb as rival broadcasters were poised to swoop following the attention they have received on Strictly.