Currently presenting the BBC’s flagship morning programme, Morning Live, Cumbria’s Helen has been a mainstay on our screens for some time.
The 41-year-old mum of three regularly updates viewers and readers on how she stays happy and how she juggles home and professional life.
Ahead of entering her 42nd year, Helen reflected on her greatest personal learning.
“You’ve just got to sit in the moment that you’re in,” she told Hello!
We’ve had lots of new arrivals on the farm over the last few days – one of them being this adorable American Miniature Horse, pictured with mum Pearl!
Watch as Farmer Rob checked in on them yesterday: https://t.co/t9w6rp0yeB pic.twitter.com/pX5aKWcgk3— Cannon Hall Farm (@CannonHallFarm) May 29, 2025
“That’s the good thing about being a countryside person and being a sports person. It’s the ultimate lesson in that nothing stays the same.
“When you’re in a good time, just really lean into it and make the most of it – if your relationship is good or your kids are good, just rinse every second of it but equally, the bad times don’t last either. Tough times don’t stay tough forever.
“The only thing that you can be sure of is that the sun is going to rise and the sun is going to set. Accepting that everything changes is really quite liberating.”
“You don’t feel awake until you’ve brushed your teeth – it makes you feel a little bit fresher,” Helen says, who takes the time to teach her children proper oral hygiene.
“If they see me doing it all the time, then [they’ll learn] it’s what you do. It’s the last thing they do before they go to bed. It’s the first thing they do before they leave the house.
“It’s just about instilling that habit so that they’re not thinking about it.”
