Helen Skelton says birth of her second child was such a surprise the FIRE BRIGADE had to help
Former Blue peter presenter Helen says Louis was born on the floor of the kitchen surrounded by 'flapping' firemen
Helen with hubby Richard and their eldest Ernie (Photo: Instagram)
TV star Helen Skelton has said the birth of her second child came as such a surprise that the fire brigade came to her aid.
The former Blue Peter presenter delivered her new son Louis on the floor of the kitchen in her family home in Perpignan in the south of France on April 8.
Helen and husband Richie Myler, a rugby league player, are already parents to son Ernie, one.
She said: “It was all a bit frantic. We are just so relieved he is safely here.
“I’m still not really sure why the fire brigade arrived but it seems they were the closest emergency service at the time!”
Helen, 33, added the birth happened so quickly that her husband, who was in the UK at the time, missed the moment their son was born but called a nearby neighbour, who rushed round to help and phone the emergency services.
She said: “I’d been out for a walk with Ernie in the pram and when I arrived back home I was getting a few pains. At first I thought it was because I’d been out for a long walk but then I could hardly move.
“I phoned Rich to say, ‘I think you need to get to the airport as I’m in labour’.
“As I’d been two days in labour with Ernie, I didn’t realise it was going to be so quick. But within an hour of calling Rich, I couldn’t get up off the floor.
“The firefighters were lovely and beside themselves with excitement as they said they hadn’t been at a birth before, but, bless them, they weren’t up to speed with what you do, so they were all flapping.”
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