Countryfile's Helen Skelton says it 'doesn't bother her' when she gets trolled

Countryfile's Helen Skelton says it 'doesn't bother her' when she gets trolled
Countryfile's Helen Skelton says it 'doesn't bother her' when she gets trolled

Helen Skelton has said it 'doesn't bother her' when she gets trolled on Instagram for wearing short skirts. 

The presenter, 37, admitted she loves social media but doesn't 'get too hung up on the comments' as the 'whole world isn't reflected online'. 

It comes after mother-of-two Helen received backlash for wearing short dresses and skirts while presenting the Rio Olympics swimming events in 2016.   

Candid: Helen Skelton says it 'doesn't bother her' when she gets trolled on Instagram for wearing short skirts

Candid: Helen Skelton says it 'doesn't bother her' when she gets trolled on Instagram for wearing short skirts

Speaking to The Sun about dealing with negative online comments she said: 'Maybe I'm too needy but no I don't worry, I know it sounds stupid but I don't have time for that.

'I'll maybe put a picture on but I don't have time to go through the comments - don't get me wrong I love social media, but I don't get too hung up on comments because I don't think the whole world is reflected on social media.

'It doesn't bother me what some random person I'm never going to meet thinks about my skirt.' 

Controversy: It comes after mother-of-two Helen received backlash after wearing short dresses and skirts while presenting the Rio Olympics swimming events in 2016 (pictured)

Controversy: It comes after mother-of-two Helen received backlash after wearing short dresses and skirts while presenting the Rio Olympics swimming events in 2016 (pictured)

However she added that she does sometimes worry about what she shares online especially when it comes to her two sons who she shares with her rugby player husband Richie Myler. 

She said: 'I think everybody wrestles with the Insta thing. I mean I regularly think 'Oh I'm not going to put pictures of the kids on' but then I just really like that picture so I put it on.' 

Helen caused a stir while presenting the Rio Olympics in the summer of 2016, thanks to her scanty outfit choices seen onscreen. 

Honest: The presenter, 37, admitted she loves social media but doesn't 'get too hung up on the comments' as the 'whole world isn't reflected online'

Honest: The presenter, 37, admitted she loves social media but doesn't 'get too hung up on the comments' as the 'whole world isn't reflected online'

But while her appearance had caused a huge stir on social media, Helen admitted in 2017 that she was totally oblivious to the furore and only found out by her dad appearing on This Morning to discuss a pair of eye-wateringly short shorts she had been wearing. 

Speaking exclusively to MailOnline, the blonde beauty claimed she wasn't fazed by the fuss and didn't feel 'objectified', despite what others thought - instead finding the whole debacle 'really funny'. 

She had been covering all the sporting action alongside former Olympic Gold medallist Rebecca Adlington, but found herself having to defend her chosen wardrobe, after the action

read more from dailymail.....

NEXT Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is crowned king of the box office as it ... trends now