[Closed] Helen from Blue Peter...

Was? Did she fall?

Who?

Onzadog - unfortunate typo 😀

HOTTIE

annoying voice 😮

this thread is meaningless without......

And she has kayaked 2000 miles down the Amazon, solo. Completed the Marathon des Sables among other marathon events. She is an absolute trooper and I take my hat off to her. That tightrope walk was amazing. It looked like a blustery sort of a day too.

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they should have said, i have something she could have trained on 😆

At the risk of sounding like a grumpy old cynic, she's being held on by a safety rope. Worst that could have happened to her is she'd fall a few feet.

I'll grant you it takes a fair bit of skill mind you, but hardly dangerous.

Good luck to her; think she looks a bit mutton-dressed-as-lamb in the picture above, but then I have a real dislike of cheesy studio shots.

Sort of girl I'd like to meet if I was (a) single (b) extremely lucky

kennyp- you grumpy old cynic, like to see you try it.

Good luck to her; think she looks a bit mutton-dressed-as-lamb in the picture above, but then I have a real dislike of cheesy studio shots.

Eh?

She was born in 1983... Hardly "Mutton" ...

kennyp - Member

At the risk of sounding like a grumpy old cynic, she's being held on by a safety rope

saw her on an interview the other night apparently she wanted to do it without the safety but the insurance wouldn't let/cover her.

Easy to say - when you don't have to back it up.

[i]saw her on an interview the other night apparently she wanted to do it without the safety but the insurance wouldn't let/cover her.[/i]

Possibly, though it does smack of being a convenient excuse. If she had done it without the safety rope though I'd have no problems with her being described as amazing.

Yeah...she should have done it without a safety rope.

And her next trick should be Russian Roulette in Vietnam.

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Who?

Helen from Blue Peter...

..[disappointed] i thought this was going to be one of those 'wouldya?' threads[/disappointed] 🙂

I can promise you lot that even with a harness and wire attached there is no way that I could be persuaded to do that.

Just what Blue Peter needed, IMO! BAck to the spirit of Duncan Dares et al!

John Noakes was the original BP daredevil.

Helen is cuter tho.

And "Mutton" how old are you? 12????

Ballsy girl (I'm shit scared of heights).

Possibly, though it does smack of being a convenient excuse

What she did was amazing and she didn't need the safety rope, can you honestly say you would do it?

Did anyone shout "get down Shep" while she was up there?

obviously loves bikes too - she did that rope walk wearing a cycling jacket...

Why do you all have to objectify her?

She is a world record holder, has bigger balls than all of us and is a damn good presenter too.

Why do you all have to objectify her?

All? I think you'll find most haven't.

I've just re-read the thread and I apologise to those that didn't, but, there is an undercurrent on this thread that I'd really hoped we'd seen the end of on this forum.

The Southern Yeti - Member
Why do you all have to objectify her?

you have met STW haven't you TSY,

have to agree though, top girl, watch the doc on her paddling the Amazon and thought what a star, none of those half arsed 'extreme' cliched challenges, fair play I say

Why do you all have to objectify her?

All? I think you'll find most haven't.

I certainly didn't , Where's my apology. 😉

EDIT : thank you.

I've just re-read the thread and I apologise to those that didn't, but, there is an undercurrent on this thread that I'd really hoped we'd seen the end of on this forum.

I hope u r taking the pss.

I am sorry but she is an attractve woman doing impressive things. I am not going to apologise for liking her.

there is an undercurrent on this thread that I'd really hoped we'd seen the end of on this forum

lolz at the ironing!

I've just re-read the thread and I apologise to those that didn't, but, there is an undercurrent on this thread that I'd really hoped we'd seen the end of on this forum.

Political correctness gone mad....

Are TSY and TJ the offspring of Mary Whitehouse? *Rolls eyes*...

I'm sorry I just think that it's a crying shame that a woman can't be appreciated for her daring and professional capability.

I dare say this thread wouldn't have got this far if it'd been Clare Balding completing the stunt. Infact no doubt someone would have made a quip about the rope!

She is genuinely appreciated, and then there's some light-hearted banter because she's an attrctive girl. Nowt wrong with that. I like your Clare Balding comment - very good!

You say light hearted banter, others say misogyny.

I just hope your daughter's never treated in such a way. 🙁

I really hope TSY is sat in front of his PC chuckling away - otherwise I'm afraid TJ may have done away with him and nicked his account.

Well I tried to make a light hearted comment and it didn't work.
Lets hope my daughter grows up with a sense of humour and the ability to such trivialities in her stride...

I'm contemplating giving up being a fluffy bunny for lent. Just trialing things out for the evening.

*must... not.. say... what... I want... to do... to... Helen*

[i]I'm sorry I just think that it's a crying shame that a woman can't be appreciated for her daring and professional capability.

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I can appreciate she may well be a very professional presenter (although I haven't seen Blue Peter since Valerie Singleton was on it) but walking on a rope with a safety line is hardly daring. She was being paid plenty of money to do it, and for the same money I'd happily do it too.

To be honest I'm far more impressed by the huge number of women who work in pretty low paid caring professions than by some highly paid TV presenter pretending she's doing something daring.

To be honest I'm far more impressed by the huge number of women who work in pretty low paid caring professions

... especially the attractive ones!