[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!

mtbfix - Member
And she has kayaked 2000 miles down the Amazon, solo.

I have to say that her Amazon trip was truly amazing. To do something like that absolutely solo with no-one else there (other than the producer, cameraman, sound engineer, cook, medical team, maintenance crew and support boat) and with only the fast flowing river current to help, really is something else. I doff my cap to her.

I hope some of these selfish, unambitious women cleaning the toilets in the local hospice take some time out from their 60 hour working weeks to watch and be inspired.

I don't think anyone's holding her up as something amazing or better than a hospice toilet cleaner, but better to have done the Amazon trip and the high wire thing than sit on her ass and do nowt...or marry Ashley Cole...

I have to say that her Amazon trip was truly amazing. To do something like that absolutely solo with no-one else there (other than the producer, cameraman, sound engineer, cook, medical team, maintenance crew and support boat) and with only the fast flowing river current to help, really is something else. I doff my cap to her.

I hope some of these selfish, unambitious women cleaning the toilets in the local hospice take some time out from their 60 hour working weeks to watch and be inspired.

Come on, credit where credit's due. In my book the kayak thing and the tightrope are both pretty impressive, and I don't see that it's knocking the people cleaning the toliets in hospices to say so.

[i]I don't think anyone's holding her up as something amazing or better than a hospice toilet cleaner, but better to have done the Amazon trip and the high wire thing than sit on her ass and do nowt[/i]

Don't get me wrong. She's made the most of her life (more than me certainly) and I'll give her lots of credit for that. But her so-called "daring, amazing achievements" aren't quite what they seem. I'll admit I am jealous though. I'd love to kayak down the Amazon, and be well paid for doing so. Good luck to her, but don't elevate her achievements above those of lots of other folk.

[i]Come on, credit where credit's due. In my book the kayak thing and the tightrope are both pretty impressive[/i]

Don't totally agree I'm afraid. I suspect most of us could do both things too if our employers gave us the time and money to train for them. I will give her credit for getting that sort of job in the first place though. I'm quite jealous.

Kenny do you mind if I call you 'Uncle PK'?

How's your knowledge of left wing politics and human resourcing?

I don't mind at all, other than admitting it's a joke that's gone right over my head!

The folk who know me will actually tell you that when it comes to politics I'm somewhere to the right of Attila the Hun!

I used to have an Uncle TJ who fought for the little man, the down trodden and everything that was right in this world.

*waves*

Good luck to her, but don't elevate her achievements above those of lots of other folk.

I'm not sure I get this. Any achievement of any sort can be made meaningless by comparing it to something worthy. Sports world champion? Yeah, but what about those people caring for elderly parents- aren't they the [i]real[/i] champions? Achieiving some high political office? Well, they haven't shown as much devotion as people who volunteer with disabled kids etc etc etc.

It just seems a bit churlish to me. It is what it is, what's wrong with that? She's not making out she's better than those other people as far as I can tell, and she HAS done ac couple of things most people would never do, even if given the opportunity.

[i] used to have an Uncle TJ who fought for the little man, the down trodden and everything that was right in this world.

[/i] Ah, now I see. That's quite a nice thing to say. Thanks!

[i]It just seems a bit churlish to me[/i]

To be honest, I probably am being quite churlish. I'd love to do the things she's done. Maybe one day I will.

Anyway, off to bed now. I've eaten too many pancakes and feel ill.

[url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00zg1pc/Country_Tracks_Series_2_Harris_and_Lewis/ ]She comes across as a self deprecating all action girl, but wont let you forget the Amazon![/url] 🙂

I'd love to do the things she's done. Maybe one day I will.

I very much doubt you will.

i have the utmost respect for her.awesome achievements that she has achieved

just to throw this in the mix....

most cleaners in hopsitals and hospices that i've met aren't there cos its doing good for society and helping vulnerable adults... they're cleaners, cleaning as a job for money to pay bills.

then again i've only met cleaners who are paid to do the job... i'm yet to meet a volunteer hospice toilet cleaner! hopefully i'll be proved wrong as the world would be a nicer place if people did volunteer for such things.

Thanks Phil for coming along and volunteering to clear things up on this sordid thread.

If the altruistic toilet cleaners are attractive, then all the more respect to them.

My comment yesterday about mutton dressed as lamb relates to the cheesiness of the photo, not do do with her attractivenes or otherwise.

Oh, and I've volunteered to clean kitchens in old folks homes. Not toilets, or in a hospice, and I can confirm that it certainly doesn't make me a better person. Just a git who occasionally does decent things.

Thread summary.

"I saw that Blue Peter presenter do a tightrope walk, pretty cool no?"

"Yeah, I was impressed. She's pretty cute too."

"Cute? How dare you objectify women by commenting that you find her vaguely attractive!"

"And besides, that's not particularly daring, she wasn't even on fire and where were the tigers?"

"Was she wearing a helmet?"

"But, what about something else utterly unrelated?"

just need elfin to come along and post some pictures of random buildings and we're sorted.

See-through-Canoe!

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That's ace!

Won't somebody think of the fishes?!

Yes, but it had to have a woman in a bikini in it...

See-through-Canoe!

Think I'll stick to my opaque one for British waterways thanks 😉

She's hot. Very hot.

when she lands a jumbo jet on a conveyor belt. Then I'll be impressed
Just a bigger version of those Go ape courses, and Ive seen 8 year olds do that 😆

This was her on Blue Peter last week.
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AAArrrgghhh its Blue Peter FFS!

What would you have them do? It enteraintment for children. Think back to your childhood and the "stunts" the blue peter crew did, now compare.

Put into persprective that she is a childrens television presenter it is pretty damn impressive. Fair play to her.

Thread summary.

"I saw that Blue Peter presenter do a tightrope walk, pretty cool no?"

"Yeah, I was impressed. She's pretty cute too."

"Cute? How dare you objectify women by commenting that you find her vaguely attractive!"

"And besides, that's not particularly daring, she wasn't even on fire and where were the tigers?"

"Was she wearing a helmet?"

"But, what about something else utterly unrelated?"

😀 Pretty much

Claiming to have canoed solo down the Amazon, when in fact you have a full support team from one of the world’s largest media organisations, devalues the achievements of people who genuinely have done such trips solo. And is a complete lie. Hardly a great example to the kids who watch Blue Peter.

It's a bit better example than Konnie Huq flashing all that flesh about on childrens tv just for self-promoting reasons...

Isn't she the only person to have kayaked the length of the Amazon?

Nah - kennyp did it in his gap year, he doesn't like to talk about it though.

Ms Skelton's CV pales into cock-all when you think about what this chap did.

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Ed Stafford WALKED the Amazon solo.