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BBC babe Helen Skelton hires top celebrity stylist Cobbie Yates and vows not to cover up for BBC Olympic coverage

HELEN Skelton last night vowed not to cover up - and will carry on wowing Olympics viewers with her sexy dresses.

The blonde BBC presenter caused a storm by revealing her tanned thighs in a blue mini-dress as she fronted coverage from the swimming on Saturday.

 Helen Skelton has been the talk of the Olympics so far, as she continues to show off her toned figure in revealing outfits
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Helen Skelton has been the talk of the Olympics so far, as she continues to show off her toned figure in revealing outfitsCredit: Ruckas

And on Sunday night she followed it up with a plunging orange dress which showed off her cleavage.

But Helen has told pals she’ll be happy to carry on showing off her figure.

And The Sun can reveal she has hired top celebrity stylist Cobbie Yates to provide her with more sexy outfits throughout the Games.

The BBC presenter hooked up with Cobbie, who has worked with Cara Delevigne , Jessie J and Justin Bieber, who hand-picked racks of designer frocks for Helen to wear over the next fortnight.

 This navy number caused a stir on social media, where viewers were dividing between praising Helen and asking if she was wearing any knickers
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This navy number caused a stir on social media, where viewers were dividing between praising Helen and asking if she was wearing any knickers

A source said: “Helen’s seen all the fuss over her outfits online and is a bit bemused by it all but she’s pleased viewers are enjoying her style.

‘Helen’s concentrating on the job in hand and is not going to let the attention go to her head - but she’s enjoying feeling good in one of the most glamorous cities in the world.

“Helen knew she’d want to look her best throughout the Olympics, so she hired Cobbie to help her pick some outfits.

 This is one of the 33-year-old's more demure outfits, but she still gave viewers a flash of her toned midriff
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This is one of the 33-year-old's more demure outfits, but she still gave viewers a flash of her toned midriff

‘Cobbie has impeccable contacts and managed to get his hands on some of the best designer clothes that are out there at the moment.

‘He’s clearly done a brilliant job as Helen has looked incredible every single night - and there are lots more still to come.

‘She’s working in 40 degrees heat so the dresses needed to be cool and light as well as professional and stylish.

‘That means hem lines are not going to be particularly long and neck lines are not going to be very high - she needs to feel comfortable and not too hot.”

 Busy Helen has hired designer Cobbie, who has previously styled stars such as Cara Delevingne, to pick out her outfits during the Olympics
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Busy Helen has hired designer Cobbie, who has previously styled stars such as Cara Delevingne, to pick out her outfits during the OlympicsCredit: Getty Images

Helen sparked another social media storm yesterday with a raunchy outfit.

The swimming events presenter sent Twitter into meltdown on Sunday with a tiny microdress which had viewers debating whether she was wearing knickers.

But the 33-year-old mum-of-one donned an even more daring flame red frock as Adam Peaty grabbed team GB’s first gold in the pool yesterday.

Viewers were again divided over the former Blue Peter presenter’s fiery low cut outfit, which bared swathes of cleavage as well as her toned thighs.

 Despite the social media frenzy, Helen, who is currently working in 40 degrees heat, has vowed to continue wearing her sexy dresses
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Despite the social media frenzy, Helen, who is currently working in 40 degrees heat, has vowed to continue wearing her sexy dresses

One posted: "If Helen Skelton wants to wear a short skirt fine but could she just learn to sit with her legs closed please? #Olympics2016 #nostyle."

A different viewer shared: "See if I was up at 3am the only thing I would have been watching is Helen Skelton. F**k me she can wear what she wants so we can see her legs."

Many more quipped "hope she has knickers on" while others insisted that Helen had every right to show of her fabulous figure.

One social media user said: "I think it's awesome that you feel so great about your body after having a child, I praise you and think you look stunning?? #HelenSkelton."

 Rebecca Adlington took some of the heat off Helen, when she was caught with her hand on co-presenter Mark Foster's leg, speaking rumours of a romance
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Rebecca Adlington took some of the heat off Helen, when she was caught with her hand on co-presenter Mark Foster's leg, speaking rumours of a romanceCredit: Array

Stunning Helen raised eyebrows on Sunday as other viewers commented on the chemistry between co presenters Rebecca Adlington and Mark Foster.

Double gold winner Becky, 27, was caught putting her hand on 46-year-old former Olympic swimmer Foster’s thigh under the table on Sunday sparking romance rumours.

She managed to keep her hands to herself on TV early yesterday but the pair cuddled up to celebrate as Peaty Blinder Adam won gold.

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