Tim Lovejoy will finally fulfil his dream of fronting an episode of Blue Peter - 12 years after being turned down for a presenting job on the show. The children's programme is introducing guest presenters for the first time in its 52-year history to help Sport Relief. They will step into Helen Skelton's shoes as she continues her epic 2,010 mile kayak down the Amazon River in aid of the charity. Lovejoy auditioned to be a Blue Peter presenter in 1998 - but Simon Thomas eventually landed the job - filling the vacancy left by Richard Bacon, who was sacked after it emerged he had taken cocaine. Tim went on to become a hit with footy fans everywhere as the host of Sky's Soccer AM, alongside Helen Chamberlain, staying with the show for over a decade. Something For The Weekend host Lovejoy will present CBBC's Blue Peter on Tuesday next week, along with another guest presenter, Angelica Bell. Lovejoy said: "Despite being turned down back in 1998, I am delighted that Blue Peter has asked me to stand in for Helen Skelton while she kayaks down the Amazon. I auditioned for Blue Peter years ago when I first started presenting, but I don't think my 'make' skills were quite up to scratch! "I'm not doing anything quite as courageous as Helen for Sport Relief but I will be running the Sport Relief Mile on Sunday March 21." Last week, Skelton reached the half-way point in her epic 2,010 mile kayak down the Amazon River, tripling the Guinness World Record for the longest solo journey by kayak. A full round up of Skelton's challenge will be shown in two Blue Peter episodes on March 16 and 17, in the lead up to the Sport Relief Weekend, which takes place from March 19 to 21.
