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Helen Skelton reveals she unwittingly ate a spatchcocked and deep-fried GUINEA PIG 'with claws and coleslaw on side' in Peru (and even picked the doomed rodent herself!)


In South America, Cuy al Horno (baked Guinea pig) is a traditional dish and the TV star, 40, admitted that during a charity trip in 2011, she tucked in to the food

In South America, Cuy al Horno (baked Guinea pig) is a traditional dish and the TV star, 40, admitted that during a charity trip in 2011, she tucked in to the food - and even picked which of the 'cute' rodents she would be eating. In South America, Cuy al Horno (baked Guinea pig) is a traditional dish and the TV star, 40, admitted that during a charity trip in 2011, she tucked in to the food - and even picked which of the 'cute' rodents she would be eating Discussing the trip and culture differences, Helen detailed: 'So I went to Peru and did a lot of filming with some wonderful charities who were educating children who worked on rubbish dumps, who basically went out every day...

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