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Helen — who plays Gail McIntyre — joined fellow wildlife campaigner Amanda Holden in calling for their release after The Sun exposed their plight earlier this month.
Helen, 59, saw bottlenose dolphins Tom and Misha for herself and said: “We fear for their welfare and their lives.”
They were dumped in the 11 by 22-metre pool at a shabby “holiday attraction” in the hope customers would pay £50 to swim with them.
We obtained harrowing video footage at the southern mountain resort of Hisaronu showing them bobbing up and down in the shallow water — a known sign of distress.
Russian owner Aleksandr Kuznetsov had them brought from Kas on the Mediterranean coast in a four-hour journey in the back of a refrigerated truck.
Helen — like Amanda, a patron of wildlife charity Born Free — said: “I told Mr Kuznetsov that this was unacceptable.
“Seeing Tom and Misha in their tiny pool made me realise how wrong this truly is. How can this tank in any way replicate their magnificent ocean home?”
Britain’s Got Talent judge Amanda, 39, said: “I am lending my full support to the campaign to get them out of there. Well done to The Sun.”
Last night Mr Kuznetsov — still awaiting a licence for his venture — said: “I cannot understand the fuss. Dolphins live longer in captivity.”
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