VINTAGE OK! HELEN FLANAGAN OPENS UP
During her years in the spotlight, Coronation Street star Helen Flanagan has tried many different looks, appeared on reality TV (who can forget her hilarious stint in the I’m A Celebrity – Get Me Out Of Here! jungle?) and has dabbled in the modelling world. Her
Corrie character Rosie Webster has been through some tricky situations, including a kidnapping, and has taken down a drug lord. But through all this, one thing has remained pretty consistent in Helen’s life – her relationship with now fiancé Scott Sinclair.
The pair, who have now been together for nearly a decade, were still finding their feet back in 2013, with rumours of a split circulating. ‘We are a passionate couple,’ Helen told OK! in response to the speculation. However, the now 28 year old insisted: ‘We’re very strong as a couple and I like to think we’re very much in love.’
Last year, footballer Scott, now 30, popped the question during a family trip to Disneyland Paris. At the time of our exclusive interview, Helen wasn’t sure if marriage would happen. ‘Well, my dad is Catholic and he’d really like to see us married because we live together. But Scott’s from a very different background – his parents aren’t married and they’ve been together for years.’ On the prospect of children, Helen said: ‘I’m so broody. I’m such a maternal person. I’d love to be a mother.’ Her wish came true and the couple now share daughters Matilda, four, and one-year-old Delilah.
Helen, who’s currently taking a break from
Corrie but also has her own maternity lingerie and swimwear company, Delilah Ruby UK, told us at the time: ‘I don’t ever want to rely on somebody else for money.’ But she did reveal she relied on Scott for emotional support while suffering from depression. She said: ‘He’s an amazing guy. It’s embarrassing talking about anxiety and depression – the fact that I can’t always handle what other people can.’ Now she shares any struggles with her social media followers, and is helping to end the stigma around mental health issues with her honesty.