Helen Flanagan facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Helen Flanagan
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Helen Joyce Flanagan
7 August 1990 Bury, Greater Manchester, England
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Years active | 2000–present |
Partner(s) | Scott Sinclair (2009–2022) |
Children | 3 |
Helen Joyce Flanagan (born 7 August 1990) is an English actress, model, and television star. She is most famous for playing Rosie Webster in the popular ITV soap opera Coronation Street. A soap opera is a TV show that follows the daily lives of a group of characters.
Helen played Rosie from 2000 to 2012. She later returned to the show in 2017 but left in 2018 to have a baby. She has also appeared on many reality TV shows, where the audience gets to see her as herself, not a character. Some of these shows include I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! and Celebs Go Dating.
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Early Life
Helen Flanagan was born in Bury, Greater Manchester, in England. She went to Westholme School in Blackburn, a town in a county called Lancashire.
Acting Career
Coronation Street
Helen joined the cast of Coronation Street in January 2000, when she was just nine years old. She played the character Rosie Webster. Her acting was so good that she was nominated for awards. In 2006, she was nominated for "Best Dramatic Performance from a Young Actor or Actress" at the British Soap Awards. A year later, she was nominated for "Villain of the Year" for how she played her character.
In 2010, Helen starred in a special show connected to Coronation Street called Coronation Street: A Knights Tale. The next year, she got her own spin-off show called Just Rosie. A spin-off is a new show that focuses on one character from an existing series. This show followed her character Rosie as she tried to become a model in London.
Helen decided to leave Coronation Street in February 2012 to try new things. However, she returned to play Rosie again in 2017 before taking a break in June 2018.
Reality TV and Other Roles
After leaving Coronation Street, Helen became a popular face on reality television.
In 2012, she was a contestant on I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!. She faced many challenges in the jungle and finished in seventh place. In 2023, she returned for a special series called I'm a Celebrity... South Africa.
She has also appeared on other shows like:
- Celebrity Super Spa (2013), a show set in a beauty salon.
- Holby City (2014), where she played a nurse for one episode.
- Celebs Go Dating (2024), a show where celebrities look for love.
Personal Life
Helen has been open about her health. She has shared that she has been diagnosed with Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and bipolar disorder. In 2024, she talked about experiencing a bad reaction to her ADHD medication, which she has since recovered from.
Helen was engaged to the soccer player Scott Sinclair. They were together from 2009 to 2022. Together, they have three children: two daughters and a son.
Main TV Appearances
Here are some of Helen Flanagan's most well-known roles and appearances on television.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000–2012, 2017–2018 | Coronation Street | Rosie Webster | Series Regular, 1,073 episodes |
2010 | Coronation Street: A Knights Tale | Rosie Webster | Coronation Street spin-off |
2011 | Just Rosie | Rosie Webster | Coronation Street spin-off |
2012 | I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! | Herself | Finished in 7th place |
2013 | Celebrity Super Spa | Herself | Appeared in 6 episodes |
2014 | Holby City | Kirsty Brompton | Appeared in 1 episode |
2023 | I'm a Celebrity... South Africa | Herself | Finished in joint 7th place |
2024 | Celebs Go Dating | Herself | Main cast member |
See also
In Spanish: Helen Flanagan para niños