Helen Flanagan reveals big Scott Sinclair decision amid sudden split from Robbie Talbot
Helen Flanagan has revealed her plans to move closer to her ex-fiancé Scotty Sinclair, who is also the father of her three kids, in light of her reported split from Robbie Talbot. It seems the former Coronation Street star is ready to move on fast as she's just been enjoyed a sun soaked holiday to France days after the news broke.
The 34-year-old spoke to the Daily Star at the WhichBingo Awards about her future plans as she had previously confirmed she would be moving homes soon after finding it hard to co-parent from such a distance. Addressing this, mum-of-three Helen explained: "Their dad lives in Bath at the moment and plays for Bristol and then I live in North Manchester like five hours away, so it's really hard co-parenting that far away.
"So, I went to Bath for a few days to look at some schools, and check them out. Me and Scott need to live in the same city now. I've got some work projects coming up so I need to be in Manchester anyway and I don't want to mess my little girl Matilda about when she's moving again.
"So, I want her to see through year six without any disruptions and stuff and then go from there."
Helen shares her three children, Matilda, nine, Delilah, six, and four-year-old son Charlie with the former Celtic star.
Scotty and Helen split in 2022 after thirteen years together.
This comes after the news spread of her rumoured split from her former footballer partner Robbie, 45.
An insider told The Sun: "They want different things in life. She has just landed a new acting job and is trying to juggle work projects with the kids.
"She sat him down two weeks ago and said, 'This isn't working.' It was a grown-up chat. She just wants to be on her own for a while although she still has feelings for him."
Helen went public with her romance with Robbie last year after meeting him just before she was about to start filming for Celebs Go Dating.
However, the I'm A Celeb star previously admitted she had a slightly controversial first impression of him.
She told the publication: "I thought he was gay. He has these really white teeth and was so well dressed and smart and he was with his mate and I just assumed.
"As soon as we got talking, I realised that wasn't the case, we exchanged numbers, started messaging and here we are!"
She also told Fabulous about her decision to ask him to leave her family home.
She explained: "I'd asked him to stay for a while, because I often get quite scared in the house on my own and feel safer with a man there.
"But Matilda is very sensitive and a proper daddy's girl, and she struggles with not seeing Scott as often as she'd like. I always think about how she feels when she misses her dad, and having my boyfriend there maybe doesn't help her.
"When you're a mum, you do what you've got to do for your kids – I will always put mine first."
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