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Helen Flanagan
English actress (born 1990) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Helen Joyce Flanagan (born 7 August 1990)[1] is an English actress, model, and television personality. She is best known for playing the role of Rosie Webster in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 2000 to 2012;[2] she returned to the role in 2017, before going on maternity leave on 8 June 2018,[3] from which she did not return.
Flanagan has appeared on reality television shows, including I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (2012), Celebrity Super Spa (2013), I'm a Celebrity...South Africa (2023), and Celebs Go Dating (2024).
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Early life
Flanagan was born in Bury, Greater Manchester, England.[4] She attended Westholme School in Blackburn, Lancashire.[5]
Career
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Flanagan first appeared as Rosie Webster in Coronation Street in January 2000.[6] In 2006, she was nominated for the award of "Best Dramatic Performance from a Young Actor or Actress" at the British Soap Awards, losing to Ellis Hollins of Hollyoaks.[7] In 2007, she was nominated for "Villain of the Year" at the same awards, this time losing to Coronation Street co-star Jack P. Shepherd.[7] In 2010, Flanagan appeared in Coronation Street spin-off Coronation Street: A Knights Tale as her character Rosie Webster. In 2011, she had her own Coronation Street spin-off Just Rosie, which explored her character Rosie Webster trying to build a modelling career in London. Flanagan left Coronation Street in February 2012 to pursue other interests.
In November 2012, Flanagan participated in the twelfth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!,[5] finishing in seventh place.[7][8] In September 2013 she appeared in Celebrity Super Spa, a reality-television programme based in a Liverpool Salon on Channel 5. In January 2014, Flanagan starred in an episode of Celebrity Wedding Planner alongside Hugo Taylor on Channel 5.[9] The following August she appeared as agency nurse Kirsty Brompton in an episode of Holby City.[10] In October 2016, it was announced Flanagan would reprise her role as Rosie in Coronation Street in February 2017.[11] She left on maternity leave in June 2018.
In 2023, Flanagan was a contestant in I'm a Celebrity... South Africa, leaving on day 12 of the show in joint 7th place, after a double eviction with Dean Gaffney.[12] In 2024, Flanagan appeared on the thirteenth series of the E4 series Celebs Go Dating.[13]
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Personal life
In 2016 Flanagan revealed that she has been diagnosed with both Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and bipolar disorder.[14] In 2024, she revealed that she had suffered a psychotic episode due to a reaction to ADHD medication.[15]
Flanagan became engaged to Bristol Rovers winger Scott Sinclair on 31 May 2018.[16] They have two daughters,[17] and a son.[18] In October 2022, the media reported that Flanagan's relationship with Sinclair had ended after 13 years.[19]
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