Helen Flanagan



Helen Joyce Gabriel Flanagan (born August 7, 1990) 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. She was voted the most attractive British candidate in the 2012 FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World poll.

Early Life
Flanagan was born in Bury, Greater Manchester, England. She attended Westholme School in Blackburn, Lancashire.

Career
Flanagan first appeared as Rosie Webster in Coronation Street in January 2000. 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. 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. In October 2011, Flanagan announced that she would leave Coronation Street in February 2012 to pursue other interests.

In 2010, Flanagan appeared in Coronation Street spin-off Coronation Street: A Knights Tale as her character Rosie. Then in 2011, she had her own Coronation Street spin-off Just Rosie, which explored her character trying to build a modelling career in London.

In November 2012, Flanagan participated in the twelth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, finishing in seventh place out of the 12 celebrities who appeared.

In September 2013, Flanagan participated and appeared in Celebrity Super Spa, a reality television program based in a Liverpool Salon on Channel 5.

In January 2014, Flanagan starred in an episode of Celebrity Wedding Planner along with Hugo Taylor on Channel 5.

In August 2014, Flanagan appeared as agency nurse Kirsty Brompton in an episode of Holby City.

Appearances
On September 10, 2013, Flanagan posed topless as a Page 3 girl in The Sun.

In 2013, Flanagan appeared in the music video for The Neo-Kalashnikovs' song "Gorgeous Baby".

Personal Life
Flanagan has been in a relationship with Aston Villa footballer Scott Sinclair since 2009, with whom she lives. In December 2012, she spoke of her battle with depression and anxiety, and stated that she had been prescribed medication for ADHD and bipolar disorder.

In June 2013, Flanagan and Sinclair's house is Prestbury, Cheshire was burgled. Flanagan was at home on the night of the incident; the thieves escaped with a mobile phone and items of jewellery. She was reported by her spokeman to be "naturally very shaken" but "unharmed".

In late December 2014, Flanagan announced that she was pregnant with her and Sinclair's child. Their daughter, Matilda Jessica Sinclair, was born on June 29, 2015.