Coronation Street’s Helen Flanagan makes confession to being a parent

The soap actress, who played Rosie Webster on the show, has admitted she needs her own “adulthood” to adjust to life as a single mom.

Flanagan, 32, shares Matilda, seven, Delilah, four, and Charlie, two, with her ex-partner Scott Sinclair.

The couple split last year after 12 years together, with their upbringing going “fairly without drama,” according to the actor.

Helen Flanagan split from her partner Scott Sinclair in 2022. (Bang Showbiz) (Image: Bang Showbiz)

Helen Flanagan’s co-parenting with Scott Sinclair is ‘fairly drama-free’

Helen spoke to her Instagram Followers on her story: “I fell asleep with the kids last night. So Delilah doesn’t give this thing where she can’t fall asleep without me a chance, she’s just going to scream and scream and scream.”

“I’ve spoken to Scott’s mom and I think we’ll get her into a different routine.”

“Gosh, she’s almost five, but honestly, she won’t go to bed without me. She literally has to sleep right there.” [next to her face].

“Usually I pretend to go to sleep and then when she’s asleep I sneak out of the room.

“Anyway I didn’t, I fell asleep and I fell asleep with my contacts on. Great!”

The actress also recognized that she needs to “unwind” from the pressures of parenthood from time to time.

She shared: “I need my own time as an adult, even if it’s just to look at something I want to watch or like I can talk to my friends. I just have to switch off.”

Speak with The sun Helen commented in the newspaper: “I’m co-parent with Scott. We were together for a long time. So he lives in Bristol with his mum and I live there.” Manchester with the children. I get along really well with Scott’s mother.

“I dated Scott from the ages of 19 to 31, that’s why I get along so well with his mom.”

“Honestly, it makes my life so easy because we spend time together. It’s really beautiful. It’s pretty drama free as I get along really well with her.”

The admission follows news that the I’m A Celeb…South Africa contestant revealed she would “love to” return to the stage in the years to come after leaving the soap opera in 2018.