Helen Flanagan reveals plans to get married again after Scott Sinclair split and Celebs Go Dating stint
HELEN Flanagan has admitted she will get married again after her split from fiance Scott Sinclair.
The 34-year-old Coronation Street star was engaged to the Bristol Rovers footballer for four of their 13-year relationship.
The couple, who share three children, announced their split in 2022, with the soap star admitting she has been ‘rubbish’ at finding love since.
Failing to find her perfect match on any dating apps, she recently told fans of her plans to get married one day, ahead of her Celebs Go Dating debut.
Helen is best known for playing Rosie Webster in Coronation Street and is one of seven new celebrities taking part in the dating show’s new series.
With expert matchmakers on hand to set them up on blind dates with non-celebrities, the hope is they’ll all find true love.
Despite her previous heartbreak, Helen said she is a romantic at heart, admitting she still wants to ‘get married one day’.
She said: “I like an older man because I feel like they are more emotionally mature, a bit more sensitive.”
Helen added: “I’m definitely a romantic and want to get married one day.”
With her children her top priority, she said her next relationship would have to be with someone ‘very special’ and her children would have to like him first.
Celebs Go Dating Love Coach, Anna Williamson, described Helen as: “‘The poster girl’ for single mums fresh from a break-up.
She said: “Helen needs to do a lot of work on her inner-self critic.”
She continued; “Your 20s are a time for experimentation with no pressures, typically.”
“Your 30s – more responsibility. She is doing it the other way around, so it’s completely reasonable that she’s feeling like a fish out of water.”
When asked if Helen is confident when it comes to dating again, Anna said: “Yes, she has got confidence and that sexy act down.”
“But we’re teaching her how to go deeper and the art of conversation, which to her acknowledgement she doesn’t have.”
“She’s going to be such an important celeb as she’s representative of such a huge demographic of women and people coming out of relationships in their 30s and 40s.”