Helen Flanagan delighted her fans as she shared an adorable photo with her baby boy Charlie.
The former Coronation Street actress, 31, welcomed the tot in March last year, the actress also shares daughters Matilda and Delilah with footballer Scott Sinclair.
Just days after celebrating Charlie’s first birthday with a sweet Gruffalo-themed birthday party, Helen took to Instagram to upload a gorgeous filter-free snap of her cuddled up to her baby boy.
“Always my baby boy,” she captioned the picture, taken in her kitchen.
In the photo, a barefaced Helen cradles the tot, who is wearing a stylish beige vest, as he gazes at the camera.
“He is gorgeous,” one of her 1 million followers commented.
“Those beautiful eyes,” added another, while one wrote: “So cute.”
Many of her fans picked up on Charlie’s striking similarity to dad Scott, who plays for Preston North End.
“Image of his dad,” one wrote, while another agreed: “Daddy's double.”
Others praised Helen for uploading a picture of herself with no filter or make-up, and said the actress had a refreshing approach to sharing images of herself on social media.
“You’re a natural beauty Helen,” one commented.
“How beautiful is this pic natural beauty at it best love how you post a pic looking natural xxx u look beautiful x,” another added.
“Love that you post ‘ natural’ photos,” one fan added.
After giving birth to son Charlie in March last year, Helen said her and Scott’s family is complete, and they were stopping at three kids.
Extreme morning sickness, which left the actress practically bedbound, played a big part in her decision, and she said it would be “too hard” on her family to go through it again.
“I think a lot of women are very broody and we always feel like we could have more, but because I was so unwell in my pregnancies the idea of having another has almost been taken out of my hands,” she admitted to OK!
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