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Susan Knox

Helen Flanagan left in tears after being ‘mum-shamed’ during chaotic family dinner

Helen Flanagan has been left in tears after being mum-shamed at a restaurant over her son's behaviour.

The former Coronation Street star, 32, took to her Instagram stories to explain the hurtful ordeal with her fans as she said that she felt as though she was being judged while her son Charlie, 2, erupted into a tantrum out of nowhere.

The actress, who is best known for her role as Rosie Webster in the ITV soap, is currently on holiday with her children, Charlie, 2, Matilda, 7, and Delilah, 4 and her close friend.

Helen explained that her youngest son Charlie has been going through 'horrendous' tantrums in recent weeks, and while enjoying a nice family dinner during their holiday, things turned stressful for the mum when Charlie began to 'scream' and 'scream' in the restaurant before dirty looks were thrown her way.

Helen recalled the awkward family dinner on her stories (hjgflanagan/Instagram)
The mum of three is currently on holiday with her family (hjgflanagan/Instagram)

"I cannot tell you how horrendous Charlie’s tantrums have been," Helen said on her Instagram Stories.

"{I mean I’ve got two children and I know what babies can be like and the tantrums and stuff, but when I’m saying he screamed the restaurant down yesterday – he just screamed and screamed.

"There was no consoling him at all, he literally just screamed the whole restaurant down.

"It was a really, really, really busy restaurant – I could feel there was a table, just sensed it. This is my third child - I don’t think they were being that nice to be honest about my parenting, even though I was really trying my best to console Charlie."

Helen felt like she was being mum-shamed for her parenting skills (hjgflanagan/Instagram)
Helen has been sharing family snaps from her holiday (hjgflanagan/Instagram)

Mum-of-three Helen then explained she was assisted by a ‘really nice’ girl who approached for a hug and even offered to support her during the stressful moment.

It comes after Helen proved there's no bad blood between her and her ex-fiancé Scott Sinclair as she celebrated his birthday on Saturday.

The former Coronation Street star took to social media to share a sweet tribute to the father of her three children, despite the pair reportedly calling time on their 13-year romance and ending their engagement last summer.

Footballer Scott and Helen reportedly split after the mum-of-three finished filming ITV ’s I’m A Celebrity All Stars in South Africa, with Helen pictured without her engagement ring as she walked the red carpet at the Pride of Britain Awards in October.

Helen wished Scott a happy birthday (Instagram)
The pair split after 11 years (helenflanagn/Instagram)

Despite the split, Helen -who has been revealed as one of the campmates returning to the jungle in the pre-recorded ITV show - shared a sweet picture of Scott and their son on her Instagram Stories on Saturday.

"Happy birthday," she wrote, tagging him and adding a white heart emoji with the sweet snap which was taken on holiday.

The couple, who were together for 13 years and share three children, split last October.

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