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Mollie Quirk

Helen Flanagan reveals all three of her children have come down with Scarlet fever

Helen Flanagan had revealed all three of her children are ill with Scarlet fever.

The former Coronation Street actress, 32, took to Instagram on Monday to say her daughters Matilda, six, Delilah, three, and son Charlie, 13 months, have come down with the contagious infection.

It comes as cases of Scarlet fever have skyrocketed in England, days after Helen sought advice from fans after she noticed her son Charlie "refusing to eat".

Helen, who is engaged to former Celtic football player Scott Sinclair, took to Instagram on Monday to share her worries after all three children contracted the nasty infection.

Helen Flanagan's children are all battling a bout of scarlet fever (Helen Flanagan/Instagram)

Alongside a photo of her daughter Delilah, who was fast asleep on the sofa, Helen wrote: "All the kids have Scarlet Fever. Glad to know what it is after Delilah not been herself and the medicine to treat it."

Early treatment is vital when it comes to scarlet fever because it reduces the risk of nasty complications like pneumonia.

If scarlet fever and chickenpox are caught at the same time, a rare complication called septicaemia can arise.

Early treatment and isolation will help to eliminate the risk of complications as well as stopping the illness from spreading, which is why those diagnosed should stay at home for 24 hours after starting a course of antibiotics.

It is most common in children 5 to 15 years of age and although it was once considered a serious childhood illness, antibiotic treatments have made it less threatening.

The former Corrie actress updated her followers on Instagram (hjgflanagan/Instagram)
Helen shares her three children with Scott Sinclair (helenflanagan/Instagram)

The UK Health Security Agency issued a warning about scarlet fever to parents.

The warning was issued after 3,500 cases of the illness were reported between September 2021 and March 2022 in England.

Helen recently enjoyed some quality time with Charlie and her fiancé Scott in Dubai at the end of last month after expressing her worry over her son not eating.

She wrote recently: "Charlie will just not eat I'm going to take him to a specialist this week.

"He eats nothing and I'm still feeding him like he's six months.

"I've tried not feeding him with milk so he'll eat more but he just has no interest in food and he just wants the boob."

The family stayed at the luxury stay at five-star hotel Le Royal Meridien Beach Resort & Spa, on a sandy Dubai beach.

Away celebrating Scott's 33rd birthday and baby son Charlie turning one, the family had a lovely break away together.

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