I'm A Celebrity's Helen Flanagan has finally broken her silence on her split from Bristol Rovers winger Scott Sinclair, following much speculation. Her confirmation of their break up comes after rumours of their reconciliation began swirling earlier this month, when she wore her engagement ring on a holiday to Dubai.
Helen, 32, took her three children - Matilda, Delilah and Charlie - that she shares with former fiancé Scott on a much-needed week away in the Dubai sunshine over the Easter break, with her friend who often helps out with the children tagging along too. While not everything was sunshine and rainbows as her brood bickered and had tantrums - especially two-year-old Charlie - Helen did have the chance to enjoy single mum life one night.
The Corrie star shared a stunning snap from her night on the town as the kids spent the evening at the hotel with her friend. The newly single mum-of-three smiled as she lounged around in the back of a luxury taxi in a hot pink sparkly jumpsuit.
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"Mummy’s night out in Dubai," Helen captioned the Instagram post, the comment section of which was swiftly flooded with comments from her friends and fans. While many were quick to compliment Helen, a number of her followers pointed out the huge rock on her finger as they questioned whether she had rekindled her relationship with Scott, 34.
Around a week after posting her dazzling taxi snap, Helen dashed off for a brief visit to the Canary Islands as she acknowledged the hefty piece of jewellery on her ring finger. Posing with a puzzle book with her fellow I'm A Celebrity... South Africa campmate Carol Vorderman on the cover, Helen expressed her love for the Clifton Countdown legend before adding: "My ring is @laraheems_jewellery I always wear it as I find it a comfort as I'm used to having a rock on my finger."
And now, Helen has finally confessed that she is no longer with Scott during a chat with OK! magazine. "We actually broke up in July," she said, before addressing the rumours sparked by her Instagram posts, in which she can be seen wearing her big sparkler.
"That’s so typical of me – I didn’t even think about wearing a ring on that finger! My ring’s my ring, it’s for my girls."
Helen and Scott first got together back in 2009, with the footballer getting down on one knee at Disneyland Paris in May 2018. Before their engagement was called off, a big fairytale wedding had been planned for the pair, but it looks as though there's no chance of it ever happening now, as Helen has said "no" to there being any chance of her and Scott rekindling their relationship.
"I just hope we can be good friends and co-parent," she admitted. "A lot of people say, 'Oh, stay, make things work for the children'.
"But children need happy parents and they need a happy environment, so it's not always so straightforward."
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