Helen Flanagan on awkward moment she matched with ex Scott Sinclair on dating app
11.05.2024 - 20:19
/ ok.co.uk
The first few months of 2024 were, she admits, the worst of Helen Flanagan's life so far, and in an exclusive chat with OK!, she explains exactly what happened and how far she's come.
The former Coronation Street actress now realises the trigger for her mental health breakdown was in part down to the ending of her relationship with her ex, Scott Sinclair, who she was with for 13 years before they split in 2022, and is the father of her three children. After spending two months off work to heal and recover, 33-year-old Helen reveals her relationship with Scott is better than ever, and tells us what happened when they found each other looking for love on a dating app.
“Well, I tried a dating app,” she laughs. “I went on a few dates and the people were really lovely, but I don’t really like the idea of choosing a partner based on looks.
I definitely still believe in love and The One, but I think I’ll just go with the flow now. I hadn’t been on the dating scene for 13 years so it’s like a whole new world now.” She also recalls the time she and Scott were together and both discovered that they were on the same app.
"When we found each other on a dating app we had a laugh about it, which shows how far we’ve come!." she says. "I don’t want to live with toxic feelings, I really want to get on with the father of my kids and he’s the same." "He stays with his mum and we’ve always been really close, so she’s a saving grace for me.
I know when they’re with Scott they’re seeing their Nana Sally too.” When the couple first separated in late 2022, Helen admits she “would just go to London and drink”, to escape her empty house when the kids went off to stay with their dad.
Things for her now though are very, very different. “I really love
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