Helen Flanagan, who recently posted a picture of herself in a bikini with her new boyfriend, shared that she received some nasty comments about her body.
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In several photos posted to her Instagram stories, the 34-year-old Coronation Street actress reported receiving criticism about her body after sharing a bikini shot alongside her boyfriend Robbie Talbot, 44.
“You don’t look as slim as usual, [are you] pregnant?” asked one internet user. “If I’ve gained weight, it might be because I’m happier and not anxious and stressed all the time, so I’m eating more. I’m very proud of my body; it has given me three beautiful children,” she replied.
Earlier this month, the blonde broke down in tears after being kicked off the dating reality show Celebs Go Dating for hiding her relationship with Robbie and “wasting everyone’s time,” according to the show’s coaches.
“Helen not only wasted our time but also the time of all the [candidates]. We need to hear the whole truth about why she hid this from us. And if we’re not satisfied with her answer, it’s time for her to leave the agency,” said love guru Paul Brunson.
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“I know I can’t date, but I would like to maybe stay with the agency and still do a little therapy. For myself,” she said at the time. Since then, Robbie has appeared regularly on the show to participate in a sort of “couples therapy” with Helen.
Helen, who is the mother of Matilda, 9, Delilah, 6, and Charlie, 3, with her ex-fiancé Scott Sinclair, recently stated that she decided to use her participation in the new season of the reality show to inspire other single mothers to get back out there and seek new romances.
“When I signed up […], I thought it could be quite interesting to make mothers think about going out on dates. I would love it if a mother saw me on the show and it encouraged her to try. I want them to think: ‘Helen is doing this; maybe I can too,'” she told the Daily Star.
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