Helen Flanagan reveals huge row with ex Scott about homeschooling kids

In a heartfelt post on Instagram Helen revealed how she had looked into homeschooling their children Matilda, age seven, Delilah, five, and Charlie, three - until Scott stepped in

Helen Flanagan has revealed how she disagreed with her ex Scott Sinclair about the way they educated their kids.

The former Coronation Street actress, 34, split up from fiancé Scott, 35, in 2022 after 13 years together. They have three kids together, Matilda, age seven, Delilah, five, and Charlie, three.

In a heartfelt post on Instagram Helen revealed how she had looked into homeschooling their children last year, until Scott stepped in.

Sharing a photo of herself with her kids while soaking up the sun in Marbella, she wrote: “I don't really like the routine of being back at school and I like being spontaneous and having the freedom with the kids.

“I actually did look at home schooling last year when I was going to do a six months theatre tour and wanted them with me but their daddy really didn't want them to home school even though it would only be for a short period of time.”

There were good points to traditional schooling, she said, adding that she does see the benefits of keeping kids in mainstream education.

“I definitely think it's so important though for children to socialise,” she explained. “I asked Matilda what her favourite part of the holiday was and it was all just about the friends she's made and playing with other kids.”

She said life as a single parent can be tricky, not least trying to wrangle three little ones while travelling. She explained: “Since being a single mummy I always go on holiday with my friend so I have an extra pair of hands with the kids as it would just be too hard with the travelling and Charlie can’t swim yet so constantly needs an eye on him x”.

After being single for two years Helen has joined Celebs Go Dating to find love again. During a recent chat, she revealed that she finds dating as a single mum difficult. Responding to the revelation that she had been very upfront with potential matches about being a mum during the show’s first episode masked mixer event, Helen broke down in tears.

“I know I do it,” she confessed. “I don't know why I do it. But I think, I don't know if I feel like anyone’s going to really love me”. However it now seems that Helen may have found love off-screen, after reports that she was “smitten” by former non-league footballer Robbie Talbot.

She was seen with Robbie as she celebrated her 34th birthday at a party at Manchester's five-star Hotel Gotham earlier this month. According to The Sun , the duo showed up together and stayed at the venue overnight but it wasn't known whether they shared a hotel room.

A source even said she was "beaming". "Helen’s absolutely smitten. They look so good together. She deserves to be happy after everything she’s been through recently," they claimed.

Mirror Online has contacted Helen's representative for comment.

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