Helen Flanagan left her troubles at home as she hit the beach during a working holiday in the south-of-France on Friday.
The former Coronation Street star has suffered a series of bitter setbacks after losing her £3.5million fortune and subsequently ending a year long relationship with boyfriend Robbie Talbot.
Flanagan, 34, who recently confirmed Talbot had moved out of the home she shares with her three children, had previously claimed her finances were so dire she struggled to afford the price of public transport.
But there was evidently enough money for substantially more than a cab fare hanging from her wrist as she modelled a rather more affordable swimsuit from budget retailer Primark.
The Bury-born actress wore a smart Rolex on her left wrist as she showcased a blue floral swimming costume, part of the brand’s forthcoming Love The Summer range and available for just £14.
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Helen Flanagan left her troubles at home on Friday as she hit the beach during an early summer break in the south-of-France
The former Coronation Street star has suffered a series of bitter setbacks after losing her £3.5million fortune and ending a year long relationship with boyfriend Robbie Talbot
With a plunging neckline that fully exposed her cleavage, the budget swimwear ensured Flanagan was hard to miss as she mingled with holidaymakers at the YOLO beach club in Antibes.
The actress is understood to be single after breaking off her relationship with Talbot, 45, just over a year after the pair went public.
Flanagan had previously hinted at wanting more children with the former non-league footballer, but is said to have had a change of heart over over recent months.
A source told The Sun: ‘They want different things in life. She has just landed a new acting job and is trying to juggle work projects with the kids.
‘She sat him down two weeks ago and said, ”This isn’t working”… She just wants to be on her own for a while although she still has feelings for him.’
In April, Flanagan admitted she is no longer living with Talbot after he briefly moved into her home, sharing at the time it wasn’t helpful for her children who ‘miss’ their dad.
The actress and her ex-fiancé Scott Sinclair, 36, separated in 2022 after 13 years together. The pair share three children, Matilda, nine, Delilah, six, and son Charlie, four.
She told The Sun: ‘I’d asked him to stay for a while, because I often get quite scared in the house on my own and feel safer with a man there.
Flanagan showcased a blue floral swimming costume, part of Primark’s forthcoming Love The Summer range and available for just £14
The Bury-born actress wore a smart Rolex on her left wrist, despite claiming her financial status is so dire that she struggles to afford the price of a taxi
Flanagan waded into the Mediterranean during her trip to the south-of-France on Friday
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‘But Matilda is very sensitive and a proper daddy’s girl, and she struggles with not seeing Scott as often as she’d like.
‘I always think about how she feels when she misses her dad, and having my boyfriend there maybe doesn’t help her.’
Speaking on The Mail’s The Life of Bryony podcast in March, Flanagan praised Talbot and the positive impact he’d had on her mental and emotional wellbeing.
She said: ‘He’s lovely. Everybody loves him. I just met him at a bar. I literally, I just, I could not stop laughing at this guy.’
‘My boyfriend’s actually the funniest guy I’ve ever met. He’s got two kids and he’s, he’s really beautiful with my children.’
The actress was evidently keen to make the most of her time in the H๏τ French sunshine at YOLO beach club in Antibes
‘I think that’s what made me fall more in love with him because he’s so good with my mental health things and that’s the main thing for me that I need.’
She added: ‘I need someone that’s good for me mentally and emotionally, that’s my top thing and that’s what I’ve realised.’
‘No disrespect to the father of my children, I’ll always have that love for him, but he didn’t know how to cope with me or didn’t know how to do that, and not everybody does, but because the man that I’m with now really knows how to do that, it makes me happy.’
