Former Coronation Street star Helen Flanagan has shared a candid update on her year so far as she opened up about feeling ‘overwhelmed and stressed’ by motherhood
Former soap icon Helen Flanagan has openly discussed the unique bonds she shares with her three children, admitting that she often finds motherhood challenging. The 34 year old former Coronation Street star is a mum to Matilda, nine, Delilah, six, and Charlie, four, whom she shares with her ex-partner Scott Sinclair.
She’s been candid about her journey as a single mum and the difficulties that come with raising children on her own. Helen took a moment to reflect on the past year, sharing some of her favourite memories with her kids.
In her heartfelt post, Helen wrote: “Looked back at some of my favourite times with the kids this year x Found motherhood hard recently, I’ve felt overwhelmed and stressed the majority of the time and I want to get back to when im present and I’m really in it and I’m really enjoying it x I always wanted to be a mum x.”
She then delved into her individual relationships with each of her children, saying: “I get mum guilt with Matilda as I feel like I’m always pre occupied with her brother, I can’t give her the energy that I want to give her and I feel like she always sees me at my worst.
“I also feel like she needs calm which I can never be. Delilah, I feel like I’m getting it right with her and I feel like our bond is tight, so that’s something not to beat myself up about.”, reports the Mirror.
“Charlie I could pull my hair out sometimes, I feel like I’ve got the male version of me x.”
Helen then touched upon her strained relationship with her ex Scott.
She continued: “Co parenting is hard and not being a team together and not being able to talk about your anxieties and worries for the kids. I suppose you can only do your best and be kind to yourself but I wanted these on my grid for me as they make my soul happy.”
Helen received an outpouring of support from her followers, with one commenting: “You’re human and doing your best and you’re an amazing mama! this is your first time living too, give yourself grace.”
Another follower chimed in: “You are a great mummy,” while another added: “You’re doing an amazing job.”
After parting ways with Scott following 13 years together, Helen experienced a “very scary” psychotic episode during a dream New Year’s holiday in Bali with their children.
Reflecting on that period earlier this year, Helen heartbreakingly revealed she felt her children would have been better off without her. She courageously posted: “My love life was a s**t show that year…. I didn’t look after my mental health or think.
“I felt so s**t and sad. I felt like my whole life was f***ed up now and I had the perfect family. 13 years is a long time to be with someone. My whole 20s. I had a lot of family fall outs too and I also lost basically all my money. Me and Scott weren’t married we were engaged.
“My mental health was so bad I thought maybe my kids would be better off without me and maybe they would be better off with their dad as he’s more level headed than me. I love my kids more than words can say but when you are not well you’re not well.”
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
