EXCLUSIVE: Former Coronation Street star Helen Flanagan has shared her plans to return to acting and shared some exciting news about the future of her career after 25 years
Helen Flanagan has revealed her eagerness for a fresh start and is looking at making her stage comeback a reality.
Despite having to bow out of the Cluedo 2 theatre tour last year for health-related factors, the 34-year-old soap star is planning on returning to acting with some massive projects lined up in the near future.
Speaking at the WhichBingo Awards this week, Helen revealed: “My passion is acting and I’ve got two really good projects next year which I’m excited about and I just want to focus to getting back into acting.
“I really want to do theatre and I’d love to do some dramas. There’s loads of things I’d like to do but I feel like I want to start fresh again and go into theatre and go from there really.”
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Rocketing to fame as Rosie Webster on Coronation Street 25 years ago, Helen hasn’t ruled out a triumphant return to the cobbles when the moment suits her best, reports the Manchester Evening News.
The Corrie stunner clarified: “I get asked all the time if I’m going back to Coronation Street and I would love to go back.”
She also debunked recent rumours by asserting: “I read a story the other day which said ‘Helen reached out to Corrie bosses and they rejected her’ and that’s so not true at all.”
Reflecting on her character, she mentioned: “As an actress, I feel like me and Rosie grew up together and I just generally played myself but I would never do the things that she did.”
Remembering her time on set, she recalled: “I remember when they wrote Rosie really mean and bitchy and I’m a proper softy and I would never be mean to anyone so that was a bit weird when the character was like that.”
Helen first graced our screens as Sally and Kevin Webster’s daughter Rosie in 2000, taking over from Emma Collinge who had portrayed the iconic character from 1990 to 1999.
Rosie’s storylines have seen her embroiled in numerous conflicts, including a sibling rivalry with younger sister Sophie Webster (played by Brooke Vincent) and a dramatic kidnapping ordeal at the hands of John Stape (Graeme Hawley).
Furthermore, Rosie’s dreams of becoming a model have been a significant plot point for her character.
Helen last appeared as Rosie in 2018 and has since participated in reality shows such as Celebs Go Dating, I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! and I’m A Celebrity… South Africa.
The television star is a mother to three young children who she shares with her former fiancé footballer Scott Sinclair and she’s currently dating Robbie Talbot.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
