Helen Flanagan defended as she's holiday-shamed over unseen snaps from Greece trip with kids

Helen Flanagan has been defended by her fans as she was shamed over her recent holiday. Last month the actress ended up 'stranded' in Greece after heading on her last holiday of the summer.

Bury-born Helen enjoyed a luxurious getaway with her children - Matilda, eight, Dellilah, five and Charlie, two. -and her pal, Beth, before the kids headed back to school. But as they ended their break, the group hit the airport only to get stuck when they became embroiled in the travel chaos that has hit many holidaymakers after a UK air traffic control failure meant flight plans had to be input manually by controllers.

Helen did, however, eventually make it back home in time for her two eldest children - daughters Matilda and Delilah - to kick off the school term like everyone else. But she later issued a message about the end of her last-minute holiday which came weeks after a relaxing break to Barbados earlier in the summer.

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"Need to do an Insta catch-up. Not stopped since I got back from Greece," the former Coronation Street star wrote alongside a snap of herself on her Instagram Story. It was then that she shared a photo of herself sitting on the floor of the airport with her two-year-old son, Charlie, on her lap. "The flight home was pretty awful. But just glad I got home," the former Coronation Street star wrote.

Helen, who is known for having played Rosie Webster in the ITV soap, added: "Didn't help that I wore a swimming costume on the flight and just a shirt dress - I was freezing. I just didn't think I'd get home and just thought I'd attempt."

But a couple of weeks on and Helen has decided to share more photos and videos from