Helen Flanagan forced to address 'bikini gate' row as she tells fans of fresh parenting struggle

Helen Flanagan appears to have felt forced into addressing a 'bikini gate' row after she was reportedly caught up in an embarrassing moment on her recent holiday. The actress recently whisked her three children off to Barbados after the schools broke up for the summer holidays.

Helen, 32, ditched the UK and headed for sunnier climes with her three children - Matilda, Delilah and Charlie - who she shares with her ex-fiance Scott Sinclair. And over on social media, she kept her fans and followers updated throughout the trip on which she was also joined by a pal who helps her out with her children.

But while in the Caribbean, Helen was reportedly told to leave a swanky restaurant after the staff said she wasn't dressed appropriately. Reports claim she turned up at the Kyma coffee shop at the four-star Waves Hotel and Spa in Barbados where she was told to cover up or leave.

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However, days after arriving back in the UK from her holiday, Helen addressed the claims and said it isn't as dramatic as it sounds. The mum-of-three took to her Instagram Story where she explained she had been chatting to another woman at the all-inclusive resort she was staying out when she mentioned the other hotel.

"It's a total misunderstanding," Helen, from Bury, said to the camera. "I was in the pool with my kids and I got friendly with a lady there and she was like, 'Oh, I'm going to go to this place for lunch. I'm going to go and get the water taxi now. It's a sister hotel so it's all part of the all-inclusive'.

"So I thought oh, I've been eating at the same place for lunch all the time with the kids so I'll go for something different." Helen added