Helen Flanagan has strong words for trolls who criticised lip fillers, but has one 'regret'

Helen Flanagan has clapped back at cruel trolls who flooded her with comments on her appearance after she opened up about her regret at 'shouting' at her eldest child.

The actress was honest about the struggles of co-parenting as she shared a post to Instagram after her children - Matilda, nine, Delilah, six and son Charlie, aged three - left to spend time with their dad, ex-fiancé Scott Sinclair.

Posting a picture of herself with eldest Matilda in her arms to her Instagram Helen admitted her regrets over being a 'stress head' and 'shouting' at the youngster before she left to spend time with Scott amidst the Christmas festivities.

"Miss my princess [pink heart emoji] feel bad was such a stress head before she left x," Helen started to type alongside the post. She continued: "Any other co-parenting mummy's feel me? Soon as they are at their daddy's... I think I should have been more patient then... I shouldn't have shouted then... but parenting is so hard...."

Helen did, however, add to her fans and followers: "Wouldn't change it for the world though, and then mix in a load of hormones from the both of us."

But she soon returned to Instagram for a different reason as the former Coronation Street star took to her Instagram Story to hit back at comments in response to a video of her doing her makeup and getting ready as they targeted her appearance.

Helen, who shot to fame playing Rosie Webster in the ITV soap, said she "has never commented anything mean on anyone’s feed" in response to some negative comments that criticised her lips and appearance. One comment said: "Your lips… why… totally spoilt yourself." Another wrote: "Don’t topple out of your top, no need for it you’re a mum," while a third jibed: "Horrific. Needs