Helen Flanagan on how she'd like to return to Coronation Street and what her kids thought of her doing I'm A Celebrity before exit

Helen Flanagan has not shied away from her desire to maybe one day return to Coronation Street. The actress, who is known for playing Rosie Webster in the ITV soap, exited Weatherfield in 2012 to pursue other interests.

However, after participating in the twelfth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here in 2012, where she finished in seventh place after facing more than her fair share of punishing Bushtucker Trials, and taking on a few other reality TV and acting roles, Helen returned to Corrie for a brief storyline in 2017 before heading on maternity leave in 2018.

Speaking to the Manchester Evening News on the red carpet at the Pride of Manchester, Helen, 32, revealed, how she'd like to see Rosie return to the cobbles - and it reflects her own life as a mum-of-three.

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"I think Rosie being a mum would be great," she told us. "I'd love to see Rosie being a mum and I think she'd palm the kids off all the time to Sally [Metcalfe - played by Sally Dynevor]."

In the meantime, fans have seen Helen back on screen in I'm A Celebrity... South Africa. The first-ever spin-off of the hit reality ITV show burst onto screens last month and saw the former soap star competition to become the first I'm A Celebrity 'Legend' alongside a number of other memorable campmates from over the years.

And Helen was heaped with praise from viewers who saw a 'different person' on-screen compared to when she first appeared on the show 10 years ago. "It feels like such a long time ago," she told the MEN about taking part in the show, which was filmed in September last year.

"It's really weird as well because I've had to keep it a secret but I loved it. I really enjoyed the