Helen Flanagan reveals she 'crashed car' and cancelled LA trip before sharing support for ex Scott Sinclair

Helen Flanagan has told how she 'crashed her car' meaning she was unable to pick her kids up from spending half-term with their dad, her ex-fiance Scott Sinclair. The actress, who showed off her flash set of wheels earlier this year, said she and her kids were in the Audi at the time.

Taking to her Instagram Story on Sunday (November 5), Helen shared a string of videos as she had a 'catch-up' with her followers before her three children - Matilda, Delilah and Charlie - returned back home. Appearing fresh-faced and porting a grey pyjama set, she said to the camera: "My dad's just gone to get the children. I couldn't go, I couldn't drive... it wasn't a big deal but I crashed my car.

"The kids were fine, I was fine but I was pumpkin picking and all I did was reverse into a piece of wood because I can't park to save my life. I just thought I'd scratched my car but I've taken the whole of my bonnet off. Wow... and my car's new."

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Helen, 33, also opened up about struggling to cope with being separated from the kids as they spent time with Scott, with whom she split from last year after 13 years together. "I get my kids back today so I'm excited about that, they've been away for half term, thye've been with their Nana and their daddy so they've been having a ready good time," she said. "I do really miss them when they're away. I always feel really weird."

She added: "Then I try and enjoy it because I try and enjoy the things I can't usually do but I just feel really weird when I'm not with them. It takes me a while to get used