Helen Flanagan stuns fans as she shows off 'Teenage Dirtbag' pictures with nostalgic twist

Helen Flanagan has shown how completely different she looks now compared to her Coronation Street days as she put a nostalgic twist on a viral social media trend. The actress, who played Rosie Webster in the ITV soap, took to TikTok to join in the with 'Teenage Dirtbag' trend.

It sees users of the video-sharing platform show themselves now before showing pictures of themselves in their teens to the classic Wheatus track, Teenage Dirtbag. The first part of the video showed Helen smiling at the camera while on a moving train. The 32-year-old can be seen donning a light layer of make-up while her blonde locks are tied back away from her face.

"My 'teenage dirtbag' pictures but it's me and Rose," Helen penned over the video before a series of images flashed up on the screen, showing the mum-of-three during her Corrie days on photoshoots and on-screen, mainly with dark brunette locks.

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She simply captioned the video with a crying laughing emoji but it soon got spotted, racking up more than 10,000 likes and 248,000 views. And those who remember Bury-born Helen as Rosie, a role she played on-and-off from 2000 to 2018, were quick to comment on the brilliant video.

@robynzbanks said: "Rosie Webster what a legend." @charzdonnell commented: "I used to always want to be Rosie when I was growing up." @louseery94 echoed: "You was my idol on Corrie growing up." @JenBenTen replied: "Iconic. We didn't know how good we had it back then."

Others were quick to share with Helen how they'd love to see her back on the cobbles. @margaretrouzet commented: "Rosie needs to be back in Corrie and add a bit of glam and fun."