Helen Flanagan stuns in plunging dress after thanking fans for support over 'vile' messages

Helen Flanagan was not short of compliments as she defied the 'vile' comments she had received to pose up a storm in a plunging dress while on a sunshine break. The former Coronation Street star has been letting her hair down in Mykonos with her stylist pal Kelvin Barron.

The pair have been living it up in Ornos, a village on the Greek island of Mykonos, but Helen found herself so incensed by what she had read about herself that she took time out of her break to respond.

The 32-year-old shared how some paparazzi bikini photos of herself managed to bring about some unwanted attention. In an Instagram Stories thread, Helen showed some of the comments being made about her online, saying she had put on weight before another branded her 'insecure'.

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She then hit back, writing alongside screenshots of the comments: "I'm 5ft 4 and a UK size 6/8 x I'm really proud of my body I've carried and given birth to 3 children," before addressing the vitriol in a video.

Speaking directly to the camera, the mum-of-three said: "Hi guys. Sorry I've probably got food in my teeth because I've just scoffed lunch - maybe I shouldn't be scoffing lunch seeing as though I'm gaining weight!"

"I feel really, like, rubbish about myself all the time and I'm just like, whatever. But I just think it's disgusting and I'm sticking up for myself because I think it's really horrible to speak about other women in that way. I'm all for women empowerment, I just kind of think you shouldn't be... especially as mums as well, everything that our bodies go through. I just think it's vile."

After sharing three different pictures of herself pregnant, another Instagram Story post showed her