Helen Flanagan, the 35-year-old former Coronation Avenue actress, opens up a couple of shut name with romance involving TOWIE star James Argent in her new memoir, Head & Coronary heart: Break-ups, Breakdowns and Being Rosie. She describes a charged second between them through the 2013 actuality sequence Celeb Tremendous Spa, the place they co-starred alongside figures like cooks Rusty Lee and John Burton-Race, actor Jody Latham from Shameless, and Yvette Fielding from Most Haunted.
A Tense Encounter on Set
Flanagan and Argent grew shut whereas filming, sparking rumors of a budding relationship. In her guide, she recounts a peculiar night in her lodge room that just about turned intimate. Mendacity on the mattress as he stroked her again, she felt a spark of attraction however held again.
She admits to liking Argent fairly a bit however notes the imbalance of their curiosity. “I used to be too blended up over Scott and I did not even know if I really fancied Arg though I did like him rather a lot,” Flanagan writes. “He positively wasn’t my normal sort—I normally went for sporty guys who have been into their well being and health whereas Arg would eat 4 Greggs sausage rolls for breakfast. I believe he was most likely extra into me than I used to be him, however there was a quick second of warmth between us which felt… bizarre.”
Flanagan sensed the present’s producers have been pushing for a storyline romance, typically suggesting the pair would make a fantastic match. Finally, the second handed with out escalation, and the chance light.
Reflections on Celebs Go Courting
Flanagan additionally delves into private uncertainties about her sexuality skilled throughout her 2024 look on Celebs Go Courting. She shared her ideas on digital camera however later requested edits to take away these segments, citing issues over disappointing her mom.
“The considered this footage going out on nationwide telly acquired me actually depressed, like I’d massively let her down as a daughter,” she explains within the memoir. The manufacturing workforce accommodated her needs, fastidiously excising the related elements.
Her time on the courting present took a dramatic flip when she revealed a secret boyfriend again house, Robbie Talbot, a 45-year-old former non-league footballer. This confession shocked her co-stars and specialists, who accused her of deceptive everybody and losing dates’ time.
Love knowledgeable Paul Brunson reacted strongly: “Helen has not solely wasted our time, however all the dates’ time. We have to hear the complete fact of why she has saved this from us. And if we’re not joyful along with her response, it’s time for her to depart the company.”
Flanagan pleaded to remain for therapeutic assist, regardless of figuring out she could not date others. She declared, “I believe I’m in love with him.”
Relationship Timeline
Flanagan shares three kids—Matilda, 9; Delilah, 6; and Charlie, 4—along with her ex-fiancé Scott Sinclair, 36, from whom she separated in 2022. She started courting Talbot publicly in 2024, however the relationship resulted in Might 2025 after a couple of 12 months.
