HELEN Flanagan heaped praise on her mother as the row with her ex Scott Sinclair intensifies.
The Coronation Street star has been lashing out at her at the Bristol Rovers footballer after he missed their son Charlie’s nativity play to party at the Formula One in Abu Dhabi.
Helen split from her ex-fiancé in 2022 after 13 years together and they share three children Matilda, 10, Delilah, seven, and Charlie, four.
She is currently starring as The Wicked Queen in a production of Snow White in Liverpool and said her mum, Julia has practically raised her kids while she treads the boards.
Helen posted a photo of Julia to her Instagram stories cuddling up with Charlie.
“So grateful for my incredible mum who has looked after my children for really the past two months while I’ve been working,” she captioned the post.
“The BEST grandma ever, so lucky to have you mum.”
Helen added: “All the school runs, all the activities, all the school work, all the washing. Love you.”
The star previously opened up to The Sun about the struggles of co-parenting with Scott and relying on her mum for help.
She said: “He lives like Somerset and I live in Lancashire. So we live so far away from each other, which is really difficult when you’ve got three young children.
“I hate calling it co-parenting because I don’t really feel like a co-parent to be honest with you anyway.”
The star is reliant on her mum and dad, who live 15 minutes away, to help with childcare duties, admitting she would “really struggle” without their help.
“I have my children for the rest of the time,” she said. “Which I would never want any other way. I work most days.
“Always back and forth, you know, from London, like a yo-yo as well. My mum’s incredible. She really helps me bring up my children really. I’m very lucky to have that support.”
