FORMER CORONATION Street star Helen Flanagan has bonded with a former non-league footballer.
It comes as she appears on E4’s Celebs Go Dating — and two years after her “messy” split with her ex-fiancé Scott Sinclair.
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Actress Helen Flanagan got close to another footballerCredit: Raw Image Ltd
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Flanagan is said to be ‘enchanted’ with Robbie TalbotCredit: NB PRESS LTD
Onlookers said the former soap actress looked very happy as she celebrated her 34th birthday with new boyfriend Robbie Talbot, 44.
She has not been in a serious relationship since her split with Scott in 2022.
They were together for 13 years and have three children.
She has now told friends she is “bewitched” by Robbie.
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Helen, who played Rosie Webster in the ITV soap, threw a glamorous birthday bash at Manchester’s five-star Gotham Hotel on August 10, where she made no secret of her budding relationship.
The couple arrived together and stayed at the scene overnight.
It is not known if they shared a room.
Onlookers said Helen – dressed in a ruffled pink dress – was “glowing” as she spent the evening with her new man.
They took a picture hugging each other with Robbie’s arm around her.
They are believed to have been dating since May.
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A month after they tied the knot, they went to the Municipal Hotel and Spa in Liverpool, where Robbie is from.
Helen tried to keep the relationship under wraps ahead of her appearance on Celebs Go Dating, which began on August 19.
A source said: “Helen is completely smitten. They look so good together. She deserves to be happy after everything she’s been through recently.
“She tried to keep things out of the public eye, but it became difficult as their feelings for each other grew.
“Helen didn’t hide her new relationship at her party, but it’s still early days.”
Robbie was a striker for Morecambe and Burton Albion, among other clubs.
He later became a coach after he almost died in a serious car accident in 2004.
The former player has two daughters from a previous relationship.
Helen previously said: “I’m very attracted to masculine men who are older and understand that I’m a mum. I tend to go 40 upwards. Most of all, he must be a decent, good person.”
Helen revealed earlier this month that she barely spoke to the father of her children after spotting him on a dating site shortly after they split two years ago.
She also shared how she suffered a psychotic episode after a “bad reaction” to ADHD medication while “struggling emotionally” with her divorce from Scott.
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Helen announced her separation from Scott Sinclair in 2022. Credit: Instagram
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Stunning on E4 Celebs Go Dating Credit: Channel 4
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