Helen Flanagan's Celebs Go Dating coach Anna Williamson has revealed why the actress is still single, following her shock split from ex-fiancé Scott Sinclair.
The former Coronation Streetactress, 34, and the footballer, 35, separated in 2022 after 13 years together. The pair share three children,Matilda, eight, Delilah, five, and son Charlie, three.
Helen, who is trying to find the one on the dating show, has been struggling with her self-esteem, according to the E4 dating expert.
Anna, 43, said Helen's struggle at finding love is due to coming out of a 13-year relationship, in her 30s and while having to fend for her three young children.
Ahead of Celebs Go Dating big return, Anna told The Sun: 'This is the first time in Helen's life ever that she’s been on her own... She is so strong and successful in other areas of her life, but not he love life.
Helen Flanagan's Celebs Go Dating coach Anna Williamson, 43, has revealed why the actress, 34, is still single, following her shock split from ex-fiancé Scott Sinclair
Helen, who is trying to find the one on the dating show, has been struggling with her self-esteem, according to the E4 dating expert
'Of course, you don't know who you are or how to date; you've spent 10 years - your entire twenties, when most people are doing a lot of their s******* and mistakes - in a relationship.
'Your 20s are a time for experimentation with no pressures, typically. Your 30s - more responsibility. She is doing it the other way around, so it’s completely reasonable that she’s feeling like a fish out of water.'
Anna even stressed the importance of Helen's appearance on the show as she claimed the actress will be a 'poster girl' for other single mothers, who are fresh out of a relationship and struggling with dating.
Helen revealed the real reason behind her split from Scott as she opened up about their relationship on Wednesday.
She admitted that the former couple 'don't like each other at all' despite them 'caring deeply' for each other.
Speaking to Charlotte Dawson on her Naughty Corner podcast, Helen said: 'I still love him very much, I care about him deeply, but we don't like each other.
'We don't like each other at all, we don't get on. I do know that Scott - he'd never admit it - cares about me too and he does love me.
'But I'm so done, I could never have another relationship again where we would always be bickering. I haven't got another argument in me.
The former Coronation Street actress and the footballer, 35, separated in 2022 after 13 years together
The pair share three children, Matilda, eight, Delilah, five, and son Charlie, three
Anna said Helen's struggle at finding love is due to coming out of a 13-year relationship, in her 30s and while having to fend for her three young children
'As women we try and do anything we can to make it work with the father of your children and I did. But I think for me if I was in a relationship with someone else it would have to be easy because I haven't got the energy in me again, I've done all that with the father of my kids.'
Helen went onto say co-parenting is 'hilarious' as she revealed the pair try and avoid each other so they don't 'argue' in front of their kids.
She continued: 'I've been a single mum for two years now. Co-parenting is hilarious, we were together for 13 years.
'The last time I saw him, I thought it was quite funny, I was taking the p*** out of him because he had a bucket hat on. I think he was trying not to laugh.
'He lives in Bath and I live in North Manchester so its about five hours and we meet in Birmingham to exchange things and the kids.
'He's throwing things in my boot and I just started taking the mickey out of his bucket hat to lighten the mood.
'We just try and not be in the same house together because the children are the priority and I want a good environment for them and I don't want them to see us arguing.'
Elsewhere in the chat, Helenadmitted she was previously on celebrity dating app Raya.
Helen revealed the real reason behind her split from Scott as she opened up about their relationship on Wednesday
Helen has now admitted that the former couple 'don't like each other at all' despite them 'caring deeply' for each other
She said: 'I still love him very much but we don't like each other at all, we don't get on. I do know that Scott - he'd never admit it - cares about me too and he does love me'
She said: 'He lives in Bath and I live in North Manchester so we meet in Birmingham to exchange. The children are the priority and I want a good environment for them and I don't want them to see us arguing'
She said: 'Being single is, wow. There are some awful men out there.
'I did have Raya on my phone and Matilda would sit on my phone and she would go through the guys on the dating app and would laugh at them. She would go to school and be like, "my mum has a boys app".
'I don't have the app anymore, I did go on a few dates from there but I kind of felt a bit...but it was hilarious at the beginning.
Her latest interview comes after Celeb Go Dating's dating agent Anna Williamson, 42, revealed Helen was incredibly close to getting booted off the show after breaking one of the agencies' rules.
Speaking about the juicy series, which airs later this year, Anna told The Sun: 'Helen, I just love her.
'What I will say about her though - and I don’t want to spoil anything - but Helen has the biggest cliffhanger pivot of a storyline that we’ve ever had in Celebs Go Dating history.
'Helen nearly got thrown out of the agency two weeks ago. She did something huge which goes against all the rules of the agency.'
Helen will appear on the next series of Celebs Go Dating alongside a host of other famous faces.
Helen is now looking for love again as she signed up to Celebs Go Dating after being single for two years and failing to find a new man on dating apps like Raya
It comes after dating agent Anna Williamson, 42, revealed Helen has been 'the biggest cliffhanger and pivot of a storyline' and was almost thrown out due to her decisions
The upcoming batch of episodes will also feature Love Island star Chris Taylor and Ella Morgan, who is the ex-girlfriend JJ Slater, who is the current boyfriend of Katie Price.
Other stars set to look for love include TOWIE's Pete Wicks, former Hollyoaks actress Jamelia and Geordie Shorestar Chloe Ferry.
The cast will be completed by influencersLauryn GoodmanandTristan Phipps.
