Helen Flanagan's ex-fiancé 'moves on with model that Corrie star has known for years'

Helen Flanagan's ex-fiancé Scott Sinclair was spotted with the Coronation Street star's former friend on a cosy night out in Manchester.

During their 13-year relationship soap star Helen and footballer Scott welcomed three kids together, Matilda, seven, Delilah, five, and Charlie, two, with Scott popping the question in 2018.

However, the pair decided to part ways in July 2022 after Helen accidentally snapped the engagement ring and interpreted it as a "bad omen".

Now, the former Celtic star is believed to have moved on from Helen and enjoying dates with swimwear model Louise Tarver.

The pair held hands and enjoyed a meal at Manchester's Sexy Fish before keeping their distance when spotted by paparazzi.

The Mirror reported that Helen and Louise were friends, with Louise attending a party in 2014 hosted by the soap actress.

A source told MailOnline : "Helen has known Louise for years, it won't be easy for her to know Scott is wining and dining her."

In March, Helen shared that she'd been 'emotionally struggling' following their split and shared that she'd been diagnosed with psychosis.

She was forced to pull out of her acting tour for Cluedo 2, explaining to her followers: "I felt really not great in my head over Christmas and I didn’t really feel that much different when I took the kids away for new year. Had a lot of difficult things going on things I just can’t talk about on Instagram.

"I felt terrible, so I was due my theatre tour which I was excited about so when I came back from holiday I thought it was best for me to take some medication so I’d feel better and be able to cope better with being a working single mum of three and I was emotionally struggling with the break up from the father of my kids," she said.

"But I had a really bad reaction though to the medication (an ADHD medication) and it sent me into a psychosis for a few days which I didn’t know I was in."

In 2023 Helen admitted she still has 'love' for Scott following their break up.

She revealed that she has a new confidence about her after "growing as a person" in a year in which she made "a lot of changes and some mistakes."

Helen told the Sun: "I love Scott and I know that he loves me, but I suppose we just don’t like each other very much at the moment. We don’t really speak and there’s no point in pretending that we’re the best of friends when we’re not. What we had was really special, and because of that, the emotion between us is just too raw."

Discussing what led to their break-up, Helen said it would be impossible to pinpoint anything specific, but admitted she "struggled" with her mental health following the birth of Charlie in 2021, which put a "strain" on the relationship at times.

Helen has revealed she is back on the dating scene and using VIP dating app, Raya, in a bid to find love again.

Helen and Scott's representatives have been contacted for comment.

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