Helen Flanagan wows in a sparkly green dress as she says she has learnt to embrace the changes in her post baby body after being too 'hard on herself'

Helen Flanagan wowed in a sparkly green dress as she attended the This Is Manchester Awards over the weekend. 

The former Coronation Street star, 36, shared a candid moment about body confidence with fans as she said she has learnt how to embrace the changes in her post baby body. 

The actress, who shares children Matilda, 10, Delilah, seven, and Charlie, five, with her ex Scott Sinclair, reflected on how she used to be too 'hard on herself' and how her stomach 'stuck out'. 

Taking to Instagram to show off her dress she told fans: 'My friend took this pic of me and I love this dress it’s insane.

'Since I had Charlie my stomach always sticks out a bit if I wear anything tight fitting as he was my third.

'It used to annoy me but I don’t care now it’s quite beautiful how our bodies change as women from carrying babies.'

Helen then posted a throwback clip of herself in black underwear, taken when Charlie was a baby. 

In the video Helen critiques her body, and the star captioned the clip: 'I found this video the other day on my phone when Charlie was a baby.

'It’s quite sad as I was hard on myself. x'

She cheekily added: 'Also, yes I wear shapewear in tight dresses to give me a bigger bum.'

During the summer Helen responded to mum-shamers of her clothing choices by sharing a video in a low-cut corset top which showcased her surgically enhanced assets.

The star revealed she was sick of trolls commenting on her sexy outfits in a new clip.

Helen made light of the situation and joked she has 'never had to buy a drink' in her life, because of her figure-hugging looks.

Helen filmed herself in the back of a taxi wearing a deeply plunging black corset from Agent Provocateur, with a white lace trim.

She was lip syncing along to the voiceover: 'And sometimes, the outfit is t*tty, sometimes the outfit is just breast. You understand what I'm saying?'

Getting ahead of the negative comments, Helen said: 'Your a mum you shouldn't dress like that. Never bought a drink in my life [sic].'

Helen split from professional footballer Scott in 2022 after 13 years together and then moved on with construction worker Robbie, 45, but they split in the summer of 2025.