HELEN Flanagan has revealed that she is in a new relationship.
While appearing on Celebs Go Dating, she confessed that she was already taken. Here’s everything we know about her boyfriend Robbie Talbot.
Helen has opened up about her relationship with former footballer Robbie Talbot.
He is a decade older than the actress.
Robbie was born in Liverpool on October 31, 1979 which is how he earned his nickname Halloween Hitman in football.
He has played for a series of non-league teams such as Burton Albion, Burscough and Morcambe.
He then became a coach at Ashton in 2010.
Robbie is retired from football.
He left his role as Assistant Manager at Ashton due to family and work commitments in 2011.
It’s unknown what he has done for work since leaving football.
Helen admitted that she was dating Robbie while appearing on Celebs Go Dating.
In a first for the show, it has been revealed that her relationship had to be written into the series due to requirements that those taking part have to be single.
Helen reveals the secret relationship on the series where she says she has developed feelings for him.
A source said: “Helen tried to keep the relationship under wraps because of Celebs Go Dating.
“But that’s become difficult as their feelings have grown for each other. It came to a head when she was quizzed by the dating agents about why she was failing to pursue connections on the show.
“The one rule of CGD is stars must be single.
“But E4 bosses were desperate to keep her, so found a way to write Robbie into the show.
“Sources on set have seen him filming alongside Helen. While it’s not known how E4 will justify the fakery, viewers will feel they’re trying to pull the wool over their eyes.”
Robbie and Helen have also been seen together since filming ended.
They went public at her birthday party on August 10, 2024.
Helen has been open about the breakdown of her relationship with football star Scott Sinclair.
The pair were together for 13 years and had three children together.
She has been open about why they ended their relationship which was down to the pair arguing.
Speaking on the show, Helen opened up saying: “I think it was just… we weren’t right for each other. We weren’t compatible anymore.
“I remember, I always used to feel quite invisible with Scott. I feel like I was always fighting to get his attention.
“The arguments that we’d have were just so… it was really sad.”
While on Celebs Go Dating, Helen talked about being in a throuple with David Haye.
Speaking to Anna Williamson and Dr Tara Suwinyattichaiporn, Helen got upset admitting that she was last in love with David.
David, who is in an open relationship with Sian Osbourne, also dated Helen, but she admitted that she didn’t cope well with this.
Speaking about the situation, Helen said: “It was quite something, it’s really hard for me to talk about it he had a girlfriend and an open relationship.”
“I didn’t mean to fall in love with him but I did.
“We did have this amazing connection together. We were like fire together.”
“It was weird. I think he does love his girlfriend but he loves me as well.
“It just brings me to a part of my life that was quite dark, really.”
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