Pregnant Helen Flanagan embraces her ‘cellulite’ as she declares ‘imperfection is beauty’

Helen Flanagan has revealed she’s been inspired to be ‘more comfortable in my skin’ since she’s turned 30.

The Coronation Street actress, who is expecting her third child with fiancé Scott Sinclair, took to Instagram on Sunday evening to speak about embracing her ‘cellulite’ as she uploaded a throwback image of herself in a polka dot swimsuit.

Declaring ‘imperfection is beauty’, the soap star also credited her two daughters Matilda, five, and Delilah, two, for helping her self-acceptance journey after vowing to stop editing her images on social media last year.  

‘Imperfection is beauty’: Helen Flanagan has revealed she’s been inspired to be ‘more comfortable in my skin’ since she’s turned 30

The media personality wrote: ‘Imperfection is beauty. found this picture on my camera roll where you can see my cellulite x I’ve always had a bit of cellulite. 

‘I think with pictures it can be a lot of the right lighting and knowing your angles. Since turning 30 I’ve definitely been inspired to be more comfortable in my own skin and always by my two beautiful girlies.’ (sic)

The Bury native looked radiant as she cradled her growing baby bump by a swimming pool.

In July 2020, the TV star decided to no longer edit her pictures as she wanted to be a good role model to her children.

Candid: The pregnant Corrie actress took to Instagram on Sunday to speak about embracing her ‘cellulite’ as she uploaded a throwback image of herself in a polka dot swimsuit

‘My two beautiful girlies’: The soap star also credited her two daughters Matilda, five, and Delilah, two, for helping her self-acceptance journey

Brave: In July 2020, the thespian decided to no longer edit her pictures as she wanted to be a good role model to her children

The perfect five: The TV star recently revealed her third child will ‘definitely be [her] last baby’ as she opened up on the imminent birth during an appearance on ITV’s Lorraine

Helen recently revealed her third child will ‘definitely be [her] last baby’ as she opened up on the imminent birth during an appearance on ITV’s Lorraine. 

The thespian explained she wants the gender of her child to be a ‘surprise’, before adding that the tot will be her last pregnancy.

She said: ‘I just really wanted a surprise to be honest with you, I could see myself with three girls though, I could definitely see myself with three girls. This is definitely my last baby, I tell you.’

When asked how her pregnancy is going, the Rosie Webster star replied: ‘I’m really good, I’m in my third trimester now I’m 28 weeks. My first trimester was awful but now I’m in my third trimester I feel good.’ 

Touching on her illness, in which she suffered from hyperemesis gravidarum, she added: ‘it wasn’t nice but I feel really lucky to be expecting my third.’

The influencer also detailed her time on Coronation Street and admitted she wouldn’t rule out a return to the cobbles.  

‘I honestly miss Corrie so much, I miss everything about it, I miss the excitement of filming, I miss Sally [Dynevor, who played her on-screen mum], I miss everything about it and I really want to go back when the time is right. 

‘Especially after having a baby if you can you want to spend time at home with the baby, but I want to go back so bad.’

Family first: The influencer is expecting her third child with fiancé Scott Sinclair (pictured with their daughters last year)