Helen Flanagan lands lucrative new job gig as she prepares to spend Christmas without her kids
STARRING ROLE Helen Flanagan lands lucrative new job gig as she prepares to spend Christmas without her kids
HELEN Flanagan has landed a lucrative new job as she signs up for Panto this year.
The ex-Coronation Street star, 34, will be lighting up the stage in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs from December 12 to 28.
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Helen Flanagan has landed a big money job as she signs up for Panto this year
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The actress will be playing the evil stepmother in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
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Helen will be playing the evil stepmother at Liverpool's M&S Bank Arena this festive season.
A source said: "Helen is the excited for panto season and can't wait to get into character, she's a brilliant actress and knows how to put on a show.
"She'll also be pocketing a pretty penny, celebrities and soap stars make good money doing panto and always look forward to it as some extra income."
The official M&S Arena Instagram page shared the exciting news on Monday.
Alongside a photo of Helen dressed in an elaborate red sequin dress and tiara with her co-stars, they wrote: "CAST ANNOUNCEMENT.
We're thrilled to reveal the magical cast of this year's Christmas panto, Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs at The Auditorium, M&S Bank Arena!"
Before the announcement, Helen told The Sun that she was preparing to spent Christmas without her kids and said it would be "difficult".
The mum-of-three, who shares Matilda, nine, Delilah, six, and son Charlie, four, with ex Scott Sinclair, opened up about co-parenting.
She told The Sun in a recent interview: "It's really difficult. I won't have the kids for Christmas this year because it's such hard work because me and Scott, he's from Bath and I live in North Manchester, so we co-parent five hours away. Really hard work.
"And we've done this since Charlie's been born because he was played for Bristol.
"But we're very fair, and I try to be fair with Scott, and he tries to be fair with me. So this Christmas, I won't have the kids."
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But Helen admitted she struggles to be apart from her kids as her and Scott take it in turns over Christmas.
I remember the first Christmas, I didn't have the kids. I did say to Scott, look, you have the kids for Christmas, I want to take them to New Year for Bali.
"And I just said to my friends, it'll be fine, it'll be fine.
But I hated it.
"But the Christmas just gone I had them, and I absolutely loved it.
"But I know that this Christmas, it's going to be the same where he has them away.
"So I've taken on a job to keep me busy.
"I'll do something in November - a really nice long weekend then I feel like I've had my Christmas period with them.
"It'll be a distraction for me. But I don't think co-parenting is easy. I think it's definitely a journey."
Helen and Scott split in 2022 after being together for 13 years.
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