Helen Flanagan has finally set the record straight about her relationship with Scott Sinclair after weeks of conflicting rumours.
The former Coronation Street star, 32, says there is no chance of a reconciliation with the father of her three children and reveals she even had to cancel their wedding after booking a venue before splitting up last year.
Helen also addresses why people suspected she had reunited with football player Scott earlier this year, after being spotted holidaying with her ex in Dubai and wearing her engagement ring on several occasions.
The star, who recorded I'm A Celebrity...South Africa last summer, explains the sweet reason why she wore her huge diamond rock during her second stint in the jungle, despite already ending her romance with Scott before filming the ITV series.
Helen admits that she hasn't given the huge sparkler back to her ex since their split, saying: "My ring’s my ring, it’s for my girls."
Bristol Rovers player Scott and Helen have three children together – Matilda, 7, Delilah, 4, and son Charlie, 1 – and first started dating in 2009, with the footballer popping the question in 2018.
Speculation the pair had split began in October last year, following Helen's appearance at the Pride of Britain awards where she walked the red carpet without her engagement ring on her left hand.
But many fans suspected the former couple had reunited earlier this month, as Helen was spotted with a huge diamond ring on her left hand once again and seen holidaying with her ex in Dubai.
Speaking to OK! magazine, Helen explains how Scott was in the country during a break from training while she was on holiday with their kids so they simply decided to spend the day together with their three children.
Addressing why she still sports a ring on her left hand at times, Helen laughs and tells the publication: "That’s so typical of me – I didn’t even think about wearing a ring on that finger!"
She continues to admit she did wear her engagement ring whilst filming I'm A Celebrity...South Africa last year as her relationship with Scott had only just ended and she didn't want people enquiring about the whereabouts of her diamond.
The mum-of-three added: "I didn’t want to talk about it… I wanted to keep it private for the kids, I didn’t want to be talking about it on the show. I did find that difficult, because I had all that going on in my head."
Helen noted how her ex Scott is "a very private person" and they both needed time to process their split after 13 years together.
Quizzed about if there is a chance she could rekindle her romance with Scott in the future, Helen says: "No. I just hope we can be good friends and co-parent."
Elsewhere in the interview, Helen confirmed she actually split with her ex in July last year and had to tell her loved ones their engagement was off, after securing a date at the grand Grantley Hall in North Yorkshire as a wedding venue.
The former soap star also teased appearing on Celebs Go Dating in the future and admitted she's open to meeting someone new.
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