Helen Flanagan wants to return to Coronation Street as Rosie – but admits there’s a problem with her comeback
HELEN Flanagan has revealed she’d love a return to Coronation Street – but there’s one key reason it hasn’t happened yet.
The actress and reality star last appeared on the cobbles in 2018, before going on maternity leave with second daughter Delilah.
While she’s been on screens since, including Celebs Go Dating and I’m A Celebrity All Stars, Helen is longing to reprise the role of Rosie Webster.
She told the Daily Star: “I’d absolutely love to go back. I spoke to Sally [Dynevor] the other day and said, ‘Oh, you know, I’ve got to come back.’ But they just haven’t asked me.
“You have to go back if they ask you. It’s up to the producer, it’s not really up to you. You have to be asked, you can’t just turn up.
“I went back when I was 27 and I went back for 18 months, and then I left when I was pregnant with Delilah. I loved being back. I really enjoyed it, but I was having more comedy lines rather than the big storylines.”
Perhaps Helen’s biggest storyline was when she had a controversial affair with teacher John Stape, who was in a relationship with Fiz at the time.
Though Rosie wasn’t one of John’s pupils, he still crossed the line by dating the school girl and it inevitably ended in tears and embarrassment.
Their secret relationship came to light on Christmas Day in chaotic scenes that left Fiz devastated.
But her dealings with John didn’t end there.
The villainous teacher couldn’t bear seeing Rosie move on with her next partner, Saj, and kidnapped her in a jealous rage.
He kept her locked in his gran’s farm house attic but fortunately Fiz ended up finding her and the police were informed.
John was sentenced to two years in prison, but it still didn’t stop him from reuniting with Fiz upon his release.
In a foreshadowing of her future penchant for modelling sexy outfits on social media, Helen had a number of scantily-clad Corrie scenes before her initial exit.
One proved to be so naughty it never actually made the final edit, though the clip of Helen walking on the cobbles in a corset and suspenders can be found online.