Helen Flanagan has hit back after a social media user suggested her ex-partner needs to ‘sort out’ their son’s behaviour.
The actress innocently shared a video of herself and her children during a photoshoot on social media.
Fans will know that Helen is a mother to three children – Matilda, Delilah and Charlie – with her footballer ex, Scott Sinclair, who formerly played for Celtic FC.
The pair, who were engaged to be married, ended their relationship in 2022 after 13 years together and are now co-parenting their children while living at opposite ends of the country, the M.E.N reports.
Helen, who rose to fame as Rosie Webster in Coronation Street, recently posted a video of herself and her three children during a photoshoot.
As she posed for the camera with toddler Charlie in her arms, her eldest child Matilda stood on one side showing off her best poses, while Delilah stood on the other side appearing shy until she started sticking out her tongue for the photographer.
Helen shared the video with her 1.1 million followers, captioning it with a series of emojis. However, the mum-of-three was taken aback by a harsh comment about her son and her ability to care for him.
The commenter wrote: “Charlie’s dad needs to sort his behaviour out NOW as it’s going to get worse! Don’t laugh when he’s naughty. Also get daddy to get his hair cut so you don’t get stressed. Poor you.”
Helen responded to the comments, saying: “I don’t laugh when he’s naughty but my son is three years old so there’s a certain level of how harsh you can be. His dad works away but loves his son. My son may possibly have ADHD but I don’t like to heavily label and I treat me son with love and understanding.”
Many rushed to show Helen support, with @glasgowgirl88 posting: “Gorgeous wee family” and @kandynails2018 adding: “Matilda understood the assignment 100% an Delilah following Matilda’s lead an Charlie just being a typical boy ha love it.”
@samgibson1982 shared: “Gorgeous family, love Matilda’s poses” while @ahume1985 commented: “Fantastic mummy.”