Helen Flanagan hits back at pregnancy questions as she's targeted over bikini snap with boyfriend Robbie Talbot

Helen Flanagan has hit back at 'weird' comments she received questioning if she was pregnant with new man Robbie Talbot. The actress has been seeing the former footballer since the start of the year but only recently confirmed their romance.

Helen, 34, signed for this year's edition of E4 dating show Celebs Go Dating following her split from ex-fiancee Scott Sinclair in 2022. But when it was revealed she was seeing someone during filming, she was forced to make the admission in front of her co-stars and show experts Anna Williamson, Paul Carrick Brunson and Dr Tara Suwinyattichaiporn.

Helen has since been seen enjoying dates and spending time at the agency with her new beau Robbie, the 44-year-old ex-Morecambe and Burton Albion striker and as the series came to an end, Helen took to Instagram with a snap of herself and Robbie.

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In it, the former Coronation Street star could be seen posing in a white bikini with matching serong at the Celebs Go Dating finale pool party alongside her new man, who also matched the party's theme in a white tee and matching shorts.

Helen then reshared the same photo to her Instagram Story days later and captioned it: "Love this pic," before joking that she and Robbie looked "like an older parent version of a Love Island couple."

However, the mum-of-three then shared: "We did get some odd comments though," before following up the post with screenshots showing some of the comments they received which including one follower asking: "You don’t look as thin as normal. Are you preggers?" and another writing: "Baby vibes?"

Helen then hit back with another bikini photo, taken by a swimming pool. She wrote alongside it: "I’m a UK size 6, if I’ve started to put weight on it’s because maybe I’m happier and not anxious and worked up all the time so eating more." She added: "I’m really proud of my body, it’s given me three beautiful children."

It comes after Helen previously opened up about suffering a psychotic episode earlier this year due to a reaction to medication. The first fans heard of her ill health was first mentioned when she was forced to pull out of her stage debut in Cluedo 2 - The Next Chapter where she was meant to play Miss Scarlett.

A statement at the time revealed she had pulled out for "medical reasons" and was replaced by former co-star and Strictly Come Dancing winner Ellie Leach. Then in March, Helen opened up about what's been going on and told her fans how she'd been struggling with her mental health since before Christmas 2023 and then, earlier this year, had a 'bad reaction' to ADHD medication that sent her into 'psychosis'.