Heartbroken Helen Flanagan has revealed she’s been forced to put her £1M ‘forever family home’ in Bolton, Greater Manchester on the market.
The former Corrie actress, 34, bought the eight-bedroom property with ex-fiancé Scott Sinclair shortly before their split in 2022, but being left ‘broke’ by the break up she has confirmed she will be soon be downsizing.
Helen, who lives in the home with her and Scott’s kids Matilda, nine, Delilah, six, and Charlie, three, said the move would be bittersweet after ploughing her savings into the properties renovation as well as having to get used to living in a much smaller abode.
She told the The Declutter Hub podcast: ‘It actually makes me sad that I’m going to be leaving soon because I actually put so much effort into it. When we moved I put like a lot of my savings into doing the house up and making it look really beautiful’.
‘But it’s a big house. It’s an eight bedroom house, which is obviously really hard to keep on top of’.
Helen, who is now in a relationship with construction worker Robbie Talbot, 45, said she would struggle downsizing, but admitted worrying that saying so would make her seem ‘not down to earth’.
Heartbroken Helen Flanagan, 34, has revealed she’s been forced to put her £1M ‘forever family home’ in Bolton, Greater Manchester on the market
The former Corrie actress, 34, bought the eight-bedroom property with ex-fiancé Scott Sinclair, but after the break up left her ‘broke’ she has confirmed she will be downsizing
Helen, who lives there with her and Scott’s kids, said the move would be bittersweet after ploughing her savings into the property’s renovation (pictured with Scott in 2022)
‘Obviously, I’ll get used to it, I’m sure. But it will feel weird to downsize everything because I’m going to have to get rid of so much more because all my beautiful furniture that I bought, it’s designed for this house’.
The huge home, which Helen described as her ‘forever home’, boasts a Harry-Potter playroom, walk in wardrobe and plush furniture in the living room.
She previously teased a glimpse of the wizarding themed room adorned with themed motifs, a broom over the door and even a starry night sky scattered with letters from Hogwarts.
Elsewhere Helen has shared a look at her expansive kitchen, with the bright, white space perfect for family dinners.
The kitchen and living room area is finished with grey wood floors, with the kitchen boasting plenty of cupboard space.
Helen revealed in court earlier this year that she was ‘really struggling financially’ before being banned from driving for six months after being caught speeding twice in 16 days.
She begged not to lose her licence due to her being a ‘full-time mother’ and would be unable to afford taxi’s to get her kids to school.
Helen said: ‘My job really is being a mum at home. Their dad works away. It’s really difficult at the moment now for me to be earning money. I earn money on social media but it kind of varies what I earn.’
Helen said: ‘It actually makes me sad that I’m going to be leaving soon because I actually put so much effort into it. When we moved I put like a lot of my savings into doing the house up’
Helen said: ‘I think I’m going to struggle because obviously I will be downsizing so much’ but admitted that she didn’t want her worries not to make her seem ‘down to earth’
Helen confessed: ‘It will feel weird to downsize everything because I’m going to have to get rid of so much more because all my beautiful furniture that I bought, it’s designed for this house’
The huge house, which Helen described as her ‘forever home’, boasts a Harry-Potter playroom for her children, walk in wardrobe and plush furniture in the living room
‘I think there might be a perception maybe that I would easily be able to afford a driver but that’s quite far from the case. I’ve got enough money in my account to pay off my tax and my VAT and basically that’s about it.’
It comes after the soap star admitted she is no longer living with boyfriend Robbie after he briefly moved into the home.
She also lifted the lid on her split from ex fiancé Scott as she revealed the truth about the breakdown of their relationship, following their split after 13 years together.
While her romance with Robbie is going from strength to strength, Helen revealed he moved out because it wasn’t helpful for her children who ‘miss’ their dad.
She told The Sun: ‘I’d asked him to stay for a while, because I often get quite scared in the house on my own and feel safer with a man there.
‘But Matilda is very sensitive and a proper daddy’s girl, and she struggles with not seeing Scott as often as she’d like. I always think about how she feels when she misses her dad, and having my boyfriend there maybe doesn’t help her.’
It comes after Helen admitted she is no longer living with boyfriend Robbie after he briefly moved into the home (pictured together)
On her failed romance with ex Scott, Helen revealed she was the one to call time on their relationship.
She said they ‘were always quietly breaking up and then getting back together’ until one day she called it quits for good.
Helen said: ‘In the end, it was me who decided [to break up]. I’ll always be sad it didn’t work out, and we still have love for each other, but we’re happier apart.’
Helen previously revealed that her friends tried to put her on a ‘man ban’ after she split from Scott.
Looking back at the time of her split from Scott, Helen told The Sun’s Fabulous Magazine: ‘A lot of my friends were trying to put me on a man ban, which obviously didn’t work!
‘I was hurting from the break up and I’ve always just wanted to be loved so I started dating.’
