HELEN Flanagan has hit back at mum shaming trolls after being viciously attacked on social media over her sexy snaps.
The Corrie legend is a proud mum to Matilda, eight, Delilah, five and Charlie, two, who she shares with her footballer ex, Scott Sinclair.
The TV star, who is known to millions for playing Rosie Webster in the soap, is regularly targeted by mum-shamers when she models eye-popping lingerie sets as she focuses on her modelling away the cobbles.
Speaking exclusively to The Sun at the Pride of Britain Awards in London, the 33-year-old said: "It’s because I like to dress sexy, it’s silly.
"I’m very much for women empowerment. I like women to feel confident, and I think women should celebrate ourselves."
Helen has proudly displayed the results of her breast augmentation after she went under the knife after last year – and says her new boobs were part of her makeover journey.
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She added: "Do you know what I really needed it. I breastfed for three years.
"My whole twenties I really did spend it kind of at home really. I never went out and spent all my twenties being pregnant and breastfeeding.
"From 24 to 30 that's what I did so now I do want to have fun."
Helen added: "Being a mum is really hard. It’s really tough, juggling everything.
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"It sounds a bit silly, I know I only work on social media but I feel like you get such mum guilt as well. Even being here tonight."
Helen raised hopes that she'd return to Corrie earlier this year.
However her co-parenting arrangements have mean that is unlikely to happen, with Scott working away in Bath.
Helen shared: "I would honestly love love love to go back so much, but I’m just so busy with the children.
"I’ve got an eight year old, five year old and a two year old and because me and their daddy have separated and he lives five hours away with his work, it’s quite difficult with the balance.
"I’d love to go back to Coronation Street but the hours are really long, no one thinks this but sometimes you can leave the house at five o’clock in the morning and you won’t get home until 9 o’clock at night.
"Matilda is very sensitive and she loves her daddy, and she misses him when he’s away. So I just kind of think of it, for me, when you’re a mum you have to put your children first, and I would love to go back but I think right now it wouldn’t be fair on them."
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