Helen Flanagan looks incredible as she arrives at awards ceremony without huge engagement ring from Scott Sinclair

HELEN Flanagan has been spotted looking incredible as she arrived at an awards ceremony without her huge engagement ring.

The former Coronation Street actress - who appeared on the ITV soap between 2000 and 2018 - smiled for the cameras as she headed to the This is Manchester Awards last night.

Helen, 32, broke off her engagement to Scott Sinclair - with whom she shares three children - in a shock move last week.

The actress and footballer Scott, 33, confirmed they'd split after 13 years together, with Helen already ditching her huge ring.

The TV star was seen without the diamond sparkler on her ring finger for the first time in public as she headed out on Thursday.

Helen looked stunning in a white dress, which hugged at her curves and toned tummy, completed with sparkling diamanté straps.

The mother-of-three paired the dress with a pearl-covered white clutch bag, and a diamond chain necklace as she smiled for photos.

Helen completed her look by pulling her blonde locks into a chic up do, wearing a glam palette of make-up including a nude lipstick.

Helen - who is mum to Delilah, four, Matilda, seven, and Charlie, one - is said to have split from Scott after her engagement ring broke.

A well-placed source said of the spooky "bad omen" this year: "Helen's engagement ring snapped earlier this year.

"She's into all things spiritual and had a feeling so she sought guidance from a psychic medium.

"Helen and Scott really tried to work on their relationship but ultimately she saw the ring breaking as a bad omen and one that meant she shouldn't get married."

Last week, we told how Helen had been telling pals it was all over, just weeks after she'd finished filming ITV’s ITV’s I’m A Celebrity All Stars in South Africa.

A source said: “Helen has removed her engagement ring and told those close to her that she is no longer with Scott.

"They hit a rough patch in the summer and after she came back from South Africa their relationship ended.

“Helen and Scott are committed to co-parenting their kids, even if they are no longer a couple.”

In May, Helen revealed that the pair had not shared a bed for seven years — with the star choosing to sleep with her children.

The source said: “Helen turfed Scott out of their marital bed a long time ago because she co-sleeps with their kids."