Helen Flanagan opens up about parenting struggle after breaking silence on being a single mother

HELEN Flanagan has opened up about being a single mum - saying she needs some "adult time" to herself.

The actress - who split from fiancé Scott Sinclair last year - said she was struggling to get her five-year-old daughter Delilah into a good sleeping pattern.

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Helen, 32, who has three children Matilda, eight, Delilah and Charlie, two with Bristol Rovers footballer Scott, 34, said she was desperate to squeeze in some alone time.

"I fell asleep with the girls last night - Delilah does this thing where she will not go to sleep without me, not a chance, she screams and screams," Helen said.

"I'm going to try and get them in a different routine.

"Usually what I do is try and get them to sleep and when she's asleep I try and sneak out of the room.

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"I didn't, I fell asleep in my contact lenses."

She went on: "I need my own adult time - even if it's just watching something I want to watch or I can speak to my friends.

"I just need that switch off."

She laughed: "I'm well rested but my eye balls hurt."

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The I'm A Celeb star recently opened up to The Sun about co-parenting, saying it's "pretty drama-free".

Helen, who shot to fame on Coronation Street, said: "I co-parent with Scott. We were together for a long time. So he lives with his mum in Bristol and I live in Manchester with the kids. I get on really well with Scott's mum.

"I was with Scott aged 19-31, so that's why I get on so well with his mum. So honestly it makes my life so easy because we hang out together. It's really nice. It's pretty drama free as I get on really well with her.

"The kids see their dad all the time, they see their nana a lot. We're always in Birmingham a lot to meet with the kids half way.

"The kids have an amazing time when they are with me too. I have a friend that helps me, because obviously I work as well. I work nearly every day so I do have a friend that comes to help me because well, I'm not a superwoman."

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