A former Coronation Street star could beryllium facing a driving ban aft being caught speeding doubly successful 17 days.
Actress and exemplary Helen Flanagan was reportedly convicted successful September of failing to respond to constabulary notices of prosecution. She is said to person been asked to accidental who was driving her Audi Q7 erstwhile it was caught speeding successful Liverpool connected July 10 archetypal and past connected July 26.
The 34-year-old, known playing the relation of Rosie Webster successful the ITV soap opera from 2000 to 2012, reportedly insisted she thought her fellow Robbie Talbot, 45, had responded to the papers arsenic helium had been the driver. When asked whether she had seen the papers, she responded: "I deliberation I did," according to reports.
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Dave Benett/Getty Images for Sexy Fish Manchester)However, she told Wirral prosecutors that she is "a engaged moving azygous mum" and couldn't retrieve clearly. Her spouse told the tribunal helium responded connected Helen's behalf, but prosecutors said constabulary didn't person the papers back, according to The Sun.
The paper reported that the histrion volition look tribunal again successful January and has been advised to get a lawyer. She mightiness inactive look a driving ban, The Sun said. The Mirror has contacted Helen Flanagan's typical for remark connected the latest claims.
It comes aft Helen spoke retired astir a imaginable instrumentality to Coronation Street years aft going connected maternity permission successful 2018. In an interrogation hosted by WhichBingo, she told The Sun: "I would perfectly emotion to spell backmost to Coronation Street. I unrecorded present wherever I did increasing up and I've moved astir truthful much, you know, with my ex, shot and stuff, truthful I'm back.
"But to beryllium capable to bash Coronation Street, they would person to inquire maine back. Also if I went backmost and stuff, I'd privation to beryllium successful a bully storyline and what person you." She besides said each her memories of Corrie are affirmative - arsenic she credited the soap opera for helping "shape" her arsenic a person.
Helen said: "I was connected the amusement from erstwhile I was similar 9 years old, and past from being property 14, I was each in. I was successful the large communicative lines. I went backmost erstwhile I was astir 27 erstwhile I conscionable had Matilda, and past I had to permission due to the fact that I felt large with Delilah aft astir 18 months. And I enjoyed it.
"But I deliberation erstwhile I was younger, I ever did similar the large storylines, but erstwhile I look back, I was truthful fortunate to beryllium successful that from specified a young age. It truly was specified an unthinkable acquisition and it truly shaped maine arsenic well."
She added: "I deliberation I'll ever benignant of miss it, and I deliberation it's astir having that excitement successful your life, I've had that from specified a young property I don't really cognize immoderate different. So each I've known since from being similar a young property is either benignant of being an histrion oregon being successful the public."
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