HELEN Flanagan has revealed the surprising reason she turned down Strictly Come Dancing and why she's done a u-turn on her decision.
The soap star, 34, has featured on a slew of TV shows including Celebs Go Dating and Im A Celebrity … Get Me Outta Here!
Helen sat down on the Elle Sera podcast hosted by Elissa Corrigan to disscuss all things motherhood, career and about her Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) diagnosis.
The Natural hormone balancing supplement Elle Sera has been helping the star deal with her PMDD by alleviating her symptoms with which she has been battling with for years.
Now, speaking on her career the former Corrie star has revealed how she would love to dive back into acting and has touched on how she wants to go on Strictly now that she is more mature.
When asked by host Elissa if she would ever do any reality TV again, Helen replied: “I don't think so. I mean I'd absolutely love to do Strictly at some point. Yeah, I mean I'd be a rubbish dancer, don't get me wrong.
“I remember actually I was offered to do Strictly Come Dancing when I think I was 22 and I was offered Strictly Come Dancing or the jungle and I for some reason chose the jungle. I mean it worked out well for me in the end.
“I actually think though sometimes, I mean I was very young, I think the older the better when you do reality shows.
"I think sometimes when you're really young, you don't deal with things the same.
“I'd love to do Strictly Come Dancing at one point. I'd absolutely love to, but it's such a popular show. You know there's so many people that would love to do it,” she added.
In 2012, Helen appeared on I’m A Celeb at just aged 22 but revealed she was "absolutely destroyed" during her first I'm A Celebrity stint, admitting she was "horrified.
Back in 2023, she candidly admitted to MirrorOnline: "I just got absolutely destroyed.
"It was just ridiculous. I was just like, ‘Oh, I’ll be fine. I’ll chill in my bikini, make some friends, it will be good for me…’
"I’d watched a few episodes but I didn’t watch it in detail. I was only just YouTubing things when I was on my plane, then I was thinking, ‘It won’t be that bad."
She added: "I was horrified.
"I’ll never forget it. When I arrived at the camp there were rats everywhere.
"I’d never seen a rat. I was just absolutely thrown. I felt sick. I was so scared. I was just horrified by everything."
Helen has also appeared on other reality TV shows including, Celebs Go Dating, Celebrity Super Spa in 2013.
But now it seems Strictly is the only show in mind for the Coronation Street star.
