Helen Flanagan looked happier than ever as she was reunited with her children on Wednesday, ahead of their holiday in Bali, after spending Christmas Day without them.
The former Coronation Street star, 33, described her 'weird' Christmas after her three children Matilda, seven, Delilah, five, and Charlie, two, spent the day with her ex-fiance Scott Sinclair, 34, when it was his turn to have them.
And after previously revealing she wasn't in the party mood, Helen looked cheerful as she posed with her clatter at the airport.
Helen and her three children are flown to Bali with her best friend on a 15-hour flight to enjoy a delayed Christmas as a family.
The actress went makeup-free and showed off her flaws and natural beauty as she donned casual clothes for the long flight.
Helen Flanagan, 33, looked happier than ever as she reunited with her three children on Wednesday ahead of their holiday in Bali after spending Christmas Day without them – shared on Instagram
And after revealing she wasn't in the festive mood earlier as her children were spending it with their dad, Helen looked in good spirits as she was reunited with her children (pictured with her son Charlie)
Taking to Instagram on Tuesday, the soap star revealed she wasn't in the party mood without her brood, but showed how she spent the week without them.
Addressing her one million followers, she admitted: 'I didn't really feel Christmassy this year, felt weird without the kids, but next year I'll be festive My week around Christmas on my camera roll '.
She then explained the circumstances surrounding each photo, with the first image showing the mother-of-three wowing in a deep red dress with a racy thigh slit.
Helen said of the occasion: 'I got myself dressed up for a night out but I probably had too much to drink (never helps when you're feeling bad)'.
In her next photo, Helen was seen flashing a peace sign in the back of a taxi as she revealed she was dealing with her premenstrual dysphoric disorder and thanked Vicky Pattison – who has spoken out about her problems with severe premenstrual syndrome – for the symptoms women can have . experiences in the weeks before their period.
Helen explained: 'Finally doing something about my PMDD. Thank you @vickypattison for your support x I get SO emotional right before I bleed. x other women who have this condition, please respond '.
In the next photo, she posed makeup-free with her rarely seen brother Tom, and wrote: “Christmas shopping with my brother for his wife x love him so much and always funny x.”
Another makeup-free image featuring a McDonalds delivery was this as she explained: 'Me like a filthy mess in my boyfriend's apartment. Losing my keys, etc. I have ADHD and I'm dealing with it very poorly at the moment [sic].'
The former Coronation Street star shares Matilda, seven, Delilah, five, and Charlie, two, with her ex-fiance Scott Sinclair, 34 (pictured together)
She made sure to make up for lost time by sharing photos on Instagram of her walking around the airport with her kids
A few days earlier, Helen revealed she was packing the children's clothes and belongings for their exciting trip away
Helen and her three children are flown to Bali on a 15-hour flight with her best friend to enjoy a delayed Christmas as a family
Among the images was a candid selfie in the bath as she mused: 'Splotchy and hungover in the bath, WHY am I still spotty at 33, hope my hormone meds help '
Taking to Instagram on Tuesday, Helen revealed she wasn't in the party mood without her brood, but showed how she spent the week without them
She was glamorous in the next photo, but admitted: “I had to keep my jacket on during dinner because my dress tore in half.”
Helen then cut to a candid selfie in the bath as she mused: 'Splotchy and hungover in the bath, WHY am I still spotty at 33, hope my hormone meds help .'
Later in her Stories, Helen revealed she was ready for a reunion with her children, as she snapped a photo of herself packing for their family trip to Bali.
Earlier this month it was claimed that Helen would spend Christmas in Bali with David Haye and his girlfriend Sian Osborne.
However, close friends of the star dismissed the claims and insisted she was 'very single'.
Friends of Helen told MailOnline: 'She is happily single and happily dating and it is completely untrue that she is in trouble. She's not leaving with David.'
It was previously claimed that Helen and David, 43, were planning to meet on the Indonesian island for Christmas, where his girlfriend Sian would also be in attendance.
However, Helen revealed that for the first time she would not be spending the day with her children and would be staying with her parents in Bolton.
The former soap star split from her fiancé Scott last year and spent her first Christmas without their children as he had custody of them that day
In the snap, Helen flashed a peace sign as she revealed she was dealing with her premenstrual dysphoric disorder
In the next photo, she posed makeup-free with her rarely seen brother Tom, and wrote: “Christmas shopping with my brother for his wife x love him so much and always funny x”
Another makeup-free image featuring a McDonalds delivery was this as she explained: 'Me like a filthy mess in my boyfriend's apartment. Losing my keys etc. I have ADHD [sic]
She was glammed up for the next photo, but admitted: 'I had to keep my jacket on at dinner because my dress tore in half'
Earlier this month it was claimed that Helen would spend Christmas in Bali with David Haye and his girlfriend Sian Osborne, but the star's friends denied the claims.
She told Closer: 'My children miss their daddy very much and they are very close to their grandmother, so they are going to spend Christmas with them.
“I won't have them for the next four days.” It will actually be the first Christmas that I don't have children.'
Helen added that she will get the kids back after December 25 and take them to Bali with her friends (not David) to ring in the new year.