Helen Flanagan speaks out on adjusting to life as a single mother

Helen Flanagan has spoken out about adjusting to life as a single mother, saying she needs some “adult time” to herself.

The former Coronation Street actress, 32, took to her Instagram Stories on Sunday to discuss the problems she’s having getting her daughter Delilah, five, into a good sleep pattern.

Reality star Helen, who recently appeared on I’m A Celebrity… South Africa, is also mother to daughter Matilda, seven, and son Charlie, two, with her ex Scott, 32, who she split from last year after 13 years is together.

Television personality Helen, who admitted she was emotional when she spent her first weekend alone without her kids earlier this month, has welcomed her brood to her home but admitted she would like to change some habits with them.

She explained, “I fell asleep with the kids last night. So Delilah does this where she’s not going to sleep without me no chance she’ll just scream and scream and scream.

She spoke out: Helen took to her Instagram Stories on Sunday to discuss the issues she’s having getting her daughter Delilah, five (bottom left), into a good sleep pattern (Helen, center, is also mom to Matilda, seven, bottom right, and son Charlie, two, top left)

“I’ve talked to Scott’s mom and I think we’re going to get them into a different routine.

‘Gosh, she’s almost five, but honestly she’s not going to sleep without me. She literally has to sleep there (next to her face).

“So what I usually do is pretend I’m going to sleep and when she’s asleep I sneak out of the room.

“Anyway, I didn’t, I fell asleep and I fell asleep with my contact lenses in.” Awesome!

“But I also need my own adult time, even if it’s like watching something I want to see or being able to talk to my friends. I just need that switch.

“I would say I was well rested, but my eyes hurt and we were up early this morning. ‘

It comes after Helen said co-parenting with Scott is “pretty drama-free,” insisting they’ve done everything they can to make things easier for the kids since their split.

She said The sun: “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 well with Scott’s mother.

End of the road: Former Coronation Street actress divorced footballer Scott last year after 13 years together

“I was with Scott between the ages of 19 and 31, so that’s why I get along so well with his mother. So honestly it makes my life so easy because we hang out together. It’s really fun. It’s pretty drama free as I get along really well with her.

“The kids see their dad all the time, they see their grandma a lot. We are always in Birmingham a lot to meet the kids halfway.

“The kids also have a great time when they’re with me. I have a friend who helps me, because of course I also work. I work almost every day, so I do have a friend who comes to help me, because I’m not a superwoman.

‘We do mother things, the children all have other activities too. Then when they go to their father, they have a good time with him. They just spent a week in Dubai with their father and had a great time. So I missed them when they were gone, but it was a shock to my system when they came back. ‘

TV Star: Helen recently appeared on I’m A Celebrity… South Africa (pictured for the show) after taking part in I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! in 2012