Helen Flanagan shared the realities of parenting on Monday night as she tried but failed to take a sweet family photo.
The actress and reality star is mum to Matilda, eight, Delilah, five, and two-year-old Charlie with ex Scott Sinclair.
In one of her regular candid updates on solo parenting, the doting mom shared the results of her at-home photo shoot with her kids on Monday.
Holding a glass of wine and snuggling up to her kids, Helen looked exhausted as she joked in the caption, “I’m trying to take a family photo with my kids.”
Insta vs reality: Helen Flanagan shared the reality of parenthood on Monday night as she tried to take a sweet family photo but failed
Mom life: The actress and reality star is mum to Matilda, eight, Delilah, five, and two-year-old Charlie with ex Scott Sinclair
Other photos showed the star sprawled on the ground as her children climbed on top of her.
Last week, Helen was brutally mother-shamed over an Instagram post about her baby boy Charlie.
The mother-of-three, who divorced her children’s father Scott Sinclair last year, shared sweet photos of herself and her youngest, two-year-old Charlie, on Tuesday as she revealed he was having “excessive tantrums.”
Helen, 32, shared a series of photos sharing kisses with Charlie, joking in the caption that she was ‘trying to take pictures with my two-year-old’.
The post was soon inundated with comments with some criticizing Helen’s parenting, asking, “Why are you constantly asking your kids for kiss after kiss… like it’s not normal and the way you talk to them is like you’re with puppies talk.”
“You have to act like their mother… they need tough love and disappointment [sic]the commentator continued.
Another asked, “Have you ever thought that they don’t want pictures and kisses all the time?” I’ve never known anyone who asks their kids for kiss after kiss???”
Helen’s fans rushed to defend her against the mother’s embarrassing comments, commenting, “Sod off, I often ask for kisses when they’re gone because soon enough they’ll be teenagers and you won’t get anything.”
Candid: In one of her regular candid updates on solo parenting, the doting mom shared the results of her at-home photo shoot with her kids on Monday
Trying: Helen looked exhausted as she joked in the caption, “I’m trying to take a family photo with my kids.”
Happy: Helen had to laugh as she took a series of fun photos with her lovely children
Say Cheese! Other photos showed the star sprawled on the ground as her children climbed on top of her
“It’s a parenting style and it’s totally okay,” another agreed.
“They’re only little once, not all kids need tough love,” read another supportive comment.
Others argued that Helen only shared a small snippet of her day online, with one supporter writing, “We see 2 seconds on Instagram. How do we know she doesn’t play with him the rest of the time? Also, most celebrities are paid to use Instagram.”
“You do realize that this is a photo taken in a few seconds a day. So the other 23 hours plus you have no idea. She is a loving mother, the world needs more people like her. Stop putting women/mothers down,” another wrote.
Helen later responded to the comments, reposting one criticizing her for sleeping with her daughter Delilah, five, and suggesting she would “regret” her parenting style.
Trolls: Last week, Helen was brutally mother-shamed over an Instagram post about her toddler son Charlie
Trolls: The post was quickly flooded with comments criticizing Helen’s parenting, asking, “Why are you constantly asking your kids for kiss after kiss… like it’s not normal”
Criticism: Another asked, “Have you ever thought that they don’t want pictures and kisses all the time. I’ve never known anyone who asks their kids for kiss after kiss???”
“Very weird some comments on Instagram,” Helen wrote. “As a mother, I want my children to feel truly loved, happy, and safe.
“I’m affectionate and I sleep with you because it makes Delilah happier and I don’t want her to cry, she’ll grow out of it.”
Sharing more of the cruel messages, she said, “Despicable comments. I just love my children.’