Instagram/@hjgflanaganHelen Flanagan today shared stunning ‘unedited’ pictures[/caption]
Instagram/@hjgflanaganThe soap star encouraged women to ‘love themselves’[/caption]
GettyThe actress is known for her incredible figure but recently confessed to ‘putting on weight’[/caption]
Helen is known for her sexy snaps, and today’s offering didn’t disappoint.
The actress looked sensational in her Valentine’s Day inspired lingerie, and took the time to tell fans to “love yourself”.
In the slew of photos, the soap star put on an eyepopping display in a black and red plunging bra with matching knickers.
She teamed the sexy look with a pair of suspenders.
The popular TV star used the opportunity to encourage woman to appreciate their “real” bodies.
Helen wrote next to the racy pictures: “Valentines weekend.
“The most important kind of love is loving yourself.
“I love unedited pictures I think real skin tone is pretty and cellulite is normal.”
Helen’s fans rushed to compliment her and thank her for her words of wisdom, with one writing: “You are bloody amazing mamma!”
Another said: “You go girl! True beaut!”
This one added: “You look incredible and so encouraging to other women!”
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Earlier this month, Helen revealed how she had put on weight, despite taking part in Dry Jan.
The soap star confessed that she initially cut out alcohol to support boyfriend Robbie Talbot with the challenge.
But she realised she was benefiting from Dry January even though she’d replaced drinking with snacking.
Helen revealed she recently did dry January to support boyfriend Robbie TalbotInstagram
She wrote: “I’ve put weight on this January, I’ve done dry January, I wanted to support my boyfriend with it so did it myself…
“Then I realised my drinking habits probably weren’t the best myself… so cutting down on my drinking as made me just want to snack more. But it’s fine.”
Helen also revealed she’s eating bread and pasta for the first time in two years.
She continued: “My eating habits can be a bit weird (eating disorder from my teens) but I try with it.
“I don’t think as women we’re ever happy, there’s always something to pick at, but I suppose as you get older it’s a nice thing as you just become more comfortable in your skin.”
The star said she had recently ‘put on weight’ after adding snacks to her dietInstagram
The actress famously played Rosie Webster between 2000 and 2018.
Helen teased fans when she shared a throwback from when she first joined the soap.
Previously speaking to The Sun about a possible return, she said: “I live now where I did growing up and I’ve moved around so much, you know, with my ex, football and stuff, so I’m back.
“But to be able to do Coronation Street, they would have to ask me back.
“Also if I went back and stuff, I’d want to be in a good storyline and what have you.”
The mum-of-three is known for her sexy selfiesInstagram
5 days agoworld NewsComments Off on Bournemouth star Dean Huijsen’s transfer release clause revealed as Real Madrid battle Man Utd in race to sign Spaniard
DEAN HUIJSEN has a hefty release clause built into his Bournemouth contract – as Real Madrid and Manchester United eye a summer swoop.
ReutersDean Huijsen is attracting interest from around Europe[/caption]
GettyThe 19-year-old has a release clause built into his Bournemouth contract[/caption]
Huijsen has helped the Cherries surge up the league in a surprise European push.
The 19-year-old joined Bournemouth from Juventus in a £12.6million deal.
He has played 19 times this season, scoring twice and helping Andoni Iraola’s men to fifth place.
According to transfer guru Fabrizio Romano, Huijsen has a £50million release clause in his contract.
The fee can be activated by any club in the summer window.
As such, it could be that Huijsen has his pick of Europe’s elite come July.
5 days agoworld NewsComments Off on Meghan dropped cryptic clues she was going to rebrand lifestyle business in string of Instagram posts
MEGHAN Markle has been sharing cryptic clues hinting at her re-brand, eagle-eye fans spotted.
The Duchess of Sussex announced to followers this morning she was “thrilled” to introduce them to As Ever.
Meghan Markle in the new videoHarry can be heard off camera telling her ‘it’s recording’
In her new Instagram post, she said: “Some of you may have heard whispers about what I’ve been creating. In two weeks, my series on@netflixlaunches — but there’s something else I’ve been working on.
“I’m thrilled to introduce you to As Ever — a brand that I created and have poured my heart into.
“‘As ever’ means ‘as it’s always been’ or some even say ‘in the same way as always’.
“If you’ve followed along since my days of creating The Tig, you’ll know this couldn’t be truer for me.
“This new chapter is an extension of what has always been my love language, beautifully weaving together everything I cherish — food, gardening, entertaining, thoughtful living, and finding joy in the everyday.
“I will keep sharing behind the scenes tidbits with you here as we ramp up to launch, and I can’t wait for you to get your hands on everything we’ve been creating. Sending lots of love…“
But fans were quick to notice the mum-of-two had been signing off her previous Instagram posts with “As Ever, Meghan”.
The cryptic message now appears to have been a hint of the up coming launch.
5 days agoworld NewsComments Off on English city that’s the ‘only Unesco site in the country’ named top travel destination to visit in 2025
JUST weeks after being named one of the best places to visit in 2025, Bath has also been dubbed one of the trendiest.
European Best Destinations has released its list of the trendiest places to visit in Europe in 2025.
AlamyBath, an English city that has strong ties to Jane Austen, has been named one of the trendiest places to visit in Europe[/caption]
AlamyThe city will be celebrating the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth in 2025 – although the Jane Austen Centre remains one of its permanent regency attractions[/caption]
The European spots were ranked based on responses from over one million travellers from 158 countries.
European destinations in the top 20 were shortlisted thanks to their quality of life, sustainable development, year-round cultural offering and their growing popularity on social media platforms.
City-state Monaco topped the list, with Riga, Latvia’s capital city, coming in second place.
Dubrovnik & Cavtat in Croatia took third place, while Madrid nabbed fourth, and Namur in Belgium rounded off the top five.
Bath was the only place in the UK ranked in the top 20, coming in 11th place.
Located in Somerset, Bath is the only city in the UK to be a UNESCO World Heritage Site in its entirety.
It has been awarded the accolade because of its Roman remains, Georgian architecture, hot springs and town planning.
And 2025 is already proving to be a big year for the historic English city, with celebrations planned for the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth.
Despite being born in Steventon in North Hampshire, the acclaimed English novelist lived in Bath while writing classics like Persuasion and Northanger Abbey.
Fans of the author should make a beeline to the Jane Austen Centre, which gives visitors a snapshot of her life.
A costumed guide talks visitors through Jane Austen’s early life and her legacy before guests can tour interactive displays featuring priceless pieces of memorabilia like unpublished manuscripts.
Visitors can also immerse themselves with regency trends at the centre’s dress-up station.
Travel writer Jo Kessel recently visited Bath on a Jane Austen trip.
She said: “The best place to start is Gay Street’s Jane Austen Centre, where I saw costumed actors from Sense and Sensibility and Persuasion showing me Empire Line gowns to try.”
“We even played Spillikins, a game loved by Jane, using matchsticks, although I was easily beaten by the actors.”
On the floor above the Jane Austen Centre lies the Regency Tea Room where visitors can book an afternoon tea.
AlamyA free audio walking tour of the city covers its main sites like the Royal Crescent, the Circus, No 13 Queen Square and No 25 Gay Street[/caption]
GettyBath is also a must-visit for Bridgerton fans because the city is used as a filming location, with examples including The Abbey Deli (pictured) which is used as the Modiste dress shop in the show[/caption]
The cosy Georgian tea room serves China black teas in pretty floral cups as well as delicate finger sandwiches, homemade cakes and scones.
Several themed Jane Austen events are also taking place in the city throughout the year like the Persuasion Ball on May 31.
There’s also a Sanditon Ball on June 28, the Jane Austen Country Fair in July and a Birthday Ball on December 13.
A retelling of Pride and Prejudice will also take place at The Theatre Royal Bath.
And for the first time ever, No. 8 College Street, where Jane Austen spent her final few weeks, will open to the public.
If you can’t afford the expense of a ball, a free audio walking tour of the city covers its main sites.
Created by Visit Bath, the tour includes extracts from Jane Austen’s novels and descriptions of Bath in its Georgian heyday.
While the walking tour runs for 90 minutes, listeners can pause the walk at any point.
The walking tour begins at Gravel Walk — the lovers’ lane of Austen’s Day — before arriving at the Royal Crescent where Jane Cooper, the author’s cousin, lived.
Other stops include The Circus, No 13 Queen Square and No 25 Gay Street — all of which have links to the Austen family but are now private homes.
GettyThe Roman Baths (pictured) is another premier tourist attraction in the city[/caption]
GettyEarlier this year, Bath was also named as one of the best places to travel in 2025 by Time Out[/caption]
Bath isn’t just a must-visit for fans of Jane Austen, with the city used as a backdrop for hit Netflix show Bridgerton.
The show has been praised by the managing director of the tourism body Visit West, Kathryn Davis for attracting a younger audience to the region.
She told The Times: “It’s brought a younger and more diverse audience to the city and the region.”
The Netflix drama has also inspired its own themed events with musical Bridgerton tours of some of the filming locations.
Bath is also home to the Roman Baths, which remain just as popular today as they did in the Regency Era.
Built in 70AD by the Romans as a bathing and social space, the Roman Baths are thought to be one of the best-preserved Roman remains in the world.
Every day, 1,170,000 litres of steaming spring water are pumped into the bath where it reaches temperatures of 46C.
Before tourists can reach the famous bath, they’re led through an extensive maze of ruins and an interactive museum.
5 days agoworld NewsComments Off on I was parking shamed in a mum bay – they slammed my ‘big car, little brain’ & called me an idiot but I did nothing wrong
A MUM was left baffled when she found a rude note calling her an “idiot” had been left on her car.
Jem took to her TikTok page to post a video explaining the situation, as she revealed the note read: “Big car, little brain, thanks for leaving room to get my pram in boot, idiot.”
Jem was baffled when she returned to her car, only to find that a rude note had been left on the windshieldTiktok/@jem.themammacoachThe note called her an “idiot” for not leaving enough space for the other driver to get her pram in the boot – but Jem insisted she hadn’t done anything wrongTiktok/@jem.themammacoach
It was even punctuated with a “lot of underlining” and a “lot of capital letters”.
However, she insisted the note was completely out of order, as she hadn’t done anything wrong by parking in the parent and child bay – given that she needed room to get her son in and out.
“Clearly whoever wrote this needed a parent and child bay and I needed a parent and child bay,” she explained.
Jem went on to point out that the person probably shouldn’t have reversed their car into the space if they needed to access their boot.
But it’s hard to do anything but reverse in when the “normal” car parking spaces are so tiny – as they are where she lives.
Despite that, Jem said it’s not “the wisest of decisions” to reverse in if you need to access the boot, because the only way to do that is to park “half on the road, half not”.
“So whoever wrote me this delightful message on a morning where I’m already struggling, thank you,” Jem concluded.
“But the primary reason, this is why we need more parent and child bays!”
She also used the caption of the video to point out that while disabled vehicles are legally allowed to park in a parent and child space, it isn’t the same thing the other way around.
“A lot of us parents have said it, put the parking bays further away, we don’t care on the extra steps, we just want to be able to park and get our children in and out,” Jem continued.
“At least once per week I have to reverse my car out of a bay, leaving Jasper in his pram, to be able to create space to get in!”
The comments section was almost immediately filled with people weighing in on the situation, with virtually all of the remarks in support of Jem.
“I never reverse into a space if I need the pushchair out for this reason!” one said.
“Not sure what you were supposed to have done differently!”
“Such a rude note!” another sighed.
“They surely could’ve moved their car forward a tad and got their stuff in?
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