Helen Flanagan

Career overview

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Name: Helen Joyce Flanagan (also Helen Joyce Gabriel Flanagan).
Born: August 7, 1990.
Birthplace: Bury, Greater Manchester, England, UK [1]; Bolton, Greater Manchester [3].
Profession: English actress, model, and television personality [2, 4].
Early training: Drama lessons from age 5 at Carol Godby's Theatre Workshop in Bury [3].
Early work: Numerous adverts [3].
Major Role: Rosie Webster in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street.
Role Timeline: 2000 to 2012 [2, 4]; returned to the role in 2017 [2, 4].
Other details: First appeared on Coronation Street at age nine [5]. Went on maternity leave on June 8, 2018 [2].
Known credits: 21 [1].
Paragraph 1: Early life and training.
Helen Joyce Flanagan, also known as Helen Joyce Gabriel Flanagan, is an English actress, model, and television personality. Born on August 7, 1990, in Greater Manchester, she began taking drama lessons at the age of five at Carol Godby's Theatre Workshop in Bury. Before securing her first major television role, she appeared in numerous adverts.
Paragraph 2: Coronation Street career.
Flanagan is best known for her portrayal of Rosie Webster in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street. She first appeared on the program in 2000 at the age of nine and continued in the role until 2012. She later returned to reprise the character of Rosie Webster in 2017. Following her return to the series, she went on maternity leave on June 8, 2018. Her professional credits include 21 known works.
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"Helen Joyce Flanagan, also known as Helen Joyce Gabriel Flanagan, is an English actress, model, and television personality. Born on August 7, 1990, in Greater Manchester, she began taking drama lessons at the age of five at Carol Godby's Theatre Workshop in Bury. Before securing her first major television role, she appeared in numerous adverts.

Flanagan is best known for her portrayal of Rosie Webster in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street. She first appeared on the program in 2000 at the age of nine and continued in the role until 2012. She later returned to reprise the character of Rosie Webster in 2017. Following her return to the series, she went on maternity leave on June 8, 2018. Her professional credits include 21 known works."
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