Helen Uncovered I Love Breastfeeding Anywhere!

The Coro Street star embraces motherhood

- Beth Neil

There’s a confidence about Helen Flanagan that often comes hand in hand with baby number two. There are none of the new-mum worries she had first time round and she’s no longer bothered about the opinions of others. Her baby, her choice.

“As long as you’re a loving mum, whatever decision you make, that’s what’s right for your baby,” says the actress, 28, who plays Rosie Webster on Coronation Street. “We’re all just trying our best.”

Helen recalls an incident when she was breastfeeding her six-month-old daughter Delilah in Starbucks, which would have left her feeling vulnerable and humiliated had it happened with her eldest Matilda, three.

“A girl about my age came to sit across from me. I was feeding quite happily with my blankets and I could see her say to her boyfriend, ‘That's disgusting.’ She made a big deal of having to leave. I mean, how ridiculous! I’m doing a really natural thing. So I just ignored her and carried on feeding my baby.

“Sometimes I’m discreet and other times not so much because I’d rather Delilah was comfortable – she’s my priority. I don’t care if someone doesn’t approve of me breastfeeding. I just care about my baby being happy and fed.”