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Gemma Jones

Helen Flanagan won't have more children after extreme illness

Former Coronation Street star Helen Flanagan said she will not have anymore children.

The mum-of-three felt "isolated and low" during her last pregnancy, which even saw her bed-bound at one point due to severe morning sickness.

The soap star said that her family is complete, after welcoming her third child into the world earlier this year, and admits that how ill she was during the last pregnancy played a part in her decision to stop at three children.

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The TV personality and husband-to-be Scott Sinclair share daughters Matilda, six, and Delilah, three - as well as son Charlie, nine-months-old.

Throughout all her pregnancies, Helen suffered badly with hyperemesis - an extreme form of morning sickness, which can cause dehydration and lack of energy.

Speaking to OK!, she said: "I think a lot of women are very broody and we always feel like we could have more, but because I was so unwell in my pregnancies the idea of having another has almost been taken out of my hands.

"I don’t think I could go through that again. It was so difficult with the other children and Scott and my mum had to do everything as I was bed bound for four months.

"The worst bit was the mum guilt because I couldn’t do normal things with the kids."

Helen's supportive fiance, Scott, said it was "horrible" to see her so ill and he helped out with the kids and the housework as much as he could.

The star said he was a "lifesaver" for being there at her side.

Reflecting more on her pregnancy, she said: "As soon as I gave birth to Charlie it was like, 'I can clean my kitchen without being sick!' It actually made me feel very isolated and low.

"Even lights made me feel sick, so all I could do was lie down. I could hear the kids asking, 'Where’s Mummy?' and that was so hard.

"I decided it would be too hard on the children to go through that again."

The couple got engaged in 2018 and have recently revealed that their next big milestone will be to plan their wedding and tie the knot.

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