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Former Coronation Street star, Helen Flanagan, lashed out at her ex, Scott Sinclair, on Tuesday on social media as she branded him ‘ a piece of s**t ‘ for reportedly missing their son’s school play

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It’s been a rocky road for parents-of-three, Helen Flanagan and Scott Sinclair, who called time on their relationship in 2022.

The former Coronation Street actress, 35, and football star, 36, who co-parent their three kids, Matilda, Charlie and Delilah, were once splashed all over magazine covers, gushing over their fairy tale romance. However, since they split, it’s become more of a nightmare, culminating in Helen this week branding her ex a ‘piece of s**t’, after he reportedly missed their son’s nativity play.

So, as we wait for a response from Scott as the dust settles between the pair, here’s a look at their rocky relationship over the years after Helen admitted that the former couple do love each other, but ‘ don’t like each other at all… ‘

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‘ We don’t like each other at all ‘

A year after welcoming their third child and moving into a new house in Cheshire, Helen shocked fans with the news that she and Scott had split after hitting a ‘ rough patch’.

After finally calling it quits after a number of reconciliations, she spoke to Charlotte Dawson on her podcast last year and insisted that she and Scott did love each other, but ‘ didn’t like each other at all’.

Lifting the lid on their rocky relationship, Helen said: “I still love him very much, I care about him deeply, but we don’t like each other. We don’t like each other at all, we don’t get on. I do know that Scott – he’d never admit it – cares about me too and he does love me”.

She added: The last time I saw him, I thought it was quite funny, I was taking the p*** out of him because he had a bucket hat on. I think he was trying not to laugh. “

‘ Break-ups are sad ‘

Opening up about her relationship with The Sun earlier this year, the Rosie Webster star spoke of her sadness over the split, saying:” Break-ups are so sad, and if you can deal with it in a way where you’re on good terms, it’s better for your mental health and 100% better for the kids. “

However, it’s not always peace and love for Helen and Scott – who is notoriously private about his former relationship – as the actress admitted that the pair do continue to clash with one another.

Claiming their families still get on, despite the pair still telling each other to ‘ f*** off ‘ she continued:” Don’t get me wrong, sometimes we still end up telling each other to f**k off! However, we’ve managed to keep things quite nice and we’ve been fair to each other. It’s helped that our families get on and I have a good relationship with his mum. “

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‘ We’re happier apart ‘

Despite still caring for one another and getting on with Scott’s mum, Helen talked about how she finally pulled the plug on the relationship with the footballer after struggling to make it work.

” Me and Scott really loved each other, but we were always quietly breaking up and then getting back together, so it had been a long time coming, “she said earlier this year.

Admitting they were happier apart, she concluded:” In the end, it was me who decided. I’ll always be sad it didn’t work out and we still have love for each other, but we’re happier apart. “

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Helen fumes at Scott

Helen was left raging on Tuesday evening and let her feelings about her former fiancé known – as she labelled him a piece of s**t on her Instagram.

Scott shared an array of snaps from his weekend at the Formula 1 in Abu Dhabi, which included views of the race course, drinks with friends and a sizeable yacht. He captioned the post:” What a weekend-Abu Dhabi F1″.

However, accusing her ex of missing their son’s nativity play at school, Helen snapped:” You really are a piece of s*** @scotty_sinclair how dare you not turn up to Charlie’s nativity”. She followed the dig with a picture of her and Charlie and said he was the ‘ best boy’.

The Mirror has contacted Scott’s representatives for comment and a response to Helen’s claims.

Rob Reiner’s daughter, Romy, discovered her father at home just hours after he and his wife had been brutally murdered – but she had no idea her mother was also dead

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Rob Reiner’s daughter had no idea her mum had also been murdered. The Hollywood director and his wife, Michele, were found murdered at their home in Brentwood, Los Angeles, this weekend.

The couple had their throats slit by a relative. Their son, Nick Reiner, 32, has since been charged with two counts of first-degree murder after the deaths of his parents. It’s claimed that Nick and his father became engaged in a heated argument on Saturday night while attending a Christmas party hosted by Conan O’Brien.

On Sunday, Rob and Michele had planned to have a massage at their mansion. But when the masseuse rang the bell, they received no answer, leading them to knock on the door several times. After still getting no answer, Romy, 28, who lived across the road from her parents, visited the property with a roommate to check on her parents.

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Now, reports have emerged sharing the devastating outcome of Romy’s concerns for her parents. After entering the property, Romy discovered her dad and instantly fled the scene. Her roommate called for the emergency services while Romy also contacted her dad’s friend, Billy Crystal.

But Romy is said to have had no idea that her mum had also been brutally murdered. The New York Times reported that Romy only discovered her mum had been killed when police and paramedics arrived on the scene, and she was then informed of the devastating news.

Nick, however, was not located at the property when the emergency services responded to calls at around 3: 40pm local time on Sunday. He is believed to have checked into the Pierside Santa Monica at 4am, and staff reportedly discovered the shower “full of blood”, as well as a trail leading from his bed and bedsheets. His parents were discovered less than 11 hours later by their daughter, Romy, at 3: 30pm.

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And now, Nick, who has been charged with the murders of his parents, faces life behind bars. On Tuesday, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced two counts of first-degree murder against Nick Reiner, who is accused of killing his parents.

The charges carry a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. Hochman said no decision has been made if prosecutors will seek the death penalty.

Hochman said: “I’m here to announce that our office will be filing charges against Nick Reiner accused of killing his parents. These charges will be two counts of first-degree murder with a special circumstance of multiple murders. He also faces a special allegation that he personally used a dangerous and deadly weapon, that being a knife.

” These charges carry a maximum sentence of life in prison. No decision at this point has been made with the respect to the death penalty. Nick Reiner is being held without bail. I want to announce these are just charges. Charges are not evidence. Evidence is something that will be presenting in a court of law. “

LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell explained that shortly after arriving on the scene over the weekend, officers from the Robbery Homicide Division and Homicide Special Section instantly launched an investigation. Police then gathered evidence which has resulted in the arrest of the couple’s son Nick Reiner, McDonnell said. He was taken into custody that night.

McDonnell added:” This case is heartbreaking and deeply personal, not only for the Reiner family and their loved ones, but for our entire city. We extend our deepest condolences to all of those who are affected by this tragedy. “

While Nick was previously detained on $4million bail, this has since been revoked. He is expected to make his first in-person appearance at court later today, having not been medically cleared to attend on Tuesday.

Jason Donovan, the star of the Aussie, has been open about a once hard-partying lifestyle, revealing shockingly that his cocaine binges could last up to six days at one point during the 1990s.

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At the height of his Neighbours fame, 80s heartthrob Jason Donovan was the picture of the clean-cut boy next door.

But as the soap legend has revealed, by the 90s he was fighting cocaine addiction – and at one point, was snorting up to three grammes of the drug a day – with binges that could last up to six days.

The Australian star, 57, opened up about his darkest days on Jamie Laing’s Great Company podcast – and as he spoke about that drug-fuelled chapter said, “I got vilified in the 90s for announcing on a news show once that, ‘why did I take drugs?’ because I liked them, which was the truth at the time.”

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Host Jamie, who welcomed baby boy Ziggy with wife Sophie Haboo earlier this month, added: “You said this, at that period of your life, you were consuming three grammes of cocaine a day. “You had the freedom and ability to do it. You meet your wife and your kid is born, what is that moment that you go, ‘I’m not doing this’.”

The singer and musical theatre star said, “Yes, there were days, weekends that would begin on Thursday and sometimes not end until the following Tuesday or whatever. ” Incredibly, he took three grams of cocaine a day.

“But it was a binge, not a consistent situation in the vein of heroin,” she continued. At some point, your body must shut down, particularly if you take cocaine. He continued, “I’ll also assert that because I kept working, I was able to shut down.”

Jamie then responded, “I just did, I could just do that,” and Jason responded, “How did you balance that?” I’m a bit of an all-or-nothing kind of guy and quite disciplined. I have spent the majority of my life working out, and that’s what knocks on your door.

You’ve done your big three-day or something, and you walk out and feel great and then go see Jason, that’s how you can feel if you don’t get back on it again. “Just go to the gym, have a steam, have a swim, and walk out.”

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He continued, “Come on, let’s do a cheeky one, let’s blow it all up again,” and that you would feel good for two days until that little demon would appear and vanish. That was the issue.

Now 20 years clean, Jason confessed that he called his hard-partying lifestyle a day as it had become ‘boring’ – and he realised all he was doing was ‘chasing his own tail’ – as he detailed the worst aspects of his former coke habit.

When the paranoia begins to set in, especially with cocaine, 24 hours later, you mistakenly believe the MI5 are hiding out. The good news is that I haven’t done anything in 20 years and now know what I don’t want to.

And Jason told Jamie what inspired him to turn his life around was meeting his future wife, Angela Malloch in 1998, when she was stage manager for a musical he was starring in, who eventually gave him an ultimatum – his party lifestyle or her..

Meeting my wife was the “catalyst of change.” She didn’t alter me, but I did so at that time. He explained the birth of Jemma and the realization that I could leave now. “The body needed to repair when I was still in my 30s.” I hadn’t blown out, so there was still time to get back.

The couple, who had three children together, Jemma, Zac, and Molly, later tied the knot in 2008 and were able to survive those challenging circumstances.

*Frank provides unrestricted information on drugs and addiction (email frank@talktofrank.com, call 82111, or text frank@talktofrank.com, call 0300 123 6600), or the NHS has information on how to get help.

Jason Donovan, the star of the Aussie, has been open about a once hard-partying lifestyle, revealing shockingly that his cocaine binges could last up to six days at one point during the 1990s.

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At the height of his Neighbours fame, 80s heartthrob Jason Donovan was the picture of the clean-cut boy next door.

But as the soap legend has revealed, by the 90s he was fighting cocaine addiction – and at one point, was snorting up to three grammes of the drug a day – with binges that could last up to six days.

The Australian star, 57, opened up about his darkest days on Jamie Laing’s Great Company podcast – and as he spoke about that drug-fuelled chapter said, “I got vilified in the 90s for announcing on a news show once that, ‘why did I take drugs?’ because I liked them, which was the truth at the time.”

READ MORE: ‘Aldi refused to sell me popcorn for reason you’d least expect’

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Host Jamie, who welcomed baby boy Ziggy with wife Sophie Haboo earlier this month, added: “You said this, at that period of your life, you were consuming three grammes of cocaine a day. “You had the freedom and ability to do it. You meet your wife and your kid is born, what is that moment that you go, ‘I’m not doing this’.”

The singer and musical theatre star said, “Yes, there were days, weekends that would begin on Thursday and sometimes not end until the following Tuesday or whatever. ” Incredibly, he took three grams of cocaine a day.

“But it was a binge, not a consistent situation in the vein of heroin,” she continued. At some point, your body must shut down, particularly if you take cocaine. He continued, “I’ll also assert that because I kept working, I was able to shut down.”

Jamie then responded, “I just did, I could just do that,” and Jason responded, “How did you balance that?” I’m a bit of an all-or-nothing kind of guy and quite disciplined. I have spent the majority of my life working out, and that’s what knocks on your door.

You’ve done your big three-day or something, and you walk out and feel great and then go see Jason, that’s how you can feel if you don’t get back on it again. “Just go to the gym, have a steam, have a swim, and walk out.”

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He continued, “Come on, let’s do a cheeky one, let’s blow it all up again,” and that you would feel good for two days until that little demon would appear and vanish. That was the issue.

Now 20 years clean, Jason confessed that he called his hard-partying lifestyle a day as it had become ‘boring’ – and he realised all he was doing was ‘chasing his own tail’ – as he detailed the worst aspects of his former coke habit.

When the paranoia begins to set in, especially with cocaine, 24 hours later, you mistakenly believe the MI5 are hiding out. The good news is that I haven’t done anything in 20 years and now know what I don’t want to.

And Jason told Jamie what inspired him to turn his life around was meeting his future wife, Angela Malloch in 1998, when she was stage manager for a musical he was starring in, who eventually gave him an ultimatum – his party lifestyle or her..

Meeting my wife was the “catalyst of change.” She didn’t alter me, but I did so at that time. He explained the birth of Jemma and the realization that I could leave now. “The body needed to repair when I was still in my 30s.” I hadn’t blown out, so there was still time to get back.

The couple, who had three children together, Jemma, Zac, and Molly, later tied the knot in 2008 and were able to survive those challenging circumstances.

*Frank provides unrestricted information on drugs and addiction (email frank@talktofrank.com, call 82111, or text frank@talktofrank.com, call 0300 123 6600), or the NHS has information on how to get help.

Matthew Robertson, the ex-husband of Davina McCall, has described how his pal “saved his life” in recent years.

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Davina McCall’s ex-husband has opened up on getting through a ‘dark time’ – a few days after his former wife tied the knot again for a third time.

The 58-year-old TV presenter walked down the aisle with celebrity hairdresser Michael Douglas in a secret ceremony at London’s Marylebone Town Hall last Friday. Instead of a wedding dress Davina opted to wear a long faux white coat and lace headdress for the occasion, while Michael donned a blue suit jacket and black trousers.

Their engagement was unexpected, especially since the couple, who had been friends for years before getting married three months ago when Michael proposed on a beach in Ibiza. Everyone who attended said the low-key wedding with just 10 guests was “perfect” and “very intimate,” and that everyone who came was “very special in their lives.”

Now Davina’s ex, Pet Rescue host Matthew Robertson – who she shares children Holly, 24, Tilly, 22, and 19-year-old Chester with – has taken to Instagram to thank his best pal for getting him through some tough times – and even crediting him with ‘saving his life’.

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Sharing a selfie with Mark, the 57-year-old wrote: “Today is my birthday, the man in this picture is Mark Diggins, my best friend. He saved my life at a very dark time, he taught me how to live, love and thrive in the outdoors. He is a silent warrior, avoiding the lime light and regarded as one of top mountain guides in the world.”

Matthew continued, “Today is not about me, but to all the amazing, kind, and supportive people who surround me.” Thank you to my amazing children, my wife Nikki, and all the amazing people in my life.

Matthew and Davina were married up until 2017. The couple, who met on Clapham Common by accident, wed in 2000 and have since had three children. Before they revealed their unexpected split, their marriage was thought to be among the strongest in the showbusiness industry.

Before Matthew, Davina and Matthew were also married, though only for a short while. In 1997, the Masked Singer host wed Andrew Leggett, but they divorced after only three months. Before their split, the separated couple were photographed having a heated exchange outside the enigmatic shopkeeper’s west London apartment, but it is unknown what exactly caused the breakup.

Davina announced that Matthew and she had split up when she announced the news. Our top priority is always our amazing children.

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In the years that followed Davina admitted in interviews to not being happy but staying because of their kids. She once told The Times: “In the end, we were living completely separate lives. We were hardly talking. It wasn’t arguing. We never argued. We just lived separate lives. And we weren’t happy. I thought, I just want to be happy, and this is really sad. We’re in a marriage and we’re in it for the kids. We love our kids, but we’re just not happy. And I thought, Is that really selfish?’ because my parents divorced and I thought that was so selfish.”

Davina chose to continue her relationship with Matthew even though she didn’t call it quits right away. But ultimately, she came to the conclusion that “we loved each other.” But occasionally that is insufficient.

Since splitting with Davina, it’s not known if Matthew and Davina have a new relationship, but they are said to “co-parent happily” right now.

She stated in an interview with The Mail on Sunday’s You magazine that going through a divorce is traumatic and needs to be handled as carefully as possible. We now co-parent happily and can now acknowledge that it was the right decision for us to make, despite the absolute emotional turmoil it caused us to go through.

The former Big Brother presenter also opened up about how she navigated her new relationship with celebrity hairdresser Michael, which she purposefully keeps private out of “respect” for her ex, her family and new flame.

She continued, “I will never sit here and go into great details.” Respect is the only factor in that. I respect Michael’s family very much, as do I respect my children and Matthew.

“Talking about my relationship would not be appropriate for me; it would be unfair to any party.” Since no one else is in the public eye, I would find it even more unfair to drag them in.

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