It’s a real-life soap drama for Corrie star Helen Flanagan – and the cameras aren’t even rolling! Three years after calling it quits with ex-fiancé Scott Sinclair, the former Coronation Street favourite is now shockingly back living under the same roof as her footballer ex – despite previously admitting they “don’t even like each other”! 😳

And if that wasn’t enough tension to set the house alight, Helen is also battling a brutal six-month driving ban, a breakup with her latest boyfriend, and the relentless chaos of solo parenting three young children – all at once. It’s emotional overload in Greater Manchester!

💥 “WE DON’T LIVE TOGETHER… EXCEPT NOW!”

Helen, 34, recently dropped the bombshell on Instagram that she and Scott, 36, have been cohabiting again for the sake of their children – Matilda, 10, Delilah, 7, and Charlie, 4 – just in time for birthday season.

“So Scott is off at football, but we are back co-parenting in the same house, which we don’t usually do. But it actually went OK,” she confessed. “Obviously we have to do that because it’s the kids’ birthdays.”

But insiders say the situation is far from smooth sailing behind closed doors. “They’ve been trying to do the right thing by the kids since they split,” one source spilled, “but it’s not easy – not with that much unresolved history.”

🚗 DRIVING BAN MELTDOWN: “I’M OUT OF LOO ROLL AND OUT OF OPTIONS!”

Helen’s chaotic domestic life took a nosedive earlier this year when she was slapped with a six-month driving ban after being caught speeding twice in her luxury Audi Q7. The actress told the court it would cause her “exceptional hardship,” but her pleas were dismissed. Now, she’s stranded in the countryside near Bolton – without wheels and without help.

In a raw Instagram video, she vented:

“I’ve not had a car for ages and it’s been really awful… We’re out of loo roll now – I can’t even pop to the shop. My friend had to bring me some!” 😭🧻

Sources say the stress of parenting three children without transport has left the soap star feeling like she’s drowning in responsibility. “Helen’s doing all the heavy lifting with the kids. Scott’s schedule means he’s away for football most of the time,” a friend close to the family revealed. “She’s a single mum in all but name right now.”

💔 “STILL LOVE EACH OTHER… BUT CAN’T STAND EACH OTHER!”

Helen and Scott may have split in 2022 after 13 years together, but their post-breakup journey has been anything but simple. While they’ve made valiant efforts to co-parent peacefully, there’s no denying the tension that still bubbles beneath the surface.

“It’s not a clean break for Helen,” our insider admitted. “She’s spinning a lot of plates – the breakup with Robbie, the kids, the house, the driving ban. It’s all just… a lot.”

And that breakup with new boyfriend Robbie Talbot? Yep, that happened just two months ago – after a whirlwind year of dating. The timing of Scott moving back in couldn’t have been more complicated.

😬 “WE STILL TELL EACH OTHER TO F**K OFF”

Despite all the ups and downs, Helen insists things between her and Scott have reached a surprisingly cordial stage.

“Sometimes we still end up telling each other to f**k off,” she joked. “But we’ve managed to keep things quite nice. Our families get on, and I’ve got a good relationship with his mum.”

Still, those close to the actress say Helen is desperate to turn the page on the current chapter. “She really wants to get back into acting,” our source added. “She does OK with brand deals, but a stable acting role would give her the financial freedom and identity she’s craving right now.”

😢 “WE KEPT BREAKING UP IN SECRET”

Helen has also finally opened up about the end of her on-off romance with Scott – revealing that their fairytale wasn’t as smooth behind the scenes as it looked on social media.

“Me and Scott really loved each other,” she said, “but we were always quietly breaking up and then getting back together. It had been coming for a while. I was the one who ended it in the end. I’ll always be sad it didn’t work out, but we’re happier apart.”

Still, fans were stunned when, earlier this year, the once-feuding pair came together for their son Charlie’s fourth birthday – after a rocky patch that saw Scott block Helen’s number.

📺 ROSIE WEBSTER 2.0?

As her real life continues to echo the soap operas she once starred in, fans are wondering: could a Coronation Street comeback be on the cards for Helen?

“Honestly, I’d love to see her return as Rosie Webster,” wrote one viewer on X (formerly Twitter). “Her real-life drama is more gripping than the show sometimes!”

For now, though, it’s unclear what Helen’s next move will be – but one thing’s for sure: life in her household is anything but quiet.

💣 BIRTHDAYS, BREAKUPS, BANS – AND A HOUSE FULL OF HISTORY!

With birthdays to plan, children to raise, co-parenting tensions, driving dilemmas, and career uncertainty swirling all at once, Helen’s life reads like a soap script – complete with emotional highs and explosive lows.

“She’s holding it together the best she can,” said our source. “But you can only juggle so many things at once before something drops.”

Will Helen find her footing again and reclaim her acting crown? Or will the pressures of sharing a house with her ex push her to the edge?

One thing’s for sure – this Corrie legend is living through a real-life drama that’s juicier than anything on the Cobbles!