HELEN Flanagan has revealed a huge new step in her romance with footballer beau Robbie Talbot.
The former Coronation Street actress, 34, was forced to come clean about her secret romance with Robbie on Celebs Go Dating after admitting she had fallen in love with him despite looking for love on the E4 programme.
Since then, the TV beauty and Robbie have been receiving couples therapy on the show in order to ensure their relationship can stand the test of time.
Amid their time on the programme, Helen has now admitted that things have now fast-forwarded even more as she made a surprising romance confession.
During a catch-up with social media star Ashley James, Helen admitted Robbie had stepped into the step-dad role with her three children - Matilda, Delilah and Charlie.
Helen revealed to Ashley: "He is just amazing and he treats me so well.
"He is just the sweetest guy.
"He really helps me with the kids."
She then went on to add of his hands-on approach to her son, revealing: "He takes Charlie to nursery - he helped me the other day with the kids.
"He can't do enough for me."
Helen had originally signed up to the dating show as part of her desire to move on following her split with fiance Scott Sinclair, 35.
Last week, Helen was quizzed about her and 44-year-old Robbie's romance during an appearance on ITV breakfast show Lorraine.
The couple broke up in October 2022 after their 13-year relationship came to an end.
Yet Helen told ITV host Lorraine Kelly, 64, how her intentions for Celebs Go Dating were pure when she put pen to paper on her deal - despite allegations of "faking" her feelings during her opening show dates.
She said: "I signed up for the show at the beginning of the year, and we [she and Robbie] were dating.
"It just progressed.
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"I wear my heart on my sleeve and I just wanted to come clean."
She added: "I wanted to be true to myself.
"I am a big fan of the show, I love the show, and I wanted to get the most from the show.
"I wanted to be honest."
Previously, a source told us: "Helen tried to keep the relationship under wraps because of Celebs Go Dating.
"But that’s become difficult as their feelings have grown for each other. It came to a head when she was quizzed by the dating agents about why she was failing to pursue connections on the show.
“The one rule of CGD is stars must be single.
“But E4 bosses were desperate to keep her, so found a way to write Robbie into the show.
“Sources on set have seen him filming alongside Helen. While it’s not known how E4 will justify the fakery, viewers will feel they’re trying to pull the wool over their eyes.”
Since the scenes played out, Helen has made a cheeky sex confession about her new man while talking to the experts.
She couldn't keep her hands off her new man as they headed onto the show sofa.
