Helen Flanagan’s daughter misses Lake Como trip after passport issue

The former Coronation Street star, who earlier this year appeared on stage at Bolton’s Octagon Theatre, said she travelled to Glasgow in a bid to obtain an emergency passport for her daughter Matilda before the family’s planned trip to Italy.

Sharing the experience with followers on Instagram, the 35-year-old said she had hoped to secure a passport through the Fast Track service, but was ultimately unable to do so before their departure date.

In an Instagram story captioned: “My little girl cried on my shoulder, she was so looking forward to our trip,” Flanagan discussed her pre-holiday nightmare surrounding her daughter Matilda’s passport.

Helen Flanagan and daughter Matilda (Image: HelenFlanagan/Instagram)

“I went down to Scotland to try and get Matilda an emergency passport because I fly to Lake Como on Thursday. But we’ve not been able to get one, have we, baby?” Flanagan said to Matilda.

Helen added: “I just thought I’d try because, though it says a week, I just thought, ‘you never know’. But mummy tried her best, didn’t she? Mummy tried. Love you.”

The former I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! contestant appeared to make the best of the situation as she later shared snaps of the rest of her Glasgow trip, including her gifted hotel stay, courtesy of AC Hotel by Marriott Glasgow. 

Helen Flanagan reveals daughter’s passport heartbreak before Italy trip (Image: HelenFlanagan/Instagram)

The ex-fiancée of former Celtic footballer Scott Sinclair and mother of three shared on Instagram that she had only brought two of her children, Matilda, 11, and Charlie, 5, on the trip, leaving Delilah, 8, at home with her parents.

She said: “Honestly, I get really overstimulated with all three of my own. Delilah and Charlie are really like best friends, but they also kill each other, especially when I’m driving.”

Helen added: “I just didn’t feel like eight hours of driving was a great idea and I didn’t need to bring Delilah because her passport was in date.”

Earlier this year, Flanagan returned to the stage in The Memory of Water at the Octagon Theatre in Bolton, marking another step in her acting career alongside her television appearances and social media work.

While the family’s planned Lake Como getaway will now have to wait, Flanagan’s posts showed she was focused on comforting Matilda after the disappointing news, captioning one selfie with her eldest: “My 11-year-old is my best friend and always has been.”