{"id":32288,"date":"2023-04-19T18:49:06","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T16:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1819387"},"modified":"2023-04-20T02:46:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T00:46:00","slug":"who-is-helen-flanagan-meet-im-a-celebrity-south-africa-contestant","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/who-is-helen-flanagan-meet-im-a-celebrity-south-africa-contestant\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Helen Flanagan? Meet I\u2019m a Celebrity South Africa contestant"},"content":{"rendered":"

The former Corrie star is tackling the Bushtucker Trials once more in this I’m a Celeb spin-off. <\/p>

By Lauren Morris\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 19 April 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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While it may feel a little early for I\u2019m a Celebrity<\/a> to be back on our screens, Ant & Dec are actually fronting a South African spin-off, with some familiar faces returning for more Bushtucker Trials.<\/p>\n

In these pre-recorded specials, we\u2019ll see the I\u2019m a Celebrity South Africa cast<\/a> fight it out for the title of I\u2019m a Celeb Legend, with the likes of Fatima Whitbread, Jordan Banjo, Carol Vorderman and others heading back to camp.<\/p>\n

Joining them is former Coronation Street star Helen Flanagan, who\u2019s admitted that she\u2019s a lot more prepared<\/a> for the competition than she was back in 2012.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I went in the jungle the first time, I didn\u2019t prepare at all,\u201d she said. \u201cI didn\u2019t have a clue what I had let myself in for and I cried even when my phone got taken off me after landing in Australia. I want to make my children proud when I take part this time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s everything you need to know about Helen Flanagan before she heads back onto I\u2019m a Celeb.<\/p>

Who is Helen Flanagan?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Helen Flanagan<\/span><\/figcaption> Photo by Jeff Spicer\/Getty Images<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Age:<\/strong>\u00a032<\/p>\n

Job:<\/strong> Ex-Corrie star<\/p>\n

Previous season:<\/strong>\u00a02012<\/p>\n

Instagram:\u00a0<\/strong>@hjgflanagan<\/a><\/p>\n

Twitter:\u00a0<\/strong>@helenflanagan1<\/a><\/p>\n

Helen Flanagan is best known for playing Rosie Webster on Coronation Street and taking part in I\u2019m a Celebrity\u2019s 2012 season, on which she came in seventh place.<\/p>\n

The actress revealed that she signed up for the South Africa spin-off to face her fears and prove she can do the trials, adding: \u201cIt\u2019s going to be different. I was only 22 back then and I am 32 now.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have grown up a lot and I\u2019ve had three children and I\u2019ve gone through three labours! I won\u2019t not finish the trials because my mindset will be very different this time around.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 32-year-old joined Corrie in 2000 and stayed for 12 years before\u00a0leaving and returning for one year in 2017.<\/p>\n

Since the soap, she has appeared on\u00a0Soapstar Superstar, Hell\u2019s Kitchen, All Star Family Fortune, Celebrity Juice, Celebrity Wedding Planner and Celebrity Antiques Road Trip, while she briefly returned to acting for one episode of Holby City.<\/p>\n

On how she\u2019ll do this time around in the jungle, Flanagan said: \u201cI am not saying I am going to go in and be a jungle warrior and be absolutely amazing because I will not. Yes I will be scared, but I will have a go and I will be a lot better than last time.\u201d<\/p>