Helen Flanagan made a thinly-veiled dig about her ex-fiancé Scott Sinclair as she said goodbye to the £1million home they shared.
The former couple, who share three children and split in 2022, finally sold the six-bedroom Lancashire mansion for £500,000 under the asking price.
Helen, 35, took to Instagram on Tuesday and shared a video with their three children – Matilda, ten, Delilah, seven and son Charlie, five – as they prepared to leave the family home.
However, in a jibe at Scott, 37, Helen declared it had ‘always been just us four’ – despite the footballer having lived at the home too.
She wrote in the caption: ‘Saying goodbye to our beautiful home (Charlie obviously playing up).
‘It’s always been just us, just us 4. I feel like I really found myself in this house and it’s been special.
Helen Flanagan made a thinly-veiled dig about her ex-fiancé Scott Sinclair as she said goodbye to the £1million home they shared with their three children
‘There are no words for how much I love you babies and I will always teach you about what is important in life and what’s not and about having morals and integrity and living your lives authentically and being true to yourselves.
‘My relationships with all 3 of them will always be my priority and always will be to my last breath.
‘There is nothing I wouldn’t do for you 3 x Mummy’s always got it, always x.’
Chelsee Healey wrote in the comments: ‘the best mummy’, while Stephanie Davis typed: ‘Proud of you’.
It comes after a source claimed over the weekend that the actress and footballer are at war over furniture with things between them turning ‘toxic’ and Helen now refusing to speak to her former partner.
‘Helen is fuming because the sofa was knackered, the kids ripped it and smeared lipstick all over it, so she spent a fortune having it reupholstered, so rightly believes it’s now hers.
‘She feels Scott is just being difficult for the sake of it. Helen even tried to sell the sofa on her Instagram for £3,950, but Scott saw the post and said: “hold on, that’s mine, I’m coming to get it”, she hit back and said: “well no, it’s mine”‘.
In a jibe at Scott, Helen declared it had ‘always been just us four’, despite the footballer having lived at the home too
She wrote in the caption: ‘Saying goodbye to our beautiful home (Charlie obviously playing up). ‘Its always been just us, just us 4’
They went on to tell The Sun: ‘Helen said she wasn’t planning to talk to Scott or even look him in the eye, things between them are still toxic. All the conversations about moving and the furniture have mostly been over email.’
Daily Mail has contacted Helen and Scott’s representatives for comment.
After their split in 2022, Helen had apparently wanted to stay in the home however, it was put up for sale for £1.5million in May last year, before being reduced to £1.195million and later just £995,000.
The property is now finally marked as sold on Rightmove, meaning Helen and the couple’s three kids – Matilda, ten, Delilah, seven and son Charlie, five – will be saying goodbye to it.
It also means Scott – still named as the sole owner on Land Registry documents – will pocket around £155,000 from the sale if it went for the final asking price.
Agents Miller Metcalfe said of the house: ‘An exceptional and beautifully presented detached family residence, offering over 5,000 sq. ft of luxurious living space.
‘This bespoke home enjoys a commanding position on the edge of the moors, with breathtaking views across reservoirs and open countryside.
‘Set on a generous, secure plot with gated access, the property features a sweeping driveway leading to a double garage, and is surrounded by well-manicured gardens – perfect for al fresco dining and entertaining.
‘Spread over three floors, this home effortlessly combines character, quality, and modern lifestyle.’
The entrance hall has floor to ceiling windows, there is an open plan living area, a ‘showpiece’ kitchen and a generous breakfast bar.
Additional living spaces include a formal dining room, five further reception rooms, six bedrooms and six bathrooms, including two-bedroom suites with their own private living rooms and en-suite shower rooms.
Actress Helen and footballer Scott were together for 13 years before their break-up in 2022.
It has been somewhat acrimonious – not least because of the pair’s living arrangements.
A friend of Helen’s previously said: ‘Scott pays for the house and all the bills and he’s decided a six-bedroom place is way too big for Helen on her own with the kids.
‘But Helen doesn’t want to move and is digging her heels in. She loves the place, the kids are settled at the local school and her mum and dad live around the corner.
‘Scott wants to buy Helen a four-bedroom home. He’s even offered to put it in her name but wants to stop the maintenance payments.
‘The relationship has completely broken down. They no longer communicate – everything goes through her parents.’
Helen also put much of her own money into renovating the property, with parts of it redecorated and remodelled.
More recently she said she had made peace with the move as there was a ‘sadness’ in the house, which was supposed to be the couple’s forever family home.