Overview

• Helen Flanagan shared a new Instagram Story implying she would rather 'drown' than reunite with Scott Sinclair, days after reposting a meme about not calling a kids' dad a slur.
• Her memoir, Head & Heart: Break-ups, Breakdowns and Being Rosie, is set for release on January 29, 2026 and is available to pre-order.
• Flanagan says the book will be her full truth with no glossing over or airbrushing, revisiting painful periods and personal rebuilds.
• Mirror Books commissioning editor Clare Fitzsimons publicly endorsed the project, describing it as a frank, powerful account of Flanagan’s life.
• Flanagan and Sinclair split in 2022 after 13 years and share three children; coverage recalls a rocky co-parenting history, including times he blocked her number, despite occasional civil moments such as celebrating their son’s fourth birthday together.