Overview
- In interviews tied to her memoir Head and Heart, Flanagan says she was “expected to parade about in my knickers” as a teenager during a grooming storyline involving a teacher.
- She recalls filming kissing and bedroom scenes with an older actor at 16 and feeling uncomfortable after some shoots.
- Flanagan says fellow Coronation Street star Alison King confronted producers at the time over the sexualisation of a young colleague.
- She writes that she turned down an approach from an adult‑subscription platform after a meeting “felt too grim” and says she is focusing on acting work.
- She also publicly criticises ex-partner Scott Sinclair for deciding to sell their family home, expressing concerns about her security and their three children.