Overview
- Flanagan told interviewer Lewis Nicholls in a June 7 interview that she believes her next relationship will be her husband and that she will protect and keep it private.
- She said she will avoid casual dating and will likely only reveal her partner once she can safeguard the relationship from public attention.
- Flanagan expressed regret that she may have revealed too much in her autobiography Head & Heart, saying the book is permanent but was meant to give context about her mental health.
- The coverage notes her four-year split from footballer ex Scott Sinclair after around 13 years together and repeats earlier, unattributed reports that Sinclair allegedly sought to have Flanagan and their three children leave a Bolton-area house.
- While visiting Scotland she posted a cryptic message referencing Loch Lomond and resilience, and the new interview signals she plans to narrow public discussion of her love life to protect herself and her family.