Overview
- Flanagan told tabloid outlets this week that a recent five‑month stage run reignited her wish to focus on screen and stage acting and that she is actively looking for her next role.
- The actress said ITV has not contacted her about reprising Rosie Webster and that she would be happy to return if offered the part.
- She has publicly suggested she would suit a role on the BBC school drama Waterloo Road and mentioned playing either a mum or a teacher as possibilities.
- Off screen, Flanagan is living as a single mother after recent personal changes and says that family responsibilities and home life are shaping her availability and career choices.
- Her comments, reported by the Daily Star, GB News and Radio Times, are based on her own interview and do not represent confirmed casting approaches from ITV or the BBC.