Flanagan 'signs new Corrie contract'

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Coronation Street star Helen Flanagan has signed a new 12-month contract with the Weatherfield soap, according to a report.

The actress is thought to have finalised her new deal this week following meetings with the show's bosses.

According to The Mirror, the programme's new series producer Phil Collinson is impressed by the way Flanagan has helped to transform her alter ego Rosie Webster into a WAG-style maneater.

The 20-year-old has apparently told friends that she is "dead excited" over the deal.

Earlier this year, Flanagan admitted that she could not imagine ever leaving her role as Rosie and described herself as "so lucky" to have the part.

Coronation Street has recently announced the departures of Claire and Ashley Peacock and Natasha Blakeman, who will all bow out later this year.

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Thats a pity

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noooooooooooooooooo!

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Flanagan admitted that she could not imagine ever leaving her role as Rosie and described herself as "so lucky" to have the part.


She's right that she's lucky as she can't act. When are Corrie bosses going to see that?.

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She's a terrible actress.

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Coronation Street star Helen Flanagan has revealed that fans will see a nicer side to her character Rosie Webster in forthcoming storylines.

The actress is believed to have recently renewed her deal with the Weatherfield soap following a meeting with her new boss Phil Collinson.

Speaking to What's On TV about her future with the show, Flanagan commented: "I'm so excited. We've just got a new producer and he's absolutely lovely. I'm really excited about the storylines for my character.

"I can't let on, but I think you'll see a change for my character. I'm really happy because she's going to become a lot more nicer and hopefully the audience will like her better, so that should be good."

Flanagan said that she hopes the new plots will put a stop to the insults she sometimes receives on the street due to her alter ego's bitchy side.

Asked how she copes with the heckling, she replied: "I'm quite sensitive really but I try not to take it to heart. At the end of the day, I'm playing a character."

Reports suggest that Flanagan's new Coronation Street contract keeps her with the soap for another 12 months.