Coronation Street's Helen Flanagan ordered to 'cover up or leave' Barbados bistro

Helen Flanagan was left red-faced when a swanky Barbados bistro requested that she put on more clothes inside the establishment.

Best known for her role as Rosie Webster in Coronation Street, plus two classic I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! stints in 2012 and 2023, the 32-year-old single mum is currently holidaying with her young children Matilda, Delilah and Charlie.

According to a fellow sun-seeker, Flanagan waltzed into the Waves Hotel and Spa's Kyma coffee shop this week dressed in nothing but a gold two-piece bikini and was swiftly given her marching orders by staff.

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"Helen turned up to the Kyma bar with her kids and was enjoying a drink outside. It was seriously hot in the early afternoon and when Helen took her kids indoors to get the air-conditioning, she was told she had to cover up or leave," they told The Sun.

"She looked horrified because all she had on was a bikini and people were staring. My sister had a Skims black dress and lent it to her so she could go in. She was so grateful because it was a little awkward.

"It's a pretty upmarket bistro-cum-cafe, and although you can go there straight from the beach, you have to have a T-shirt or a kaftan on. Helen sat back and enjoyed a coffee with the kids after that," the onlooker further recalled.

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After finishing her beverage, the soap star returned this borrowed dress and a pair of flip-flops to the hotel reception before disappearing off into the Caribbean heat once more.

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