Corrie stars 'desperate to stop Helen Flanagan quitting'

Coronation Street stars are said to be "desperate" to stop Helen Flanagan quitting the soap.

Reports surfaced last week that the actress, who has played Rosie Webster for 12 years, was considering leaving the show due to her ongoing battle with anxiety attacks.

Co-star Brooke Vincent, who plays her on-screen sister Sophie, has revealed that the cast is rallying round to prevent Flanagan exiting Coronation Street when her contract expires in March next year.



"Our on-screen family, the Websters, are very close and when it first started happening we sat down together and tried to help her," Vincent told The Mirror.

"We've agreed to rally round to help in any way we can and we've had talks about how we can make this as stressless a time for her as possible."

Coronation Street producer Phil Collinson is apparently a "huge fan" of Flanagan's and is planning to pull out all the stops to keep her character in Weatherfield.

"There's no doubt Helen's had a hard time of it lately and everyone is hoping she's going to be okay," a source added. "It is a really close-knit team and everybody's main priority is her health."

Flanagan recently moved back in with her parents after complaining on Twitter about the paparazzi constantly being outside her house.