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Listen wherever you get your podcasts By KATE DENNETT FOR MAILONLINE Published: 07:51 EDT, 5 April 2025 | Updated: 08:03 EDT, 5 April 2025 e-mail View comments Helen Flanagan cut a very glamorous figure as she stepped out with her boyfriend Robbie Talbot for the Grand National at Aintree Racecourse on Saturday. The former Coronation Street star, 34, put on a very cosy display with her construction worker boyfriend, 45, as they arrived arm-in-arm for the big day. Helen nailed the race day dress code as she was the picture of elegance in a bright pink midi dress with a single caped sleeve which featured red detailing.
She added to her frame with a pair of strapped rouge heels and toted her essentials in a cream beaded clutch bag. The actress accessorised with glitzy gold droplet earrings and fixed a vibrant red fascinator in her golden tresses to complete her look. She stepped out linking arms with Robbie, who cut a suave figure in a grey suit and coordinated with his girlfriend with a pink striped tie.
Helen Flanagan cut a very glamorous figure as she stepped out with her boyfriend Robbie Talbot for the Grand National at Aintree Racecourse on Saturday Helen nailed the race day dress code as she was the picture of elegance in a bright pink midi dress with a single caped sleeve which featured red detailing They were among the first celebrities to arrive at the Merseyside course for the hotly-anticipated race, which takes place on the third day of the annual festival. Grand National Day takes place each year on the final day of the three-day festival, concluding the Champagne-fuelled revelries with the famed Grand National race. Upwards of 150,000 people are expected to descend on the racecourse for the three-day festival, which culminates with the showpiece steeplechase race this afternoon.
Unlike Royal Ascot in Berkshire, which adopts stricter rules on what to wear, Aintree takes a more relaxed approach and tells attendees to simply come 'dressed to feel your best'. Fancy dress for Aintree revellers is also permitted, as long as the costume isn't offensive or derogatory, but most opt for a traditional dress code - suits and dresses. The Jockey Club, which oversees the races, describes Grand National Day as 'a day steeped in history, drama, and unforgettable moments'.
'This is the pride of a vibrant and iconic city, a spectacle watched by millions around the world,' it adds. Helen's outing at the races comes after she revealed that her friends tried to put her on a 'man ban' after she split from her ex-fiance Scott Sinclair. She added to her frame with a pair of strapped rouge heels and toted her essentials in a cream beaded clutch bag She stepped out linking arms with Robbie, who cut a suave figure in a grey suit and coordinated with his girlfriend with a pink striped tie They were among the first celebrities to arrive at the Merseyside course for the hotly-anticipated race, which takes place on the third day of the annual festival Helen and the footballer, 36, separated in 2022 after 13 years together.
The pair share three children, Matilda, nine, Delilah, six, and son Charlie, four. She has since moved on with Robbie, who is the 'secret' boyfriend she had while appearing on Celebs Go Dating . Looking back at her split from Scott, Helen told The Sun's Fabulous Magazine: 'A lot of my friends were trying to put me on a man ban, which obviously didn't work! 'I was hurting from the break up and I've always just wanted to be loved so I started dating.
' Lifting the lid on her new relationship with Robbie, the soap star gushed: 'He's a kind, genuine person, he makes me laugh and he's brilliant with my kids.' While her new romance is blossoming, Helen admitted she and her ex Scott don't like each other at all' despite them 'caring deeply' for each other. Speaking to Charlotte Dawson on her Naughty Corner podcast , Helen said: 'I still love him very much, I care about him deeply, but we don't like each other.
'We don't like each other at all, we don't get on. I do know that Scott - he'd never admit it - cares about me too and he does love me. Helen's outing at the races comes after she revealed that her friends tried to put her on a 'man ban' after she split from her ex-fiance Scott Sinclair 'But I'm so done, I could never have another relationship again where we would always be bickering.
I haven't got another argument in me. 'As women we try and do anything we can to make it work with the father of your children and I did. 'But I think for me if I was in a relationship with someone else it would have to be easy because I haven't got the energy in me again, I've done all that with the father of my kids.
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