Michelle Keegan looked typically chic as she departed Hotel Martinez during Cannes Film Festival on Friday.
At 37 years old, the former Coronation Street actress recently became a mother for the first time, welcoming her daughter, Palma, just eight weeks ago. Despite her recent delivery, she exuded elegance in a stylish blue linen shirt paired with white trousers.
The new mum arrived in Cannes on Thursday for the L’Oreal Lights On Women awards ceremony, due to take place tonight.
Accompanying Michelle at the 78th film festival’s second-to-last day was her former Coronation Street colleague, Helen Flanagan, aged 34, who surprised attendees with her presence.
The actress played Rosie Webster in the soap on and off from 2000 until her final departure in 2018. Michelle played Tina McIntyre from 2008–2014.
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Michelle Keegan, 37, looked typically chic as she departed Hotel Martinez during Cannes Film Festival on Friday
Michelle was joined by her former Corrie co-star Helen Flanagan, 34, who made a surprise appearance at the penultimate day of the 78th film festival
Helen was seen departed the glamorous £2.5k hotel on Thursday as she stepped out for the festival – a prestigious event typically attended by Hollywood’s elite.
She was dressed to impress for the outing, showcasing her fabulous figure in a white halterneck gown with a sheer skirt.
Cannes, where filmmakers, sales agents and journalists gather from around the world, is the Olympics of the big screen, with its own golden prize, the Palme d´Or, to give out at the end.
Filmmakers come from nearly every corner of the globe to showcase their films while dealmakers work through the night to sell finished films or packaged productions to various territories.
The festival will come to an end on Saturday with a closing ceremony.
It is not known where Helen is staying during her time at Cannes. MailOnline have contacted her representatives for comment.
Helen’s surprise appearance at the festival comes amid a period of financial insecurity that has left her ‘broke’.
The Coronation Street star is currently in the process of selling her £1.5million house due to financial woes following her split from ex Scott Sinclair.
Helen (L) played Rosie Webster in the soap on and off from 2000 until her final departure in 2018. Michelle (R) played Tina McIntyre from 2008–2014 (pictured in the soap in 2008)
The new mum arrived in Cannes on Thursday for the L’Oreal Lights On Women awards ceremony, due to take place tonight
She looked effortlessly chic as she made her way to Hotel Martinez clad in a billowing baby blue blouse and linen trousers
There was no sign of baby Palma during the outing but Michelle has been enjoying her maternity leave with her baby girl
The actress couldn’t wipe the smile off her face as she stepped out in the French Riviera
She admitted her money issues had become so bad that she is being forced to move, and claimed that she barely had enough cash to pay a £10 cab fare to get her son Charlie, three, to nursery.
Following her split, she claimed in a court appearance for a speeding offence that she was ‘really struggling financially’ after raking in a fortune from Corrie and lucrative appearances on reality shows.
MailOnline revealed that last year her personal company’s net income was £75,616, just over £5,000 more than her 2023 earnings.
Last year her firm HJF Darling Ltd had retaining earnings of £75,615, which is an increase of £5,545 on the previous year. Retained earnings are the firm’s net income minus all expenses and dividends.
Yet it also paid £58,549 in taxation and social security, which is usually VAT, PAYE and NI, so it suggests that Helen is still earning a decent enough wage.
The accounts also reveal that Helen was forced to get rid of her only staff member last year as she is the only director/employee of the firm now.
Despite claiming that she was skint to the courts in January and needed her car to ferry her three kids around, magistrates still banned her from driving for six months.
She said: ‘I’m a single mum, I live in the middle of the moors.’
Helen was seen departed the glamorous £2.5k hotel on Thursday as she stepped out for the festival – a prestigious event typically attended by Hollywood’s elite
She was dressed to impress for the outing, showcasing her fabulous figure in a white halterneck gown with a sheer skirt
Cannes, where filmmakers, sales agents and journalists gather from around the world, is the Olympics of the big screen, with its own golden prize, the Palme d´Or, to give out at the end
Filmmakers come from nearly every corner of the globe to showcase their films while dealmakers work through the night to sell finished films or packaged productions to various territories
It is not known where Helen is staying during her time at Cannes. MailOnline have contacted her representatives for comment
Emma Thynn, Marchioness of Bath was laden down with bags as she arrived at the hotel
The socialite looked incredible in a plunging gown as she sashayed past holding a sunhat
She said her ‘job really is being a mum at home’ and she had ‘enough money in my account to pay off my tax and my VAT and basically that’s about it’ – later adding that she has ‘enough money to pay my taxes, pay the mortgage and for a bit of tea’.
Confirming she would be selling the property a month ago on The Declutter Hub podcast with Ingrid Jansen and Lesley Spellman, she insisted she was ‘down to earth’ but that moving would be hard.
She also revealed that despite the house already being on the market she doesn’t know where she will move to next – admitting London might be too expensive.
Helen co-parents kids Matilda, nine, Delilah, six, and Charlie, three, with ex Scott but is now in a relationship with new boyfriend Robbie Talbot who lives in Liverpool, where his two children are based.
She said of the future move: ‘We are selling the house now which will be nice to have a change. Because I was with Scott for so long I was used to moving house a lot (because he is a footballer) so it’s normal for me.
‘I could now never stay in one place for too long I don’t think. I like a change, I love it.’
She added: ‘It makes me sad that I am going to be leaving this house soon because I have put so much effort into it.
‘I put loads of my savings into making it look really beautiful. It’s eight bedrooms which is hard to keep on top of – it’s a lot.
Helen previously admitted she was having to sell her home as after she was left ‘broke’ following her split from her ex fiancé Scott Sinclair in 2022
Helen co-parents Matilda, nine, Delilah, six, and Charlie, three, with Scott (pictured at home in front of her dressing room which is full of designer handbags)
‘When we move I will struggle to downsize – I don’t want to not sounds down to earth. Bu it will feel weird. It will be more manageable for me.
‘I don’t know where I want to live next. I’ve always wanted to live in London but there is such a price difference there. But it would be amazing for work and I do want a change. It’s been a heavy few years for me so it will be a lovely fresh change.’
Earlier this month, Helen’s six-bedroom detached property, situated in a village on the outskirts of Bolton, hit the market.
The three-floored property is spread over 5,000 square feet and is an ‘exceptional and beautifully presented detached family resident’.
However while Helen has recently fallen on hard times, one of the bedroom’s dressing rooms is full of designer handbags – including Chanel and YSL – trendy clothes and shoes, ‘which really gives it the wow factor’, according to the listing.
If it sells for anywhere near asking price, the former Coronation Street star will gain a substantial profit on the £840,000 paid for it in June 2021, according to land registry docs.
The mystery is who will keep the profit, as land registry docs seen by the Daily Mail in January reveal that its registered with her ex-partner, footballer Scott.
Judging from the estate agent’s photos, it appears Helen is still living there with her three children as their bedrooms are full of their belongings.
