Helen Flanagan's cryptic Instagram post after being banned from driving
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Actress Helen Flanagan shared a mysterious quote on Instagram after being banned from driving. The former Corrie star, 34, had claimed a suspension would cause her "exceptional hardship" but magistrates imposed the six-month ban, and fined the actress on Friday.
Flanagan had claimed her boyfriend Robbie Talbot was driving her Audi when it was caught speeding twice across Merseyside in June last year, but she was charged with two counts of failing to give information relating to the identification of a driver.
After her hearing at Wirral Magistrates' Court on Friday, the mum of three took to her Instagram story as she shared a post by podcast presenter Bryony Gordon. It showed a picturesque view of a sunset beach landscape as the waves hit the shoreline. The words emblazoned on the image read: "This too shall pass." Adding: "But what the f***?".
Magistrates were not satisfied Flanagan, who already had six points on her licence, would suffer serious hardship due to a ban. This is despite the star's plea she is "struggling" financially and would not be able to afford taxis to take her youngest son Charlie to nursery without use of a car.
Speaking in court, Flanagan said: "My job really is being a mum at home. Their dad works away. It's really difficult at the moment now for me to be earning money. I earn money on social media but it kind of varies what I earn. "I think there might be a perception maybe that I would easily be able to afford a driver but that's quite far from the case. I've got enough money in my account to pay off my tax and my VAT and basically that's about it.".
