Helen Flanagan leaves followers 'unable to cope' in black leather display as she says she's 'thriving' on birthday

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Helen Flanagan has left her fans and followers 'unable to cope' as she was seen marking her birthday by putting on a sexy display.

The actress took to Instagram as she celebrated turning 33 and declared she's 'thriving' as she was flooded with birthday messages.

Helen, from Bury, marked the special occasion by slipping into a figure-hugging black leather dress. She could be seen donning the plunging mini number, from Agent Provocateur, as she sat on a directors chair in front of a display of her handbags while holding on to a lavish pink heart-shaped cake The mum-of-three showed off her Marilyn Monroe tattoo on her arm as she posed and pouted for the camera.

Meanwhile, her blonde locks had been styled into a voluminous half up half down do and styled into curls while she kept her bangs down and framed her made-over face. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features In a separate post, former Coronation Street star Helen flashed a huge diamond ring as she placed a birthday candle into her mouth and lit the end with a lighter before taking it out of her mouth and placing it into the cake, which had the words 'thirty three and thriving' written across the top, before making a wish and blowing out the burning flame. "33 and thriving," Helen, who is famed for having played Rosie Webster in the ITV soap, also captioned the initial snap before sharing the video with her one million followers alongside a string of emojis including a princess and a pink heart.