Helen Flanagan looks chic in denim co-ord as she enjoys night out with Love Island's Cally Jane Beech

Helen Flanagan beamed as she stepped out for drinks with friends at Kitten Restaurant in Manchester on Wednesday. The former Coronation Street actress, 32, from Bury, was joined by Love Island's Cally Jane Beech and fashion marketing expert Maddy Collins.

She looked effortlessly chic in a cropped denim jacket with matching loose fit jeans, paired with black heeled sandals and a saddle bag. Helen completed her look with a glossy nude lipstick and dramatic eye makeup, while opting to wear her hair in beachy waves.

Cally, 31, donned a black off-the-shoulder top with smart white trousers, while also keeping her hair in a relaxed style. Maddy took to Instagram to share a snap of their night out which showed the trio in good spirits. 

 The marketing expert, who teamed a white top with beige bottoms, pouted for the camera as she sat alongside a smiling Helen and Cally. She captioned the post: “Cocktails and girls @kitten.restaurant 🤍💫 @misscallyjane @hjgflanagan”

Kitten Restaurant is an opulent place to enjoy Japanese cuisine and thirst quenching cocktails. It has glowing reviews on Open Table with visitors praising the customer service and quality of food.

Helen’s night out comes less than a week after she took to Instagram Stories to reveal how close friends have helped her following the split from the father of her three children. She had been with Bristol Rovers star Scott Sinclair for 13 years, before they announced their split in October 2022. The pair share Matilda, seven, Delilah, five, and Charlie, two.

Helen recently returned from a trip to Mykonos in Greece with her “really close friend” Kelvin Barron, which followed a girls trip to Ibiza. Speaking candidly to her over 1 million Instagram followers, The I’m A Celeb star said: “It was really nice to go to Mykonos, I went with one of my really really close friends. I booked Ibiza with my really close friend Ashley and I booked Mykonos with my really close friend Kelvin. Yeah, I’m really really lucky, I’ve got like really close friends and especially like over this year, I’ve had really really close friends that have really held me.”