Helen Flanagan's health scare with daughter Matilda as face becomes 'paralysed'

dailyrecord.co.uk:

Helen Flanagan was concerned for her oldest daughter Matilda after she had to have a round of steroids to clear up her face after contracting Bell's Palsy - an unexplained episode of facial muscle weakness or paralysis.The mum-of-three shared the snap of her and Matilda, eight, when out on holiday in Bali as she shared her concerns and explained the reaction was brought on from an eye infection with Matilda's face notably drooped to one side.Helen explained: "Looking back at Bali pics," alongside a pink heart emoji to her Instagram followers. "Matilda started with Bells Palsy on holiday it's cleared now as she had a course of steroids to clear but half of her face was paralysed which was not ideal on holiday."She added: "Bless her.

So glad it's cleared now, it was brought on from a bad eye infection."Despite being struck down with the condition, Matilda continued smiling as she posed for a picture beside her mum who was sporting a pair of sunglasses and pouting at the camera.The former Coronation Street actress shares her kids Matilda, eight, Delilah, five, and Charlie, two, with her ex-fiance Scott Sinclair.She later shared an adorable video clip from their trip to Bali when they were travelling with Matilda on her knee, as the ex-Corrie star planted a kiss on her daughter's cheek. Join the Daily Record's WhatsApp community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. "You're still beautiful and it will go," Helen told her.

It comes as the influencer has had health battles of her own. The 33-year-old took to Instagram last year to open up about her struggles after the birth of two of her kids which saw her in therapy for a year as she was left fighting intrusive thoughts and OCD (obsessive