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Hello and welcome to my fan page for the sexy Rosie Webster from Coronation street.

Rosie Webster’s real name is Helen Flanagan. Helen plays 19 year old Rosie Webster in the ITV sitcom Coronation Street.

Rosie Websters character that viewers saw born in the Coronation Street soap, was part of the Coronation Street Christmas storyline in 1990.

Rosie was the first baby born to troubled barely married couple Kevin and Sally Webster (Michael Le Vell and Sally Whittaker). Rosie was the first of two girls born to Sally and Kevin Webster.

Rosie’s name is taken from the fictional street she was born on, Rosamund Street, maybe she was conceived there??

Since Rosie was 10 days old and for most of her pre-teen years, the character was played by child actress Emma Collinge.

She played Rosie in various minor storylines, most notably portraying the effect that parental separation has upon a child, leading to a spell as a school bully.

In January 2000, budding actress Helen Flanagan was recast in the role at the age of Nine

Helen Flanagan, from Bolton, Greater Manchester, joined the soap on 23 January 2000 and at the  time, Helen Flanagan told the media that she was “thrilled” with her casting.

Helen discovered she had been chosen just a few days before Christmas Eve 1999, but she was not permitted to reveal this to anyone for two weeks. In 2000, her mother  commented,

“She was really thrilled to get the part and she was bursting to tell people but she just couldn’t. The Coronation Street people had asked us not to tell anyone, so we had to keep quiet. The hardest bit for Helen was not telling her grandad because he’s such a fan of the programme. When he did find out, he was absolutely thrilled. She is loving every minute. She’s met most of the cast and is still very excited about it all.”

In 2004, Rosie Webster tried carving herself an identity by going through a goth phase, dressing in black, wearing black make-up and dying her hair jet black.

The storyline was part of Rosie’s romance with Craig Harris (Richard Fleeshman), Flanagen commented on about her character’s favourite band sums her character up, at the time of ‘the goth stage’ stating: “I hate all that Goth music such as Marilyn Manson and HIM that Rosie seems to like.

Her favourite rock band are called Stench Of Death -that says it all.

In 2008, Flanagan revealed to The Mirror that she disliked her character’s goth attire: “I’m used to being a goth, seeing as I had to dress as one as Rosie for so long. It was all so unflattering – really unfeminine, long black skirts down to the floor and horrible jackets.”

Rosie Webster went through some personality changes in 2007, with her appearance becoming more glamorous and her behaviour became more manipulative and troublesome.

Helen Flanagan commented, “She’s gone from being a real innocent, experimenting with being a goth and having a sweet relationship with Craig, to being a real minx.” Speaking about her character’s new appearance she said: “I like to look sexy, but not tarty. Luckily, I do pretty well as Rosie – she’s a glamorous girl, kind of a sassy secretary, so it’s all pencil skirts, which I love, and a lot of low-cut tops. I don’t want people looking at my boobs or want to be known for my boobs, but Corrie is a family show so thankfully they never go too far with it.”

Flanagan later said her character is driven by money, she said: “I think she’s attracted to the power and money. Rosie knows that she can use her womanly wiles to get what she wants. In the long run, she wants a life away from Weatherfield. She wants to be rich when she’s older and aspires to be like Carla – gorgeous, sexy and wearing designer clothes.” adding “It’s not wholly about the money. She’s more driven by glamour and power.”

She also spoke how the character can be ‘a bit of a bitch’ but she does have a heart.