Helen Flanagan looks unrecognisable as she arrives at the British LGBT Awards 2019

Actress Helen Flanagan looked unrecognisable as she arrived at the at British LGBT Awards in London last night.

Flanagan, who played Rosie Webster in the long-running ITV soap Coronation Street, traded in her trademark brunette locks for a lilac wig as she showed off her new style on the red carpet.

The soap star is expected to return to the Cobbles following her maternity leave.