Helen Flanagan wants to quit Coronation Street because of panic attacks.

Coronation Street star Helen Flanagan is -considering quitting the soap -because of her -crippling panic attacks.

Helen, 21, who plays ditzy model Rosie Webster, has told bosses she wants to walk away when her contract is up in March.

She has -spoken openly about her health problems since -returning to the ITV1 show in July following a three-month break.

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But the actress, who is dating -Swansea footballer Scott -Sinclair, 22, admitted to -being broody last month after co-star Kym Marsh brought her baby daughter Polly on set.

Producer Phil Collinson will do all he can to -convince Rosie – who has been on the show for 12 years – to stay.

But an insider said: “It’s no secret Helen has been -struggling -recently.

“She’s been working hard and the stress has got to her. -Experiencing those panic -attacks has really shaken her up badly.

“She has said she doesn’t want to renew her contract. Corrie may have to face up to The Street without Rosie -Webster.”

In August we reported how Helen fled the set in tears after getting stressed out while filming a semi-naked modelling scene.

Then two weeks ago she admitted she had started experiencing panic attacks, saying: “Anyone who has ever suffered from them knows they are very scary.”

The insider said Helen’s -priorities had changed and -she wanted to spend more time with Scott.