BOLTON model Helen Flanagan will appear in the Christmas special of a television cooking programme.

The former Coronation Street actress will be joined by Happy Mondays front man Shaun Ryder, from Little Hulton, on the Come Dine With Me Celebrity Christmas Special.

Other famous faces taking part in the Channel 4 show, which see contestants take it in turns to host a dinner party, are funny man Mark Dolan and TV and radio presenter Kirsten O'Brien.

Date and time of transmission to be confirmed.