London, March 4 : Helen Flanagan has apologised after endorsing a pro-anorexia message through Instagramm but added that she was still desperate to slim down before summer.

The 22-year-old was branded irresponsible by experts trying to help victims of anorexia after she plugged pictures of dangerously thin models on the photo-sharing site.

The images are part of a health and fitness series called ''Thinspiration'' - but contain worrying slogans such as ''Perfect Body'' and ''Craving is Only a Feeling.''

The ex-Corrie star, who's dating footballer Scott Sinclair, has now been forced to issue a grovelling apology on Twitter, and insisted that the pictures were for dieting, the Sun reported.

She said: I'm very sorry if this offended anyone. I'm a size 8-10 at the moment and wanted to get back to a size 8 in time for summer. (ANI)