Coronation Street’s Alan Halsall gives fans huge health update after undergoing major surgery
CORONATION Street star Alan Halsall has issued a major update in his recovery process after undergoing surgery.
The actor, who plays the role of Tyrone Dobbs in the ITV soap opera, underwent a knee ligament operation known as ACL surgery towards the end of last year.
It forced the star to take a break from his acting duties in order to recover as well as reportedly costing him a spot on last year’s I’m A Celeb line-up.
Now, in a new interview, Alan admitted that he still has some way to go in the recovery process.
He gave an update live on This Morning about the reconstructive surgery as he spoke about the “long road” ahead of him.
Alan said to show hosts Josie Gibson and Craig Doyle: “I’ve had a couple of operations on my knee.
“Listen, they never lengthened my legs like I asked them to. But I’m doing good.”
Alan underwent the operation in November of last year and said at the time that he expected it to take between “9 and 12 months” for recovery.
In a positive update, Alan revealed that his surgery “all went well” just in time for his soap character Tyrone to gear up for a big new storyline.
On screens, fans are set to be left shook when Tyrone crosses paths with his ex-mistress, Alina Pop, once again.
After Tyrone’s affair with Alina Pop ended, he finally married Fiz on Christmas Day in 2022 and have enjoyed marital bliss since, but when Alina rocks up with a child, their world is turned upside down.
Tyrone will be desperate to know if he could be the father of the tot after their affair years earlier.
Speaking about the storyline, Alina actress Ruxandra Porojnicu, 31, told the press: “Alina is back in Weatherfield because she’s a witness in a trial against traffickers and she feels like she should avoid Tyrone and Fiz!
“I think she is curious to see Tyrone and speak with him again because she had feelings for him and he was a very important person in her life at one point.
“But I would say if it wasn’t for the court case, she would have chosen to not come back at this time.”
Best soap affair love triangles
LOVE triangles are a fundamental part of soap-land, but which ones have become the most iconic?
EASTENDERS
Bradley/Stacey/Max: Stacey Slater began an affair with boyfriend Bradley Branning’s dad Max in 2007.
Despite their romps, Stacey still married Bradley, but their deceit came out in an iconic Christmas Day episode that year.
Grant/Sharon/Phil: Heading even further back in Walford history, EastEnders fans were gripped in the 90s as Sharon Watts had a one-night stand with her brother-in-law Phil Mitchell.
Sharon confided in best friend Michelle Fowler – not realising it was caught on tape – and her husband Grant eventually found out and played it in front of everyone at the Queen Vic.
Syed/Amira/Christian: Syed Masood was engaged to Amira before realising he had feelings for another man, Christian, which he confessed to him on his wedding day.
A devout Muslim, Syed refused to admit his true sexuality and went ahead and married Amira anyway, but when they returned, the two men started an affair before being caught in the act by Amira.
CORONATION STREET
Shelley/Peter/Lucy: Peter Barlow took the concept of a love triangle and ran with it in Coronation Street – extending it to bigamy.
He was in a relationship with Shelley Unwin but started dating Lucy Richards, and quickly married her after she fell pregnant with his son, Simon.
But it didn’t stop him also marrying Shelley, but he was eventually caught when Lucy turned up in Weatherfield and the two women confronted him.
Ken/Deidre/Mike: Back in 1982, Deirdre Barlow started sleeping with her husband’s nemesis Mike Baldwin in secret, before confessing all a year later.
When Mike turned up at the marital home, Deirdre was being throttled by her husband who then kicked her out, but years later they reconciled.
Maria/Aidan/Eva: In 2017, Aidan Connor started sleeping with girlfriend Eva Price’s best friend, Maria Connor.
Eva eventually found out and she decided to take revenge by faking a pregnancy, spending his money and planned to confront him on their wedding day.
But she had a change of heart when a remorseful Aidan confessed, and decided to marry him anyway, only for Maria to arrive and expose her fake pregnancy.
EMMERDALE
Ross/Debbie/Pete: Debbie Dingle found herself torn between two brothers, Ross and Pete Barton in 2015 in Emmerdale.
She eventually decided to marry Pete but yet again, a soap wedding day was ruined when the groom learned of his bride’s betrayal via a recording played at the wedding.
Chrissie/Robert/Aaron: Robert Sugden was married to Chrissie White and all seemed well – until he began a steamy affair with Aaron Dingle.
Robert’s ex Katie Sugden almost exposed the affair – but fell to her death before she had the chance.
However, a guilty Aaron eventually cracked and told Chrissie about the affair – after which she announced it to the whole pub.
