Coronation Street star Alan Halsall reveals how daughter is using his fame against him
CORONATION Street star Alan Halsall has revealed his daughter is beginning to use his fame against him.
The actor – who plays Tyrone Dobbs in the ITV soap – shares daughter Sienna, 9, with ex Lucy-Jo Hudson.
And the little one has begun to realise just how famous her parents are – and she’s using it to embarrass him like all good kids.
Speaking to The Sun and other media, Alan said: “My poor little girl’s have got it from every angle because I’m on Corrie and her mum’s on Hollyoaks, and my girlfriend was on Coronation Street.
“She just thinks it’s normal. Now she’s nine she’s getting a bit cheeky with it.
“We’ll be walking round a shop and she goes, ‘Look Daddy! It’s you there on a magazine!’”
Co-star Jennie McAlpine added that her kids are in on it too.
Mum-of-two Jennie said: “I think they’re realising more and more.
“Hilda’s four now and Albert’s eight. As far as Albert’s concerned I’m not in the England starting 11 so he’s not interested.”
The on-screen couple have been friends from more than two decades – and admit they’ve been kissing each other for the soap longer than anyone in their real lives.
Bosses recently surprised them with a trip down memory lane with a video compilation of their time in the soap.
“We got to see our very first kiss, which was 21 years ago,” Alan said.
“So I’ve probably been kissing Jennie longer than anyone else in my life.”
But the actors had trouble remembering half the scenes they were shown.
Jennie, 38, revealed: “I couldn’t at the time! I can now because I’ve seen it.”
Alan added: “It was quite an interesting thing because we got shown various clips and honestly, I had no recollection of them.
“All these different moments in their lives… it’s 20 years, I suppose, but there were times where we had real, big, passionate kisses and we’re looking at each other and I’m thinking, ‘I don’t remember… I’m glad she doesn’t as well!’”
Meanwhile on-screen their characters Fiz and Tyrone are set to tie the knot this Christmas in a surprise ceremony for Fiz.
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But disaster strikes when Fiz storms off to find a turkey and ends up breaking down on a remote lane in the car without her phone.
Will they manage to get a happy Christmas wedding?