Watch the moment Coronation Street’s Alan Halsall returns to Weatherfield as he’s welcomed back after I’m A Celebrity
CORONATION Street’s star Alan Halsall returns to the cobbles of Weatherfield after his appearance on I’m a Celebrity and is welcomed by his soap co-stars.
Alan, the joker of the jungle was the seventh campmate to leave the jungle in a double eviction alongside GK Barry.
Coronation Street star Claire Sweeney who plays his on-screen mother Cassie, posted a short clip of Alan on social media as he returned to the cobbles.
Alan was seen walking onto the Rovers Return set accompanied by the I’m A Celeb theme tune.
Then he was joined by co-stars Daniel Brocklebank and Patti Clare, who play Weatherfield’s Billy Mayhew and Mary Taylor.
Claire captioned her Instagram Story: “He’s back!!! Our winner @coronationstreet @alanhalsall.”
Alan, who is famed for playing Tyrone Dobbs in ITV‘s Corrie, returned after his successful stint in the reality show I’m A Celebrity.
After his eviction he said: “Jungle life was nothing like I expected.”
“I’ve made some new friends I’ll have for life. I should probably open up a bit more.”
Alan also revealed that he would be staying in touch with all of his new celeb pals, including Coleen who he became friends with during the show.
The Corrie star also explained how he saved the camp from flooding by using his handyman skills which his campmates loved him for.
However, I’m a Celeb fans had previously picked up a on a feud between Alan and another campmate – Radio 1 DJ Dean McCullough.
After a heated bust-up the pair nearly came to blows over Alan waking Dean up to help with the camp chores.
Loose Women panellist Jane Moore was left to collect firewood alone and the duo came to blows.
Fellow soap actors showed their solidarity and expressed their views on social media in the wake of the jungle trouble.
Abi Franklin star Sally Carmen penned: “I love Al.”
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Eliza Woodrow (Savannah Kunyo) has said farewell to Corrie to start a new life in Germany.
The youngster moved to live with her dad Dom Everett, who went back on the £10,000 bribe Eliza’s grandfather Stu had offered to keep him out of her life.
Paul Foreman (Peter Ash) will bow out of the soap this summer when he loses his fight with motor neurone disease (MND) in tragic scenes.
After being diagnosed last year, the fan favourite was devastated to learn he only had months left to live.
Viewers know he is planning to take his own life to end his suffering.
Summer Spellman (Harriet Bibby) departed the cobbles after being offered the opportunity of a lifetime to study in America.
Though she struggled to decide with her stepdad Paul’s impending death from MND, she was convinced she had to live her life to the full.
Simon Barlow (Alex Bain) has struggled with the sudden departure of his father Peter from the cobbles.
The Weatherfield legend left his family and loved ones behind on Boxing Day, 2023, when his wife Carla Connor encouraged him to travel around the world with a friend.
Simon’s been on a downward spiral ever since and his exit could end in tragedy.
Alya Nazir is set to leave the cobbles as actress Sair Khan prepares to go on maternity leave ahead of the birth of her first child.
It looks likely she’ll be heading to Dublin after securing a lucrative new job, leaving her colleague and fling Adam Barlow behind.
Show stalwart Sue Cleaver, who plays Eileen Grimshaw, is taking a break to star in the Sister Act The Musical UK tour. She will be back filming in May once her dates on the tour come to an end.
Her character left the Street after her son Jason broke his back after falling off a moped in Asia.
Jenny Bradley character SallyAnn Matthews replied: “I got the ginger mist, can’t lie. Al is the best.”
Other viewers vented: “It was unbelievable! Who did Dean think he was squaring up to him like that?”
Trouble started after Jane said she couldn’t get the firewood on her own.
Alan, attempted to wake Dean who was taking a nap, but the presenter barely moved.
Alan asked: “You don’t fancy it? No?” before walking off to help Jane himself.
Dean eventually joined the pair but wasn’t pleased with Alan’s earlier approach.
He squared up to him: “Listen to me. If you’re gonna wake me up, you need to give me a minute, alright? It takes a couple of minutes for my contact lenses to get back working again, alright?
“So you don’t need to turn around to me and say, ‘Do you not fancy it, OK?’ And then turn around and walk away.”
Alan responded: “I’ve listened to you. Jane was halfway down here, that’s why I went.”
After Alan was evicted and interviewed by Ant and Dec, he headed over to the ITV2 spin-off show Unpacked.
During their interview, host Sam Thompson asked Alan if there were any “performers” in the camp.
Hinting at a feud, the Coronation Street Alan said: “Dean! He’s got a story written all over his face.
“It’s ridiculous!”
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