Corrie’s Alan Halsall and girlfriend Tisha Merry enjoy a socially-distanced reunion with co-star Andy Whyment after 12 weeks apart
They play best friends on Coronation Street.
And Coronation Street’s Alan Halsall, 37, enjoyed a socially-distanced reunion with co-star Andy Whyment, 39, after 12 weeks apart due to the coronavirus lockdown, with the duo documenting the day on Instagram.
Alan and girlfriend Tricia Merry posed with Alan’s daughter Sienna-Rae, 6, in their spacious back garden, along with I’m A Celeb star Andy, his wife Nichola, 32, and their two children, Hollie and Thomas.
Reunited! Coronation Street’s Alan Halsall, 37, enjoyed a socially-distanced reunion with co-star Andy Whyment, 39, after 12 weeks apart due to the coronavirus lockdown
Heartfelt: Alan, who plays Tyrone Dobbs in Coronation Street, shared the photo along with a sweet caption
So sweet: Andy, who plays Kirk Sutherland in Corrie, also posted the heart-warming snap on Tuesday evening
Alan, who plays Tyrone Dobbs in the ITV soap, shared the photo along with a sweet caption.
He wrote: ‘Lockdown has reaffirmed to me … It’s not what I have in my life that matters… It’s who I have in it that counts !!! #familytime.’
Andy, who plays Kirk Sutherland in Corrie, also posted the heart-warming snap on Tuesday evening.
His caption read: ‘We’ve come round to spend our Anniversary with @alanhalsall @missdrewmerry93 and Sienna not seen them for 12 weeks we’ve really missed them xx’
Safety first: The families posed for a socially-distanced group photograph
Alan has been isolating at home with his girlfriend Tisha Merry and his daughter Sienna-Rae, who he co-parents with ex-wife Lucy-Jo Hudson.
The actor cooked up a storm for his best friend on an outdoor barbecue, with Andy sharing footage on his Instagram Stories.
With the scorching weather combined with the heat of the grill, Alan decided to cool off by diving into an enormous paddling pool.
Summer loving! Alan actor cooked up a storm for his best friend on an outdoor barbecue, with Andy sharing footage on his Instagram Stories
Alan’s ex-wife Lucy-Jo recently opened up about co-parenting with Alan, stating it can ‘challenging’ as they clash over their parenting styles.
The soap actress also opened up about co-parenting with Alan, stating it can ‘challenging’ as they clash over their parenting styles.
She added: ‘The thing is, everybody who has a blended family knows it’s not easy. You can’t pretend that it is.
Splish splash! With the scorching weather combined with the heat of the grill, Alan decided to cool off by diving into an enormous paddling pool
‘And me and Alan sometimes have different views on raising Sienna so trying to co-parent can be challenging. It’s probably like that for a lot of blended families.’
Lucy-Jo split from Alan in May 2018, after nearly nine years of marriage.
It was revealed that she’d embarked on a relationship with Lewis Devine just two months later. The pair now share son Carter, four months.
Views: Alan’s ex-wife Lucy-Jo moved on with Lewis Devine just two months after their split. The pair now share son Carter, four months