Coronation Street’s Alan Halsall looks downcast as he’s seen for the first time since split with co-star is revealed
CORONATION Street legend Alan Halsall has been spotted for the first time since splitting from co-star Tisha Merry.
Alan, 41, has played mechanic Tyrone Dobbs for 26 years and met Tisha, 30, after she joined the soap as waitress Steph Britton.
They called it quits in January after five years together, and she has wiped all traces of Alan from her social media.
The soap stalwart today looked downcast as he walked to work in the rain in Manchester.
The TV favourite kept a low profile and wore a dark puffa coat with jeans and white trainers.
Alan and Tisha were yoga buddies before they sparked a romance at the start of 2019 after she left the soap.
The pair finally went public with their secret romance at pal and co-star Sam Aston’s wedding later that year.
The actress captioned a loved-up snap of them all dressed up with a simple heart emoji, and Alan replied replied at the time: “You’re not a bad +1 I suppose” alongside a heart eyes emoji.
They had set tongues wagging for months that they were secretly an item but had always denied it.
Tisha eventually admitted in 2020: “It’s nice we built a strong foundation before anything romantic.”
Alan split from his ex-wife Lucy-Jo Hudson in May last year after nine years of marriage.
The former couple have daughter Sienna-Rae together.
Previously, The Sun exclusively revealed she had moved on with Lewis Devine.
Heartbroken Alan hit out at Lucy and her partner after the pair got engaged in 2020.
It comes as The Sun told how Alan and Tisha felt the pressure of being together too much.
An insider said: “Alan and Tisha had a lot of love for each other and had really similar interests, enjoying socialising and going on holiday together.
“But they started to drift apart and feel the pressure of making their relationship work get on top of them. They realised they weren’t on the same page and splitting up felt like the best option.
“They’ve been focusing on themselves and surrounding themselves with their own friends.
“Tisha moved out of Alan’s home around a month ago and is throwing herself into work.”
Meanwhile, Alan was forced to step down from taking part in reality show I’m A Celebrity last year after needing emergency knee surgery.