Coronation Street’s Alan Halsall fears he will receive backlash over storyline

Coronation Street‘s Alan Halsall is worried he will receive backlash after his character Tyrone Dobbs cheated on his long-term partner Fiz Stape.

The actor, 38, fears the affair plot will turn fans of the show against his character, who he has played for more than 23 years.

Alan and Fiz’s, played by Jennie McAlpine, onscreen romance is set to be tested after Tyrone kissed Alina Pop, played by Ruxandra Porojnicu, recently. 

Alan told the Daily Star over the storyline: ‘Tyrone is quite a simple fella. Future thinking isn’t his strong point. He gets his head turned by an attractive girl and it’s exciting for him. 

‘I don’t think Tyrone will get away with it. I think he’ll be portrayed as the bad lad, and rightly so. I’m sure I’ll get a clip around the ear in Tesco a few times for this.’

The actor revealed that he was ‘shocked’ at the change in his character, but added that it came from his own ‘selfish’ reasons.

He said: ‘I was thinking, “Oh, I don’t want that – I love working with Jennie every day”. Myself and Jennie have known each other for 20 years and honestly there’s not a day goes by that I don’t love working with that woman.’  

Earlier this month, Corrie bosses revealed they used body doubles to film Tyrone and Alina’s steamy kiss scene in a bid to follow Covid guidelines.

In place of co-stars Alan and Ruxandra, producers drafted in soap extra Alex Mulvaney and his wife Hannah to record the shocking liaison, with clever camera angles used to hide their identity.

After weeks of tension with the stunning Alina, Tyrone finally succumbed to temptation, cheating on his partner Fiz by moving in for a kiss.

Due to Covid pandemic, actors on the Corrie set are ordered to stay two metres apart between filming, meaning any close contact or kissing would be out of the question.

To accurately depict the chemistry in Tyrone and Alina’s affair, bosses drafted in Alex, who is an extra on the soap, and his wife Hannah, who bear some resemblance to the pair.

For the scenes, actors Alan and Ruxandra recorded their dialogue separately before being edited together in post-production.

To ensure the pair maintained the illusion that they were looking into each other’s eyes, producers used a pair of sunglasses taped on a telescopic radio aerial.

Alex and Hannah, who wore hair paint to make her tresses look more like Ruxandra’s, were then brought onto the set to record the kiss, with the camera pulling back to show the pair in a clinch on the Victoria Gardens bench. 

Due to the Covid pandemic, Corrie bosses have been forced to get creative to ensure they could continue filming while adhering to government guidelines.

Cast are ordered to stay at least two metres apart during scenes, with clever camera angles used to hide the gaps between characters.