Coronation Avenue star Alan Halsall has renewed his contract to play Tyrone Dobbs on the ITV cleaning soap.
The 43-year-old actor joined Corrie aged 15 in 1998 and he’ll now enter his twenty eighth yr because the beloved mechanic after placing pen to paper on a brand new deal.
A supply informed The Solar: “Alan was thrilled to signal his contract earlier this yr.
“He’s made Tyrone right into a cobbles basic so bosses are delighted he’s agreed to remain for no less than one other yr.
“There are huge issues developing for the cleaning soap and Tyrone within the coming yr.”
Tyrone first arrived on the cobbles with adoptive mum Jackie (Margi Clarke), shortly changing into like a son to Weatherfield icons Jack and Vera Duckworth (Invoice Tarmey and Liz Daybreak) and cementing his place on the coronary heart of the neighborhood.
Through the years, he has been on the centre of a few of the cleaning soap’s most dramatic plots, from the explosive fiftieth anniversary affair involving first spouse Molly Dobbs (Vicky Binns) and storage accomplice Kevin Webster (Michael Le Vell), to discovering his drug addict start mom Cassie Plummer (Claire Sweeney) and bonding along with his maternal grandmother Evelyn (Dame Maureen Lipman).
Extra lately, followers gasped when Tyrone grew to become the sufferer of a surprising hit-and-run, orchestrated as a part of Carl Webster’s (Jonathan Howard) automotive theft racket. Alan revealed the secrecy surrounding the stunt meant viewers had no thought Tyrone can be struck, leaving many speculating whether or not the beloved character is likely to be leaving the present.
In a earlier interview with the Metro, he mentioned: “Initially, there’s a concern that he won’t stand up in any respect. There’s actual concern there, and never simply concern from Tyrone however concern from Fiz and the children and his mum and gran. They don’t know if he’ll stroll once more or how life goes to look going ahead. However he is aware of they are going to all attempt to stick collectively and face what the longer term holds.”
The accident left Tyrone wheelchair-bound, with spouse Fiz (Jennie McAlpine) juggling his care alongside elevating their kids Hope and Ruby.
With Tyrone staying placed on the cobbles for now, Halsall hinted there are “huge issues developing” for his character within the subsequent 12 months, leaving followers excited for extra twists, turns, and basic Weatherfield drama.
