Coronation Street's Alan Halsall, famed for his role as Tyrone Dobbs, is set to trade the drama of Weatherfield for the Australian jungle in this year's I'm A Celebrity ...
Get Me Out Of Here! But it's not the spine-tingling Bushtucker trials or the campsite critters that have got the soap star shaking in his boots – it's the thought of being away from his 11 year old daughter Sienna. "I’m quite logical when it comes to adults – I know I’ll miss them for a few weeks but that’s how it is," Alan, aged 42, admits. "When it comes to Sienna, it’s going to be a lot harder to deal with.
" Alan, who has been a staple on Corrie for nearly three decades, co-parents Sienna with his ex-wife and former co-star Lucy-Jo Hudson following their split in 2018. Now, he's gearing up for a stint of up to four weeks in the jungle alongside the likes of Coleen Rooney , Strictly's Oti Mabuse and McFly's Danny Jones. Initially, Sienna wasn't too thrilled about her dad's Down Under detour.
"She’s only just come around to the idea of me being a part of this show. I’m glad she has, because a couple of weeks ago I was thinking that this was going to be really, really tough," he shares. The pair have been bonding over episodes of the show, chuckling at the trials, and Sienna is now keen to see her dad braving the creepy-crawlies.
"We’ve been watching some of the Bushtucker trials together and having a laugh. I think she’s now excited to see Daddy covered in bugs. She’s already told me.