Coronation Street's Simon Barlow star makes rare public appearance with girlfriend and former co-star siblings reunite
20.04.2022 - 19:03
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Simon Barlow may be trying to cause trouble on-screen but the actor who plays him looked happier than ever as his girlfriend joined him on the red carpet. Alex Bain was among the soap stars out in Manchester to see the latest musical appearing in the city.
He joined his Corrie pals who were attending the press night for The Adams Family at The Opera House Theatre. And the group of famous faces got to see it before it makes its way off stage soon as a number of future performances have been cut as a result of the pandemic.
Alex, 20, was snapped making his way into the venue looking much different to his on-screen character. His trademark dark locks were still intact with a mustache also making an appearance as he donned a white shirt, black jeans and a matching black denim jacket.
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The actor, who has grown up on screen after joining Corrie as the son of Peter Barlow in 2008, posed alongside his stunning girlfriend, Mollie Lockwood. The teen wore a black ensemble under a long-line, camel-colored coat as she carried a Louis Vuitton handbag. The loved-up couple smiled for the cameras, each with a protective arm around one another.
Last year, 13 years after making his debut at Simon, Alex was getting stuck into another big storyline when his character was lured into the dark and murky world of drugs gangs. Now out the other side, Simon's past has come back to haunt him as his cousin Amy Barlow got into a relationship with Jacob Hay, the boy who befriended him into joining the gang in the first place.
Earlier this week, Corrie fans saw Simon make an anonymous call to the police, claiming he saw someone - Jacob