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Coronation Street star Alan Halsall has revealed he's undergone major surgery and his recovery period could take up to one year.

Coronation Street star Alan Halsall has revealed he's had major surgery with a long recovery process ahead - up to a year.The 41 year old, who is best-known for playing the role of Tyrone Dobbs on Corrie, took to Instagram to share his news with his 233k followers. He could be seen lying on a bed in comfy black clothes as he put a positive thumbs up to the camera, as he added a box that read: "ACL reconstruction surgery," with a tick and the date of his surgery, which was on November 3. In his caption, Alan wrote: "Reconstruction surgery.

Emmerdale is gearing up to add ice skating superstars Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean for a special Christmas episode of the ITV soap. The Dancing On Ice judges, who were first known for winning the gold medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics, are set to make an appearance in the village. The exciting addition will undoubtedly thrill fans as 65 year old Chris also shared his enthusiasm for the career move.

Former Gogglebox star Stephen Lustig-Webb was forced to quit the ITV skating competition ahead of it airing next January after sustaining a nasty injury during rehearsals and his replacement has been announced.

Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards will be joining the cast of Dancing on Ice, after Gogglebox's Stephen Lustig-Webb was forced to withdraw from the competition due to injury. Speaking about joining the show, Eddie said:“ It’s bittersweet as whilst I’m delighted to be taking part in the new series I’m gutted for Stephen and wish him a speedy recovery. "Dancing on Ice is a show I’ve always wanted to do.

DJ Fat Tony has got engaged engaged to his partner, Stavros Agapiou, and shared a sweet video of his romantic New York City proposal.The 56 year old DJ, who's real name is Tony Marnach, could be seen getting down on one knee in the clip as his 30 year old boyfriend appeared shocked by the gesture.They could be seen sitting together on the edge of a fountain, before Tony made the romantic gesture and asked Stavros to be his husband. Posting the video to his Instagram page, Tony wrote: "When you find real happiness in life never let it go today I can truly say I’m the happiest I’ve ever been.

Holly Willoughby is set to return to Dancing On Ice next year after her sudden departure from This Morning.

Coronation Street star Claire Sweeney has flashed her bum online as she shared how she suffered a blunder during her first taste of Dancing On Ice. The actress is among the celebrities taking part in the ITV show early next year.

Coronation Street fans have taken to social media to share their excitement as two of the ITV show’s iconic stars get set to reunite on the small screen. Catherine Tyldesley and Shayne Ward, who played lovers Eva Price and Aidan Price on the popular soap, are stars of the new Channel 5 show The Good Ship Murder, which makes its debut on Friday, 13 October at 9pm.

Made In Chelsea star Miles Nazaire has revealed a secret battle with depression amid a struggle with 'muscle dysmorphia'.The 27 year old, who was recently revealed as one of the celebrities taking part in next year's Dancing On Ice, opened up about the issues he'd been facing in a frank Instagram post on Tuesday, 10 October. Announcing the news by explaining he was filming his first-ever news and current affairs documentary for Channel 4, he captioned a series of pictures, saying: "I have Muscle Dysmorphia and it has been a long journey to understanding this condition and learning about it through the making of my first ever news and current affairs documentary for Channel 4.

Channel 5’s latest murder mystery drama is about to set sail - and Coronation Street fans can expect a mini soap reunion to take place on board. Shayne Ward, Catherine Tyldesley and Claire Sweeney are swapping the cobbles for the high seas in The Good Ship Murder, a new series from Ridley creator Paul Mayhew Thompson.The X Factor winner Shayne stars as Jack, an ex-copper-turned-cruise-singer who’s tasked with catching a killer on the luxury liner alongside its First Officer Kate, played by Catherine. “For me, I’m playing a detective for the first time - and the fact that I get to sing as well, it just felt like it was the right time for this to happen,” Shayne says.

The tenth celebrity for the 2024 series of Dancing On Ice has been confirmed as I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! star Adele Roberts. Broadcaster and DJ Adele appeared on ITV's Lorraine today, Thursday, 5 October, to announce the exciting career move, and talk about the new series which will return in the new year. Revealing the news, Adele said: “It's ‘bricking it on ice’ for me! I think the hardest part is putting myself out there as I usually hide away.

The ninth celebrity to be confirmed for the new series of Dancing On Ice is EastEnders star Ricky Norwood. Ricky was announced during Loose Women on Wednesday, 4 October, as he joined the panel to talk all things skating.Training for the greatest show on ice is set to kick off next week before the competition returns to ITV1 in January next year.

Lou Sanders has become the eighth celebrity to be confirmed for the 2024 series of Dancing On Ice.The comedian and actress confirmed the news on Radio Five Live, where she shared her excitement at getting on the ice. She told host Nihal Arthanayake: "I’m nervous about cracking my head open, or just bashing the old head.

Made in Chelsea's Miles Nazaire is the latest celebrity announced to be joining ITV's Dancing on Ice, which will launch in 2024. Revealing the news on social media, Miles wrote: "I’ve always loved to dance but it’s usually on a dance floor on a Saturday night and Dancing on Ice looks so difficult.

Olympic hero Greg Rutherford has been revealed as the latest contestant to have signed up to take part in Dancing On Ice this year. Greg is the fifth star to be announced for the 2024 series of the ITV show and joins Hannah Spearritt, Amber Davies, Ricky Hatton MBE and Claire Sweeney.The exciting news was confirmed during Good Morning Britain on Monday, 2 October by hosts Ed Balls and Susanna Reid.

Love Island winner Amber Davies has joined the line-up for Dancing On Ice 2024.

Former Love Island winner Amber Davies is the latest celebrity announced to be joining ITV's Dancing on Ice, which will launch in 2024. Revealing the news exclusively on Lorraine today, Amber said: “I would definitely say that I'm an adrenaline junkie but I do get more nervous as I get older and I hope that I can contain them, I don't want the adrenalin to get the better of me." She said: "I can count on one hand how many times I've ice skated." Amber is the fourth celebrity revealed to be doing the show in 2024, joining former S Club star Hannah Spearritt, actress Claire Sweeney and boxer Ricky Hatton MBE.

Former S Club star Hannah Spearritt is the latest celebrity announced to be joining ITV's Dancing on Ice, which will launch in 2024. Revealing the news exclusively on GMB today, Hannah said: "I'm really excited about learning a new skill. It's so easy to live your comfortable life and that aspect of mixing things up is very appealing.

Kirstie Allsop experienced "the most painful experience of [her] life" while filming the latest episode of Location, Location, Location. The presenter and property expert fell down a flight of pub stairs while filming the show.

Coronation Street is set to air some upsetting scenes on tonight's episode (Friday). Evelyn Plummer packs her bags and moves out of grandson Tyrone's home after he was given an ultimatum and chose his mum Cassie over her.

Coronation Street lads Colson Smith, Jack P Shepherd and Ben Price were spotted out and about in the Manchester sunshine while on a break from filming this week. Famed for playing police officer Craig Tinker, 23 year old Colson sported a mint green T-shirt and grey shorts; David Platt star Jack, 35, kicked back in a red and white Hawaiian-style shirt with rolled-up black jeans, and Nick Tilsley's Ben, 51, opted for an all-black wardrobe as temperatures soared across England. An unknown baseball-capped pal - possibly a Corrie crew member - joined them as the soap trio chilled out at a park table.

Coronation Street's finest Andy Whyment, Claire Sweeney, Peter Ash, Daniel Brocklebank, Sally Carman and Joe Duttine boarded a train from Manchester down to London together this morning, in anticipation of the glitzy NTA's. Shorts and T-shirts were the order of the day in the smiling group shot uploaded to Kirk Sutherland star Andy's Instagram account, with several of his pals resharing the same image on their respective Stories.

Cheating Courtney Vance (Stephanie Davis) and Aadi Alahan (Adam Hussain) are finally caught out in latest Coronation Street spoilers by none other than Aadi’s dad.The two have been sneaking around having an affair behind Darren Vance’s (Ryan Early) back.They’ve already been seen by Amy Barlow (Elle Mulvaney) who agreed to keep their secret - but wasn’t happy about it. Having secured a business deal, Dev Alahan (Jimmi Harkishin) and Darren plan a celebratory lunch with the family. But soon, Darren confides in Dev revealing he and Courtney are having marriage problems and he suspects she’s having an affair.

Jennie McAlpine has spilled the secret of how she managed to hide her pregnancy from viewers, while filming scenes for Coronation Street. Corrie icon Fiz Stape, played by Jennie, 39, left the cobbles in May after she was offered a job in Norwich.The seamstress has been a long-term employee off Underworld, with Stephen Reid (Todd Boyce) hailing her as one of his most trusted employees.

Cassie Plummer (Claire Sweeney) hasn't had an easy time of it since arriving in Weatherfield - and unfortunately, it's set to get worse as she's found overdosed by her son Tyrone on Coronation Street next week. Cassie lands in big trouble on her first day working at the garage when drug dealer Dean (Anthony Crank) arrives demanding money. Cassie promises to pay him by the end of the day.

The walls begin to close in on Stephen Reid (Todd Boyce) as residents of Coronation Street get wise to his manipulation, but could this just lead him on the road to another murder? Tim Metcalfe (Joe Duttine) reveals to Sarah Platt (Tina O’Brien) that Stephen’s wife Gabrielle Reid (Helene Maksoud) posed as his business consultant. Audrey Roberts (Sue Nicholls) later shows Sarah a letter she’s received about equity release from her house, and Sarah’s mind starts to reel. Meanwhile, Carla Connor (Alison King) speaks to Rufus’ wife and is surprised to learn that Rufus Donahue (Steven Meo) was dabbling in LSD.

The chances are that for the past 23 years, if you were flicking through TV channels, the stars you saw were on Melanie Blake’s roster. From The Nolans to Stephanie Beacham, Gillian Taylforth to Patsy Kensit, she’s forged killer deals for female talent. Specialising in representing older celebrities and actresses – a niche rival agents missed – Melanie gained power and industry recognition, but managed to keep herself out of the spotlight.

Coronation Street star Claire Sweeney has said she's 'feeling stronger' as she showed herself getting back into her fitness routine. The actress, who made her debut on the ITV soap at the end of June as Cassie Plummer, took to Instagram with a snap after working up a sweat.

Coronation Street star Jodie Prenger has been flooded with compliments from her co-stars and adoring fans as she shared a little behind-the-scenes look at a recent photoshoot. The actress was posing up a storm as she took part in an interview and photoshoot with Inside Soap.

Coronation Street fans think they have spotted a 'potential bombshell' following a character's comment in the ITV soap's latest scenes. During Wednesday night's trip to Weatherfield (August 16), viewers saw Tyrone Dobbs finally discover the truth about his real mum.

It's never a dull day on Coronation Street and Wednesday's visit to the cobbles will be no different as Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall) is set to discover the truth about his mother, on 16 August.Tyrone leaves a message for his grandmother Evelyn (Maureen Lipman) telling her that it is the girl's show at the Bistro and they would love for her to come and show her support but she decides against attending telling Cassie (Claire Sweeney) that she can't leave her on her own. Cassie however as other ideas and heads to the Bistro where Tyrone asks if she's heard anything from Evelyn, only for Cassie to tell Tyrone that she's his mum.

In latest Coronation Street spoilers, troubled Ryan Connor (Ryan Prescott) angrily lashes out leaving Carla Connor (Alison King) terrified of her nephew. Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne) reveals to Ryan that he owes Rufus’ wife £15,000 for the watch that he pawned. Wanting to help pay his way, Ryan is intrigued when one of his online followers asks him for intimate pictures.

Actor Tommy Jessop has appeared in Line Of Duty, in a feature-length film opposite Nicholas Hoult, onstage as the title character in Hamlet and in various documentaries. Yet for an actor with Down syndrome the opportunities still seem few and far between. Which is why, with Will, his filmmaker brother, Tommy has decided to make his own movie – and is taking viewers along for the ride in this new documentary Tommy Jessop Goes To Hollywood .

Coronation Street star Tony Maudsley had nothing but good things to say about one of his co-stars after he came to his rescue. The actor took to Twitter to share how he'd gotten himself in a bit of a muddle and had when he needed to be on the set of the ITV soap wrong.