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The Sun
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Coronation Street star making shock comeback to BBC show after groundbreaking episode
A FORMER Coronation Street star is set to make a shock comeback to a BBC show after a groundbreaking episode. Lucy-Jo Hudson portrayed Katy Harris on the cobbles from 2002 until leaving in 2005. 4 4 Her character was at the centre of one of Corrie's most shocking storylines. The actress is now set for a return to BBC medical drama Casualty. Lucy-Jo made a guest appearance as single mum Adele Thompson in last December's Christmas special. It's currently unclear as to how the character will return but will reportedly be seen on screen again later this month. It comes just months after she teased a new acting job following months of struggling to find work. The soap star revealed how she was working as a travel agent in a side hustle to keep money coming in while she auditioned for new acting roles. In 2023, Lucy-Jo was written out of Hollyoaks having starred as Donna Marie Quinn. Meanwhile, her original Casualty episode depicted the hospital's blood shortage amid a donor emergency. Six-year-old Leah - the daughter of Lucy-Jo's character - was discovered to be severely anaemic and needed a blood transfusion. Stevie Nash (Elinor Lawless) later confessed to Dylan Keogh (William Beck) that she thought Leah had leukaemia but she hadn't told her mum yet. Hollyoaks star Lucy-Jo Hudson stunned as she lands new acting job She explained how maybe she can let them have Christmas together and wait until Boxing Day to give them the news. But in a heart breaking scene, Stevie informed a sobbing Adele of the truth. The screen then switched to James, a real life father whose daughter Rachel had a similar illness, and it was like a punch to the stomach for viewers. In a highly emotional scene, he explained how blood donations literally kept his daughter alive and gave her extra time to be with him. Back in the ED, the emotional journey continued when Stevie told Iain that Leah shouldn't be in hospital but should be opening Christmas presents back at home. A viewer wrote at the time: "Blimey this is harrowing. Thank you to anybody who gives blood and all the wonderful people who try to keep us alive." Another added: "I'm am an emotional wreck Xx." Casualty airs on BBC One and iPlayer. 4
Daily Mail
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Alan Halsall 'goes public with glamorous new girlfriend' as they spend time with his daughter Sienna and relationship gets 'serious'
Alan Halsall went public with his glamorous new girlfriend on Friday as they enjoyed a day out with his daughter Sienna. The Coronation Street star, 42, posted a snap with his new love Ellie Dolan, who is a human resources co-ordinator. In the Instagram story, captioned 'Friday' with a love heart emoji, Alan and Ellie beamed as they posed on either side of Sienna. The soap star looked effortlessly stylish in a tan polo neck and blue jeans, while Ellie stunned in a white crop top. According to The Mirror, the blossoming relationship is already 'serious' despite it being the first time the duo have been pictured together. A source told the publication: 'Alan is really happy. Ellie is a great girl and they have lots of common. And she gets on so well with Sienna, which is so important to Alan. Sienna is his world.' Alan and Ellie reportedly met at the Marriott Worsley Park club, where Alan is a member and Ellie works. A representative for Alan declined to comment when contacted by MailOnline. Alan was previously in a relationship with his Coronation Street co-star Tisha Merry, 31, however they split in 2024 after five years together. The star, who plays mechanic Tyrone Dobbs on the soap, met Tisha back in 2014 and they started dating in 2019 when she left her role as Steph Britton on ITV serial. Alan was previously married to Hollyoaks actress Lucy-Jo Hudson before their split in 2018. The pair share daughter Sienna, 11, together. The Coronation Street acto, began to display a trimmer appearance after embarking on a healthier lifestyle amid his 2018 divorce from Lucy-Jo, who played Katy Harris. Alan revealed that he embarked on a healthier lifestyle with strict diet and gruelling workouts. In 2019 he told The Sun that he goes to the gym at least three times a week, and undertakes 2.5k on the treadmill, bike, rowing machine and cross trainer. He told the publication at the time: 'I've transformed a little bit myself and people have seen that'. Alan was previously in a relationship with his Coronation Street co-star Tisha Merry, 31, however they split in 2024 after five years together (pictured in 2019) Alan was previously married to Hollyoaks actress Lucy-Jo Hudson before their split in 2018. The pair share daughter Sienna, 11, together (pictured in 2016) 'I like to come [to the gym). I have a pre-workout meal, I work out, then I have a post-workout meal or a swim and a steam'. He often shares snaps of his gym sessions to Instagram alongside co-star Colson Smith, 26, who has himself lost a staggering 10st. Alan revealed he was burning thousands of calories a day during his gruelling gym sessions and in a 2019 social media post as he worked out for nearly three hours and burned 2144 calories. The following day he smashed a further two workouts in the morning alone. In the first he spent close to two and a half hours exercising - expending 1610 calories. He then trained for another 49 mins and worked off 477 more calories, writing: '4321 calories in 24hrs. Room for a beer now.' The average daily intake for a man is 2,500 calories'. Alan is also a fan of hot yoga, which is a type of yoga that's practiced in a heated studio and is said to help release toxins through sweat and can assist in weight loss. The actor even bonded over the practise with his then girlfriend and co-star Tisha Merry, who played Steph Britton.
