Coronation Street star Alan Halsall has declared his love for one of his former castmates as they had an unexpected reunion.

As fans of the ITV soap know, the actor is famed for playing Tyrone Dobbs. He made his Weatherfield debut, aged 15, in November 1998 in the role of the delinquent son of Jackie Dobbs.

At sixteen, he left his mother and her difficult ways behind and trained as an apprentice mechanic under Kevin Webster and 10 years later ended up buying half the business.

The rest, as they say, is history and throughout the years fans of the show have seen much of Tyrone’s storylines focused on his relationships, with him now married to Fiz Dobbs, while he was also in recent years introduced to his grandmother, Evelyn Plummer, and his biological mum, Cassie Plummer.

Awa from playing the long-running role on the cobbles, Alan is a proud dad to his 11-year-old daughter, Sienna. Taking to Instagram over the weekend, the soap star revealed they were off on a Cornish adventure, after he recently shared his emotions over his daughter leaving primary school ahead of a new chapter in September.

But before he could reach his location, Alan unexpectedly got a taste of him, thanks to bumping into his former Corrie co-star and fellow Mancunion, Ryan Thomas.

Taking to Instagram, Ryan shared a video to his Story in which he was speaking to the camera. He said: “I’m on the way to Newquay, pulled up at a petrol station and you wouldn’t believe it…”

As he showed Alan and his brother, Stephen, on-screen, Ryan added with a laugh: “I’ve got the Halsalls with me!” Away from the camera, Alan is heard saying: “I can’t believe that,” before Ryan added: “I can’t believe it!”

He also wrote alongside the video of them together: “The other side of the country at some random services & I bumped into @stehalsall @alanhalsall Head’s gone.”

Alan then reshared the post and said: “What are the chances?” before adding: “Love you mate [heart emoji]. Ryan also shared a smiling selfie with the brothers and said: “Can’t believe it!!!”