Corrie star Alan Halsall makes amusing dig after from Tisha Merry

Coronation Street actor Alan Halsall has made a joke about the single life following his split from his co-star girlfriend Tisha Merry.

The soap 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.

News of their break-up emerged in February after their five years together.

On Monday, Alan took to his Instagram Stories to share a picture of himself with his adorable dog humping his leg, and he made an amusing dig about being single. 

He captioned his post: ‘Apparently we’re not best friends. Most action I’ve had in a while ffs fml.’

In February, The Sun revealed the couple began to drift apart and called it quits at the beginning of the year. 

An insider told the publication at the time: ‘Alan and Tisha had a lot of love for each other and had really similar interests, enjoying socialising and going on holiday together.

‘But they started to drift apart and feel the pressure of making their relationship work get on top of them. They realised they weren’t on the same page and splitting up felt like the best option.

‘Tisha moved out of Alan’s home around a month ago and is throwing herself into work.’

Alan, 41, has played street favourite Tyrone for 26 years, while Tisha, 30, now stars in BBC series Doctors. 

Alan was previously married to Hollyoaks actress Lucy-Jo Hudson before their split in 2018. The pair share daughter Sienna, 10, together.

Tisha deleted all photos of Alan from her Instagram account, where the pair often documented their relationship, and Alan has deleted the majority of her.

Prior to their split, Alan undwerwent major knee surgery which forced him to pull out of I’m A Celebrity last year and take time off from Corrie.

He is thought to have injured himself while exercising and had reconstructive anterior cruciate ligament surgery in November. 

The star shared a clip of himself working hard during a rehab session following his ACL reconstruction.

Alan was building strength in his knee while strapped to weighted equipment which he captioned: ‘ACL rehab, 12 weeks, on track’.

The surgery saw the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructed by removing the torn ligament and replacing it with a tendon from another area of the leg.

Alan also recently returned to filming  following the operation and shared a beaming snap with his onscreen family to social media.

Writing: ‘Family is the heart of the home. So happy to be Together again & back to work’.

He revealed he’d been under the knife in November as he gave a thumbs-up and lay back in bed and told how the surgery went ‘really well’ in an accompanying caption. 

Alan also said it could take him up to 12 months to recover in rehabilitation. 

He wrote: ‘ACL Reconstruction surgery ✔️ Well, On Friday I underwent ACL reconstruction surgery.

‘I have been told the surgery went really well. I know I have a long 9-12 months of rehabilitation ahead of me but I’m sure with the support of family & friends I’ll get there.

‘Thank you to the amazing! Staff at Oaklands xx ..and also Thanks to my very own nurse Ratched @missdrewmerry93 Any rehab tips or advise??’