Coronation Street star Alan Halsall has seemingly become known over the years for his extravagant arrival at a number of major annual horse racing events and so this year was no different when the Cheltenham Festival took place earlier this week.
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Coronation Street's Matt Milburn has joked that working with some of the soap's stars is 'hard work'. The actor recently returned to the ITV soap as retired Weatherfield County footballer Tommy Orpington.
His comeback started on Christmas Day which featured a brief meeting with Tracy Barlow as he sought a last-minute gift for his mum. He ended up giving the florist his card which revealed he's now a painter and decorator.
With husband Steve McDonald not doing much work at the house, Tracy decided to call in Tommy for some redecorating and it wasn't long before sparks flew between the pair after she encouraged Tommy superfan Steve to go to France to visit his daughter, Emma.
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Tommy and Tracy have since been carrying on behind Steve's back but in upcoming scenes, she's forced to confess the truth after being issued an ultimatum by Tim Metcalfe after he discovered the affair.
Tommy's return marked Matt's latest stint on the cobbles. The actor first appeared in the role of the Weatherfield County footballer, who befriended Steve and Tim after hiring Michelle Connor as a wedding planner, in 2016. He then made further sporadic appearances over the next few years and was last seen in 2021, when he retired from his footballing career.
Matt admits the scenes have been "dark and fun at the same time" but it means he's been working closely with Steve star Simon Gregson and Tim actor Joe Duttine which he joked is 'hard work'.
Asked what it's like working with them both when talking to the Manchester Evening News and other press, he laughed: "Hard work is the answer. They
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