Alan Halsall opens up about co-parenting with ex Lucy-Jo Hudson following ‘feud’ rumours

It's not always been smooth sailing

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by Marianna Manson |
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Alan Halsall and his Corrie co-star girlfriend Tisha Merry have revealed the ups and downs of co-parenting Alan’s daughter Sienna with his ex-wife Lucy-Jo Hudson, who he split from in 2018 after nine years of marriage.

The couple,who moved into Alan’s ginormous house together last year, have given their first joint interview to discuss how they manage to make their blended family work.

“There's always going to be ups and downs with a blended family,” said Alan, who’s played Tyrone Dobbs on Coronation Street since 1998.

"So long as Sienna comes first in all of it, that's all that matters. Sienna's got her mum and dad, and she's also got Lewis and Tisha. It's just a case that everybody loves her."

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Realising he may be losing his grip on Yasmeen, Geoff tells her that he's willing to take her back after what she did and will retract his statement.

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Geoff heads to the police station and speaks to an officer about retracting his statement and dropping all charges against Yasmeen, but the officer says it's in the hands of CPS.

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When news gets back to the street that Geoff wants to drop his charges, Alya and Ryan are suspicious about his motives.

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Meanwhile, Tim and Faye are confused about why he's retracting his statement. Later it becomes clear when Yasmeen calls Alya from prison.

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Yasmeen tells Alya that she thinks Geoff really might have changed and that things will be different. Ayla is horrified that Geoff may be tightening his grip on her again.

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In the prison, Yasmeen's new friend Lucie hands her her illegal mobile and urges her to call Geoff to sort it out between themselves.

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But after speaking to Geoff, who promises to get professional help and that things will be different, Yasmeen is left wondering what to believe.

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With Leanne feeling more positive about Oliver's future, Toyah raises the subject of fostering and though Leanne agrees the timing isn't great, she gives her blessing.

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Daniel bumps into Adam in the street and asks him if he will look after Bertie but is disappointed when he refuses, saying he's too busy.

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A downcast Daniel has to rethink his plans as he's been looking forward to seeing Adam's colleague Nicky from the bar again.

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Gary calls the factory and delivers the news to Sarah that he's hiking up the rent by 30 per cent, leaving Sarah furious.

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Meanwhile Nick announces he's taking some time off to look after Oliver and that Carla will be coming back on board. Carla casts and expert eye over Gary's terms and tells Sarah to leave it with her.

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After her hurtful comments last week, Aggie meets with Grace and implores her not to give up on her relationship with Michael as he loves her and Tianna.

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After their meeting, Aggie brings Grace back with her to number three and makes herself scarce so that Michael and Grace can sort things out.

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At the garage, Kevin delivers the news to Abi that the twins will be emigrating to Australia and she should make amends before they leave or she'll never forgive herself.

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With Kevin's encouragement, Abi agrees that she wants to see them one more time before they start their new lives but worries about how to tell Seb.

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A shocked Seb jumps into action and calls social services to arrange a meeting with the twins for them both to say goodbye.

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But when, a few days later, Abi accepts Kevin's proposal to move in with him and Jack, Seb is left seething that Abi has been so quick to move on from her own children.

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He went on to say, "Of course there will be differences of opinion; so long as we're in that loving way when Sienna is around.

"We don't have a great deal of communication, it's only ever about Sienna and that's all it ever needs to be."

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Following their split, Lucy-Jo became engaged to actor Lewis Devine and the couple announced the arrival of their first child earlier this year.

But sparks flew when Lewis seemingly referred to Sienna, six, as his own, and Alan lashed out on Instagram.

Speaking to OK! magazine, Tisha hinted at starting a family of their own, musing, “He's such a good dad, he's so caring and loving. I would love that for our child if we have one.

“When I first got together with Alan and I became a bigger part of Sienna's life, my dad said 'this will be the making of you'.”

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