Alan Halsall desperate for fellow I’m a Celeb star to land Coronation Street role

Coleen Rooney has revealed how her former I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! campmate Alan Halsall is trying to land her a role in Coronation Street. The actor, who plays Tyrone Dobbs on the ITV soap, appeared on last year’s series of the reality alongside Coleen, who is married to former England football captain Wayne Rooney.

During their time in the jungle, fans saw how Alan was impressed with Coleen’s acting skills when they fibbed about the number of stars they had won in a Bushtucker Trial. Alan joked at the time: ‘I’ll be getting you a job in Coronation Street before you know it!’.

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video. Up Next. He then added to the rest of camp: ‘She’ll be the barmaid of the Rovers Return before you know it!’. And it now seems he’s keen for that situation to become a reality.

Coleen revealed to the Daily Star: ‘Alan is trying to get me behind the bar in Coronation Street. I loved performing arts and acting when I was younger. I always went to drama classes.’. However, she is not convinced she would succeed in the acting world, adding: ‘I feel like it would be hard to get into the industry. People see me as me, especially after I’m A Celebrity.

‘If I did a role, I think it would be hard for people to see me as the character.’. Coleen does have a history when it comes to soap, though as she made a cameo appearance in Hollyoaks many years ago. She added of her role on the Channel 4 soap: ‘My walk-on part on Hollyoaks was the first role I had.’.

Coronation Street airs Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm on ITV1 or stream first from 7am on ITVX. This article was originally published on 6th February 2025. If you’ve got a soap or TV story, video or pictures get in touch by emailing us soaps@metro.co.uk – we’d love to hear from you.

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