I’m a Celebrity star returns to major TV set after jungle success
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Coronation Street legend Alan Halsall has returned to filming after a stint in the I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! jungle. The Tyrone Dobbs actor was seventh to be voted out of the jungle in a shock double eviction alongside social media star GK Barry.
![[Alan Halsall walks into the Rovers Return in Coronation Street, captioned 'He's back, our winner.']](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SEI_233832115-119b.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=540)
During the hefty flight to Manchester from Australia, he hosted a Q&A on his Instagram Stories, where he revealed when he is set to return to his day job on the cobbles. ‘Back to work Monday,’ he wrote, adding: ‘I can’t wait.’. The actor previously confirmed that his stint on the reality show wouldn’t lead to an exit for Tyrone, assuring fans that he would be back.
![[Coleen Rooney and Alan Halsall on I'm A Celeb]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SEI_231693506-079b.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
He said: ‘Corrie has been fantastic with it all and I am definitely not leaving the soap. You just won’t see my character for a while on-screen.’. Now, having made it back safely to the long-running soap’s production base in Trafford, Greater Manchester, and received a hero’s welcome in the Rovers Return set.
![[Steve looks unimpressed as Ken watches Cassie unwrap a present in Coronation Street]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/27_12_coro_cassie_ken_03-ab37.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
Co-star Claire Sweeney, who joined the show last year as his estranged mum Cassie Plummer, posted an emotional video of him walking into the famous boozer to a round of applause. She captioned the social media post: ‘He’s back!!! Our winner.’. Earlier this month, Claire, bursting with pride over his new venture, told Metro: ‘‘He’s lovely, and he’s dead funny as well. He’s my boy!’.
