Corrie's Jennie McAlpine drops Christmas 'spoiler' after Tyrone suffers major injuries

Coronation Street viewers were left shocked on Monday night after Weatherfield favourite Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall) was landed in hospital after being injured in a hit and run. To avoid Betsy in the precinct, a car swerved and ended up hitting Tyrone - before the driver drove away in a hit and run and has kickstarted a started a new storyline for the mechanic as he suffers a severe spinal injury and will face a long road to recovery.

Alan then appeared on ITV'sGood Morning Britain on Tuesday via video link from the set in MediaCity in Manchester to discuss the new storyline and was seen alongside Jennie McAlpine, who plays his on-screen wife Fiz. When asked about the programme's upcoming 65th anniversary, which will take place on December 9, Alan seemingly referenced the already-announced crossover with fellow soap Emmerdale, which will kick off ITV's new plan for soap scheduling early next year.

He said: "We're doing a special episode later on in the year, I don't know how public that is, but that'll be in January. There's plenty happening, there always is here at Coronation Street!"

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But then Jennie revealed to hosts Ed Balls and Susanna Reid that filming for the Christmas scenes is already underway as she said: "Spoiler alert, Ed, last week, me and Kirk were already filming in the factory the Underworld Christmas do. We both had a Santa hat on. His was sequinned. Yep. So..."

Susanna cut in to add: "That is a bit of a spoiler!"

Jennie first appeared on Coronation Street in 2001 following a brief stint in Emmerdale, and has remained with the programme ever since. Alan made his debut a few years earlier in 1998 and has also become a fixture on the cobbles.

Speaking after the 70th anniversary of ITV, Alan noted just how 'incredibly proud' he feels to have been a part of the programme for so long.

He said: "I'm a lad from Salford, so my family watched it. To be a part of it makes me feel so incredibly proud and to have been in it for so many years just fills my heart with pride. They tell really important stories that people have to life with on a day to day basis."

"It's always thrilling to be part of this sort of storyline and we've got to be sensitive because people deal with this on a day to day basis. We're just incredibly proud to be a part of it.

"Tyrone's in the middle of a normal day, it's a hit and run. Will he walk again? How's it going to affect his family? It affects his whole family, not just the physical aspect but mentally and the toll it's gonna take on his wife. Coronation Street does that fantastically."

Coronation Street is working with the Spinal Injuries Association on the storyline so he can learn the movements he needs to portray.

"The show’s brilliant at doing the research. The thing is with a spinal injury, though, is that they’re different for every single person. So speaking to the medical professionals who are on set, I’m wanting to know ‘how much can I turn my shoulders? How much can I turn my head?’ But everybody has a different reaction to their surgery, and therefore there is no real timeline," he said.

"It means that we don’t have to be so specific, because that could also bring its challenges. But it’s being aware that there are people at home who this has happened to for real. The charity is also arranging for us to meet someone who has been living through a similar situation so it will be invaluable to get some insight from them."

Coronation Street airs Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8pm on ITV1 and ITVX

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