Alan Halsall appears to have gone public with rumoured girlfriend Tisha Merry. The pair were linked last month after they were spotted going for a cosy dinner together. Alan, 36, and Tisha, 25, looked loved-up as they laughed together at a recent wedding. Alan posted a photo of him and Tisha to his social media. In the snap, the actors have their arms wrapped around each other. Alan is looking at Tisha as she laughs with her head back, a brilliant smile stretched across her face. Alan captioned the photo: ‘Congratulations Mr & Mrs Aston. ‘What a wonderful day, we’re so proud to be part of it.’ View this post on Instagram A post shared by Alan Halsall (@alanhalsall) on May 5, 2019 at 9:54am PDT Under the post, Tisha — who also starred on Coronation Street with Alan — left a heart-eye emoji. The actress shared the same photo, but simply added a red love heart to her post. Friends of the new couple loved the sweet snap, including Samia Longchambon who commented underneath. Fans also shared their delight for the love birds, with one writing: ‘Lovely photo Alan.. Tisha is gorgeous so happy for both of you.’ ‘Oh Alan — no wonder you’ve been looking so good!’ another said. Alan and Tisha have enjoyed spending time together and went to visit AJ Bell Stadium in Manchester earlier this year. They posed for a photo together, which first sparked rumours they were an item. Under the post, many fans said Alan and Tisha made a ‘great couple’ as others said they were ‘delighted’ for them. The soap stars were also joined by Alan’s older brother Stephen Halsall and their pal Carl Grundy. Alan was previously married to fellow Corrie star Lucy-Jo Hudson and share once child together, daughter Sienna-Rae, five. They married in 2009 after four years of dating, but later announced they were divorcing in May 2018.<doc-sep>CORONATION Street’s Alan Halsall and Tisha Merry banned their friends from revealing their secret romance to anyone. Yesterday the 36-year-old and his former co-star Tisha, 25, finally went public with their romance at Sam Aston’s wedding – and it seems their friends are relieved it’s now out in the open. 3 Tisha Merry's mate shared a picture of her with Alan Halsall are previously being banned Following the news, one of Tisha’s friends shared another image of the happy couple, telling followers she could now post without fear of getting told off. She wrote: “I’ll no longer get b****ked for posting this.” The happy pal added: “Never seen my beauty so happy. Makes my eyes leak.” The couple confirmed their romance yesterday by sharing an image of themselves looking happy and loved up. 3 Alan and Tisha went public with their romance yesterday at Sam Aston's wedding Credit: Instagram Tisha stunned in a strapless frock that showed off her toned figure as Alan, who split from ex-wife Lucy-Jo Hudson last May, looked dapper beside her. The actress captioned their loved-up snap with a simple heart and her boyfriend replied: "You're not a bad +1 I suppose" alongside the heart eyes emoji. Their romance blossomed earlier this year and they fuelled rumours they were dating when they were spotted arriving at a restaurant in Alan's brand new 175k Mercedes GTc - however they always denied they were dating. 3 The pair had previously denied they were dating Most Read In TV & Showbiz KIM'S NEW KRUSH The men lining up to be Kim K's next partner as Kanye ‘dates Irina Shayk’ JOSS PERFECT Jac Jossa shows off her tiny waist after weight loss in pretty summer dresses 'WE'LL SEE' Louise Redknapp revealed Jamie wanted another baby when she was on Strictly GRANDE AFFAIR Ariana dazzles in white gown as she shares private pics from secret wedding a wright treat! Mark Wright gives fans tour of new £2,400 a night home with Michelle Keegan Exclusive ARG-AIN James ‘Arg’ Argent's set to reunite with 'love of his life' ex Lydia Bright But the pair set tongues wagging over the past few months after spending lots of time together. In February they watched the Salford Red Devils at AJ Bell Stadium and even posed up for pictures together. They also enjoyed some early morning badminton sessions last month. Tisha played Steph Britton for five years on the long-running ITV drama but left the Cobbles in 2018 after Pat Phelan killed her brother Luke. Alan - who is best known for playing Tyrone Dobbs in the longstanding ITV soap - split from his ex-wife Lucy-Jo Hudson in May last year after nine years of marriage. The former couple have daughter Sienna-Rae together. Coronation Street actor Alan Halsall enjoys early morning badminton session with former co-star Tisha Merry Got a story? email digishowbiz@the-sun.co.uk or call us direct on 02077824220. We pay for videos too. Click here to upload yours.<doc-sep>Coronation Street's Alan Halsall confirms relationship with former co-star Tisha Merry Back at it again, Tyrone. Coronation Street's Alan Halsall has confirmed his relationship with former co-star Tisha Merry. Advertisement The pair, who play Tyrone Hobbs and played Steph Britton in the ITV soap, showed up together to another Corrie star's wedding over the weekend. Sam Aston, who plays Chesney Brown, was tying the knot in Cheshire yesterday. So naturally, Alan decided to do one better and let the world know that he and Tisha are officially going out via a nice Instagram post. "Congratulations Mr & Mrs Aston," he wrote. "What a wonderful day, we’re so proud to be part of it." God bless. Alan's post was met with a few heart-based emojis from other members of the cast, as well as questions from fans who were gagging to know if the pair were actually together. Advertisement And like, yeah lads, judging from the above photo you can probably go ahead and assume that they definitely are. This comes over a year after Alan split from former Corrie star Lucy-Jo Hudson for a second time after nine years of marriage. The soap stars met on the set of Coronation Street in 2002 and married in 2009. They had previously announced their separation in 2016 but reconciled a few months later. They have one daughter together, four-year-old Sienna Rae. Advertisement Lucy-Jo has since also moved on from her ex and is now dating a lad called Lewis Devine. The pair met while they were both starring in Panto and, if their Instagram pages are anything to go by, are having a fair decent time in each other's company. Great to see it.<doc-sep>Get the latest news from across Ireland straight to your inbox every single day Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign up! Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Coronation Street stars Alan Halsall and Tisha Merry swore their friends to secrecy and banned them from sharing pictures of the pair together in a bid to keep their romance secret. The new couple went public with their relationship this weekend after months of speculation. Alan, 36, took Tisha, 25, as his date to his co-star Sam Aston's wedding and posted a loved-up snap of the pair on Instagram . It has now emerged that the pair went to great lengths to keep their blossoming relationship private before they made it official. They even banned their friends from sharing any snaps of them together in a bid to quieten speculation about whether they were more than just friends. (Image: Instag am) After the Insta picture this weekend, one of Tisha's pals added another snap of the new couple and declared she could finally share photos of them "without getting b***ocked". She declared she's never seen the actress so happy, writing: "I’ll no longer get b***ocked for posting this... "Never seen my beauty so happy. Makes my eyes leak." Alan and Tisha, who have an 11-year age-gap, look the picture of happiness as they pose in the gardens of the Stock Farm estate where Sam married his fiancée Briony Gardner on Sunday. (Image: Instagram) Alan, who has played Tyrone Dobbs in Coronation Street since 1998, wrote in the caption: "Congratulations Mr & Mrs Aston What a wonderful day, we’re so proud to be part of it." Tisha also posted the same snap on her own Instagram page adding a simple yellow heart to match her yellow dress. The actress, who played Steph Britton in the soap until 2017, received comments from her former co-stars including Samia Longchambon who wrote several romantic emojis. Do you have a story to sell? Get in touch with us at webcelebs@trinitymirror.com or call us direct 0207 29 33033<doc-sep>
Alan Halsall has made things official with his new girlfriend Tisha Merry by confirming they're a couple in a loved-up snap. Taking to Instagram Alan, 36, shared a picture of himself alongside his 25-year-old girlfriend and former Coronation Street co-star. After months of rumours about the pair's relationship status Alan finally went public with Tisha by taking her as his date to Sam Aston's wedding. Alan and Tisha, who have an 11-year age-gap, look the picture of happiness as they pose in the gardens of the Stock Farm estate where Sam married his fiancée Briony Gardner on Sunday. (Image: Instagram) Alan, who has played Tyrone Dobbs since 1998 on the soap, wrote in the caption: "Congratulations Mr & Mrs Aston What a wonderful day, we’re so proud to be part of it." Tisha also posted the same snap on her own Instagram page adding a simple yellow heart to match her yellow dress. The actress, who played Steph Britton in the soap until 2017, received comments from her former co-stars including Samia Longchambon who wrote several romantic emojis. (Image: Instagram) Former Corrie star Ryan Thomas added a love heart, while many other fans wrote about how they looked great together as a couple. The pair first sparked rumours they were dating back in February when Alan shared a picture of them watching the Salford Red Devils at AJ Bell Stadium. They also played a few games of badminton together in March and were reportedly spotted on a loved up trip to Anglesey the same month. (Image: WireImage) Alan split from his wife and former co-star Lucy-Jo Hudson in 2017 after nine years of marriage. They share four-year-old daughter, Sienna-Rae, who is said to have already met Tisha. Lucy-Jo, who now stars in Hollyoaks, has since starting dating Lewis Devine. Do you have a story to sell? Get in touch with us at webcelebs@trinitymirror.com or call us direct 0207 29 33033