Coronation Street's Alan Halsall shares 'reality' with co-star 'brother' after 'spoilt' claim

Coronation Street star Alan Halsall has shared the 'reality' with his co-star as he marked a special occasion. The actor, who plays Tyrone Dobbs in the ITV soap, dubbed Andy Whyment his 'brother' as he publically celebrated his birthday.

Andy, famed for playing Weatherfield's Kirk Sutherland, was celebrating turning 43 on Tuesday (April 2) and Alan was among his long-time co-stars sharing their birthday wishes to the birthday boy on social media.

Sharing a beaming snap of the pair to his Instagram Story, Alan said: "Happy Birthday to my big brother. Have a top day @andywhy36. Love ya!"

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But Alan wasn't keen on being all sweetness and light as he also took a like dig at his friend by posting photos from an appearance at Old Trafford for a Manchester United game. Alan could be seen sporting a branded lanyard around his neck as he sipped on a glass of red wine.

Andy was watching from the side with a bottle of beer in hand as it's not uncommon for the pair to be seen watching the footie together. He'd added a 'Birthday Boy' crown to his co-star's head before imploring fans to 'click here for reality'.

The next slide showed the same picture but this time, Andy was flicking the V's at Alan. "He loves me really!" he said with his own winking emoticon.

It comes after Andy branded himself 'spoilt' after getting an early birthday treat. In a snap posted to his Instagram page, the soap star could be seen beaming for the camera as he held onto a bottle of flavoured syrup and a personalised Starbucks takeaway cup.

He explained in the caption at the time: "It’s my