ITV Coronation Street star Alex Bain looks completely different as he 'celebrates birthday' five months early

Coronation Street star Alex Bain was sporting a very different look as he dined out with his girlfriend earlier this week. The actor, who is best known to fans for playing Simon Barlow in the ITV soap, enjoyed a mid-week date night with his other half, Mollie Lockwood.

The soap star took to Instagram to share a glimpse of his 'lovely' meal with his 'girl' with his thousands of followers. In one clip, Alex could be seen getting ready to get stuck in to a lamb kofta at The Botonist.

The 21-year-old smiled at the camera as he waited to tuck in to his hanging kebab and fries. But he looked almost unrecognisable from when we last saw him on-screen in Weatherfield.

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Alex was seen sporting a moustache as well as more dark facial hair around his chin while his curly locks looked longer than usual. He looked completely different from his Weatherfield character as he sat with his arms folded on the table while wearing a black button-up shirt decorated which was emblazoned with various patches.

Sharing a photo of a fancy-looking cocktail as his night cap, Alex said: "What a way to end a lovely meal with my girl," before adding a heart emoji and tagging Mollie in the post.

But the celebrations didn't end there as it appears staff through it was Alex's birthday. The Blackburn-born actor was seen grinning alongside a yummy dessert which has a 'Happy Birthday' card attached. "Apparently it's my birthday now," he laughed.

Thank you @thebotonistuk for my five-month early birthday wishes!" He added a string of crying laughing emojis as he saw the funny side. While Mollie wasn't seen, Alex recently shared a love-up post from his girlfriend to his