Alan Halsall has a close relationship with his daughter Sienna. He regularly shares updates about her and their family life on social media. The Coronation Street actor’s most recent post about his daughter comes after she appeared in a school play.
On Instagram Stories, the Tyrone Dobbs star wrote: “Proudest dad in the world! Watching Sienna play Oliver tonight.” The actor’s daughter appears to be following in her dad’s footsteps as she took centre stage in the school production. A photo shared by Alan showed the two smiling for the camera with Alan’s arm around his daughter as she dressed as Oliver.
He shared a second photo of Sienna alone, admitting “tears from dad may or may not have happened. I cannot confirm.” Alan was vocal about the strong bond with his daughter when he appeared on the latest series of I’m a Celebrity last year.
Alan shares daughter Sienna-Rae with his ex-wife and former co-star Lucy-Jo Hudson. Their marriage lasted almost a decade, tying the knot back in 2009 and parting ways in 2018.
Last month, Alan shared some heartfelt snaps of Sienna’s last sports day. He wrote: “Last sports day,” with a tearful emoji as well as another snap with the caption: “Hurdles 1st place in her last ever sports day.”
Sienna’s mum Lucy-Jo also shared a statement on social media to mark the day. She said: “Well… I’ve just been to my daughter’s LAST EVER Primary School Sports day and its fair to say, I’m not okay.
“I feel so grateful that she’s been a part of such a wonderful school that she’s blossomed in, and she’s made some real lifelong friends. I know when she starts high school she’ll make new friendship groups but I also know that Sienna is so loyal.
“She will keep in touch with all her gorgeous friends from her primary school. So Mums, if you’re also clinging to your Year 6 babies while Googling ‘how to slow down time,’ I see you. Today was an end of an era.”
The family updates come just a month after Alan went public with his new partner. The soap star confirmed a romance with HR coordinator Ellie Dolan.
He proudly shared a snap of the two of them, complete with a loving heart emoji in the caption, marking the first time he’s appeared with Ellie publicly.
When in the jungle, Alan would do a secret gesture to his daughter back home. Andy Whyment, known for his role as Corrie’s Kirk Sutherland revealed: “The only time you know when the camera is on you is when Ant and Dec are saying who’s doing the trial. So every time they say Alan, he always goes like that [makes heart shape with hands] which is just a sign to Sienna [his daughter].”
He added: “Sienna is the only thing that really really gets him emotional and I know he’s really missing her so that’s why every time they say ‘Alan, it’s not you’, he’s doing that as a sign so that Sienna knows that he’s thinking of her.”