Fiz and Phill’s Wedding Day Chaos? Corrie Blog chats to Jennie McAlpine

A summer wedding is always something to look forward to, isn't it? In recent Covid years, we Corrie viewers have been starved of any big cast ensemble event, so it's with some excitement that I look forward to Phill & Fiz's big day. Fiz however, has some hesitations and hurdles to cross before then!! 

Beset with DIY disasters at their posh new house, Fiz's pre-wedding jitters go into overdrive as she faces up to more Phill-sized problems! Firstly, matriarchal Mimi returns to cause more trouble, and then Phill's beautifully posh ex-wife Camilla arrives on the scene! Could she be a catalyst that stops the big day from happening? That could also be said of Tyrone though, who is encouraged by Kevin to tell Fiz his true feelings. Meanwhile, Cerebus causes Evelyn and Mimi to clash. Will the ceremony even go ahead? As I write this, I'm reminded of Eva and Aidan's big day, so let's hope that's not an ominous thought! 

With all of that in mind, I was ecstatic to be invited to an ITV Corrie press day to chat with Jennie McAlpine, who plays Fiz, to learn more about it! 

Hi Jennie, great to speak to you again. How does Fiz feel as the wedding day approaches?  

Fiz is sure that this is the right thing for her and that this is what is right. If Tyrone hadn't cheated, things would have been different, but of course, Phill is a lot better for her and is the antithesis of Ty. Fiz has no more doubts now. 

Mimi makes a return for the wedding. She caused a bit of trouble the last time she was on the street. How are things between her and Fiz now? 

Well, she wasn't nice the last time she was on the street, was she? Phill finally stood up to her and sent her on her way. Fiz is dreading her arrival, and thinks it's will be the same as last time. If you remember, it was the planning of Phill’s birthday, which she took over, but the wedding's a million times bigger! She (Mimi) is out to cause chaos and sabotage the wedding. 

Does Fiz think that Mimi will put a stop to the wedding?

Yes, I think she does - Evelyn certainly does. It doesn't surprise Fiz that Mimi may try and scupper the wedding. It doesn't go well. 

Phill’s ex-wife Camilla also arrives! Does this unsettle Fiz? Does she worry that there could still be feelings between Phill and his ex? 

Yes. Deep down she’s still quite fragile since Tyrone did that to her. There is an element of disbelief with everything she’s had from Phill, and then his successful ex-wife turns up! She (Fiz) thinks that Phill is going to go back to Camilla and that Fiz will be left on her own. Fiz is low on self-esteem as it is. 

To add to the mix, the registrar is cancelled on the morning of the wedding! Does Fiz feel that her big day is doomed?

Yes, and I think Fiz says exactly that to Evelyn, whilst in the pub! That was one of my lines. I do. I think she thinks it is: that’s a part of how she thinks about herself. It’s as though she thinks she doesn’t deserve the big house and the posh wedding, and that she should have just stuck with the cheating Tyrone, in the first place.  

Whilst she’s feeling vulnerable, Tyrone tells her he still loves her and on the morning of the wedding itself! How does she react? Does this change anything for her? 

No, it doesn't. She just tells him what we've already said before. Had he not cheated on her with Alina, things may have been different. It's not a total shock that Tyrone wants them to get back together - the timing is lousy. However, she still wants to marry Phill and goes ahead with marrying Phill. She takes little notice and carries on with it regardless. Tyrone also gives Fiz a pair of Vera’s beautiful pearl earrings! It's a nice nod to corrie's past, and something else to add to Fiz’s emotional wedding morning.  

Thanks, Jenny - looking forward to watching the wedding! 

Coronation Street isn't giving anything away here so we will have to watch and find out if Fiz marries Phill at all? The lead-up to this has included a lot of comedy; Phill and Ty’s fights, staunch matriarchs in the form of Evelyn and Mimi, trouble from Hope, and a tug-of-war for Fiz’s affections. I predict a culmination of all of these factors for the Wedding day episode? 

I shan't be showering the confetti about, just yet! 

Phill and Fiz’s wedding (episode 10685) is due to broadcast on Friday 8th of July 2022 at 8 pm, so make sure you're watching 

I am @rybazoxo your Corrie superfan and cobbles connoisseur   

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Fiz Finds Out Phill's Secret? Corrie Blog Chats to Jennie McAlpine

In last night's episode, Fiz was left reeling having discovered Phill is friends with Graham, the prosecution solicitor who presided over her criminal trial following John Snape’s murder spree. Fiz confided in Tyrone, telling him how she’s never told Phill about her crazy ex-husband, as she doesn't want to scare him away. It then transpired that Phill actually knows all about John Snape, and would never think badly of her.

However, we will soon find out that Phill is hiding secrets too!

On the 5th of May, we attended a Coronation Street Press Day, and the Corrie media gang promised us that there is still a lot more to come in this long-standing love triangle between Phill, Fiz, and Tyrone. John's daughter Hope wreaks havoc with a digger, Tyrone digs for the truth, and Fiz contemplates a marriage proposal! In our latest Corrie cast interview, we spoke to Jennie McAlpine, who plays Fiz Brown, to learn all about it!

Hi Jennie! All seems to be going well for Fiz and Phill until the spectre of John Snape comes back into Fiz’s orbit. How does Fiz feel when she meets Phill’s posh friends for dinner, only to discover that Graham was a prosecution solicitor on John Snape’s murder case? 

Well, she's dead nervous about this dinner, meeting Phill’s posh friends. She doesn't know what to wear, Sean tells her to put some more make-up on - so she’s in a right state, anyway. Then she gets this huge bolt-from-the-blue in the form of John Snape when he’s mentioned, and he becomes the whole content of conversation over dinner

Phill doesn't know anything about Fiz’s past, even though he’s supportive of her, and the girls, and seems to be an absolute gentleman. This week we find out that Phill is also hiding something, and Hope is the first to find out his secret. What does Hope do to Phill?

First of all, Hope gets hold of a giant digger and smashes it into Phill’s car. We all know that you don't mess with Fiz’s daughter! It’s quite tame for her really, and she could have been a whole lot worse, actually. Fiz is then really angry and distressed. For some reason, Hope finds out that Phill has a whole load of info about John Snape, and subsequently learns a whole load of things about her Dad, that she didn't want to know

How does Phill react to the attack on his car? He is mature about it and just concentrates on trying to smooth things over with Fiz. He has a whole lot more to worry about!!

How does Fiz feel when she finds out the truth about Phill. Will it change her perception of him? 

Yes, the shine is knocked off when reality hits home, but she still likes him and wants to cling to the idea of them. She doesn't want to be on her own, nor leave the posh home they share, having thought he was ‘the one’ for her. 

We all know that Tyrone is hoping to get back together with Fiz. Do you think she could go running back into his arms? 

Would Fiz go back to him? Yes, she would, but it would be the Tyrone that didn't run off with Alina, nor break her heart. It's just that she can't get over what he did, and tearing the family apart. 

Does she have genuine feelings for Phil? I think she does, but she's putting the family first, and the girls first ahead of her feelings. It's a new start away from Weatherfield and Phill can give her all the things that Tyrone can't. He has no baggage (that she knows of), no kids, and seems stable...

Phill and Fiz end up on shaky ground this week, and then Phill proposes marriage. Is this something that Fiz wants? 

I think this is the thing, Phill is romantic and kind to her, all of the things that Tyrone wasn't, he’s really sweet. There’s a line in the script where Phill lists all of the things that he loves about their relationship and it's the same things that Tyrone said he hated about their relationship before he left her for Alina. It reminds her of that original conversation but the outcome is completely different. I think she gets swept away by Phill’s romance 

Would you like to see Fiz marry Phill? 

Well, if you remember my last on-screen wedding, it was in a prison with only Chesney and prison guards as guests, so it may be nice to have a white wedding. However, Evelyn points out to Fiz that if she does get married, she can't wear white, and Fiz disagrees, so we shall see!

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What is Phill hiding? Does Hope take this vendetta further? and will Tyrone stand aside to let Fiz get married? This press day was part of a big set of storylines coming up, so keep your eye on the Coronation Street blog for upcoming spoilers, backstage gossip, and more cast interviews! 

I am @rybazoxo your Cobbles connoisseur and Corrie superfan. 

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Corrie Festive Fun For Fiz? Jennie McAlpine Chats To Coronation Street Blog

Fiz is heading for Christmas, hopeful of having a happy one with Phill and the girls. This week she reaches the end of her patience with Mimi and asks Phill to move out of Number 9! How will Christmas pan out for Fiz? Will Fiz stay with Phill, or will she fall for Tyrone all over again? Coronation Street blog put on a Christmas Jumper, downed a mince pie, and joined ZOOM to chat to actress Jennie McAlpine, who plays Fiz Brown, to learn all about it! 

Hi Jennie! What a year Fiz has had on the street! Can you some up everything she's been through, and what is Fiz hoping for this Christmas? 

It has been an unpredictable year! We were very surprised when the writers split Fiz and Tyrone up - a bolt out of the blue! It’s been a surprising year and one where Fiz has tried to get used to a new way of life. She wants peace this Christmas I think, and some babysitting from Evelyn!

That’s not what she’s going to get though is it? 

No, not what she expected, as with things between Phill and Tyrone. When it's suggested that Phill had booked a log cabin for them, well, she's had never been treated like that. It’s INSTAworthy (it says in the script), it's how other people live, and that is what Phill means to her. But the reality is that the girls want to stay at home with their Dad and Evelyn. 

Soon, we will see Tyrone make it clear that he still has feelings for Fiz. Do you think she still loves Tyrone or has she moved on? 

Well, this is a thing, I think she is trying to move on with Phill. My answer is: she would have loved for Tyrone to have not done what he did, ultimately tearing the family apart. She's not interested in the Tyrone that exists now- she wants the one from before, one that wouldn't leave her for Alina. However, she was there for him when Kirsty died and Alina left. They have all of that history. Her heart knows it is with him, but it’s difficult for her. Phill is giving her things that Tyrone never gave her. 

We have seen a rivalry between Phill and Tyrone, but they remain on good terms. However, things change drastically on Christmas Day. Can you tell us what happens?  

Tyrone does not handle Christmas Day very well. He starts the day quite miserable, with his nanna and they are planning to have some half-price fishcakes from Devs. It’s not the Christmas he was planning! Then, Fiz, the girls, and Phill turn up, then Phill disappears to his Mother. There’s also a pigeon that’s involved, an injured pigeon, and Tyrone gets a bit drunk, misconstruing a potential rekindle with Fiz, it all goes wrong. And then, it ends with Fiz and Evelyn rolling their eyes at Phill and Tyrone arguing, and unless the directors have cut it, it involves a pink inflatable unicorn! 

Has Fiz had enough from both of them? 

Yes she’s had enough and all the girls have, but it ends pretty gorgeously. I don’t know how we filmed it in the pandemic two-metre filming kind of time, but there’s a gorgeous ending - for us and the viewers. An altogether moment!

Tyrone lays his cards on the table, but Phill then asks her about the girls calling him ‘stepdad’ and maybe buying a house together! Is this a surprise for Fiz? 

Yes, they’ve (Phill and Fiz) have some sort of argument but are then friends again. She says ‘don’t worry about the girls, you don’t have to be their stepdad’ but he says he’d like to be. I think she’s flattered but then realises it’s going fast 

Who do you (Jennie) think that Fiz should be with? 

I think, possibly, she could have had a bit of time on her own and been with no one! But here we are. She could have gone down the ‘girl power’ route and looked after the girls with Evelyn, but rather than be on her own, Fiz got with Phill. I understand that people do that but, she could have had some time on her own. Choosing between the two, it would possibly be Tyrone. Maybe they could have Phill as a lodger?!!

Going into the New Year, it looks like things won't be any quieter for Fiz? 

Well, I don't think so, no. Hope is just bubbling/simmering under the surface! I don’t know why Phill would say he’d like to be a stepdad to the two girls - both a nightmare! And *spoiler alert* I'm pretty sure we filmed some scenes in the back of a police car for New Year, too 

Thanks, Jennie! 

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Are Fiz and Ty to be reunited at Christmas? Can we guess anything from that interview? Aside from some comedic Corrie on Christmas Day (inflatable unicorn, anyone?) I guess this soap love triangle will carry on into the New Year!

@rybazoxo Your Cobbles Connossieur 

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Fiz fights Alina after Tyrone affair? Corrie blog interview with Jennie McAlpine

No. 9 Coronation Street. An address synonymous with the matrimonial bliss of Jack & Vera? - hardly! However, the longest-lasting marriage on the street was for most times, harmonious, giving a warm and welcoming home to a surrogate son, Tyrone Dobbs. After the Duckworth's deaths, Tyrone had no luck with Molly, nor Kirstie, but has set up a loving family home with Fiz Brown, and their respective daughters,  having bought the house from Jack. 

Just lately though, the unwed Tyrone seems to be showing signs of a mid-life crisis, and a growing friendship with Alina Pop. Jokingly, Fiz has chastised Tyrone about the awkward flirtation, but what if temptation becomes too much? Is Tyrone about to start an affair with Alina? 

For our latest online Corrie press day conference, this blog zoomed in for a chat with Jennie McAlpine, who plays Fiz, to talk more about it; 

Q-Do you feel like Fiz and Tyrone have lost their spark? 

JM - “Well, Fiz certainly doesn’t think so! She feels like everything is okay, with the kids, Evelyn and the dog. She’s happy I think and has everything she’s ever wanted - she’s settled”

Q -This week, we see Tyrone slap down the idea of getting married to Fiz. How does that make her Fiz feel? 

JM- “She thinks they’ve never gotten married simply because they’ve not got around to it. Tyrone says that he doesn’t like the wedding idea, and she’s quite shocked. Fiz fancies a Greek wedding along the theme of ‘Mamma Mia’ but Tyrone then drops this bombshell”

Q - Tyrone tells Fiz he has feelings for Alina, can you tell us how this comes about? 

JM- “Fiz jokes about Tyrone having a crush on Alina until there is a moment when he admits to wanting to spend time with Alina and wanting to be somewhere else. He says he thinks he has lost the spark with Fiz. He could be having a mid-life crisis!”

Q- Fiz decides to then confront Alina. Can you tell us how that comes about? 

JM - “Tyrone and Fiz try to be civil with each other and get past it but then Fiz sees Alina out on the street and takes her to Roy’s rolls, mutual ground so to speak, for a chat about the situation. I say chat but it’s more of a threatening monologue! She thinks, well if that doesn’t work, I don’t know what will! She warns Alina off and tells Tyrone to take up cycling or something, instead. She’s done her bit. It’s 18 pages of a script which is quite long, so a privilege to do”

Q - Who do you think would win in a fight between Fiz and Alina? 

JM - “Well, in the scene we did at Roy’s Rolls, this is Fiz saying to Alina, if this fight was to happen, Fiz would win the fight. She may have mellowed but she still has that fight in her”

Q - Do you want Fiz and Tyrone to stay together? 

JM - “Yes, yes I do! I love working in that house, working with Alan Halsall (who plays Tyrone) and shouting at Alan! They’re also many scenes where it shows they are fond of each other, they like each other. And where would Fiz live? I don’t want to move out again! It’s pretty humiliating for Fiz and I do feel sorry for her!”

Q - Do you think Fiz and Tyrone are the modern-day Jack and Vera or more like Sally and Kevin? 

JM - They could be more like Sally and Kevin -It is possible, yes, but not good for me keeping the house, is it! No, in answer to the question there is no modern-day Jack and Vera because they were that iconic couple. Although the Dobbs live in that house, it is still the Duckworth’s, with the bar and their living room table, still in situ. The comparison is sweet but I don’t buy it”

Q- 2021 is your 20th year in Coronation Street, do you have a favourite storyline or scene? 

JM - “It is so hard to pick just one! It’s easy to say that its the story you are doing at the moment but the writing has been brilliant and with the restrictions, and the crazy times we are going through, they’ve done an amazing job. Also, the John Stape story - I’ll never forget that”

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This is promises to be a major storyline that plays out throughout 2021 on Coronation Street. 

What are your thoughts? Is Tyrone having a mid-life crisis? Will the fall-out see Fiz finding another fella on the cobbles? Are Tyrone and Alina about to become the newest cobbles couple? 

Stay tuned to this blog for more revealing cast interviews! 

@rybazoxo 

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