Alan Halsall and Lucy-Jo Hudson in OK Magazine

Alan Halsall, who plays Tyrone Dobbs on Coronation Street is on the front cover of this week's OK magazine along with his wife Lucy-Jo Hudson, who played Katy Harris on Corrie, and their litle girl Sienna.

Alan and Lucy talk to OK about Sienna and how they might have another child in the future too.  You can read some of the interview online here.

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Alan Halsall and Lucy-Jo Hudson in this week's OK magazine

Alan Halsall, who plays Coronation Street's Tyrone Dobbs, is featured in this week's OK magazine with his pregnant wife Lucy-Jo Hudson, who played Corrie killer Katy Harris.

Alan says in the mag:  "Lucy took me by surprise when she told me she was pregnant. I made her do five pregnancy tests because I couldn’t believe it happened so fast."

And after enduring a traumatic few months being bed-ridden with extreme morning sickness, the 30-year-old is very positive about the birth.

I don't know if you can read the headlines from the small picture but there's a lovely quote from either Alan or Lucy-Jo who say: "We wish Bill Tarmey was alive to see our daughter."

Read more here and the full interview can be read in this week's OK magazine.

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'Tyrone is not my husband' says Lucy Jo Hudson

What's On TV has an interview with Lucy Jo Hudson today. Lucy Jo is familiar to Corrie fans from her days as Katy Harris who met a sugary end after lashing out and killing her father, Tommy in the garage. Lucy Jo is also married to Alan Halsall who we also know as Tyrone Dobbs.

Lucy Jo has just finished a successful run on ITV's Wild at Heart. In this interview, she says she doesn't connect the character of Tyrone to her husband Alan because the two are very different. 

"But I don't see Tyrone as my husband, he's much quieter than Al who's really in your face and very funny. I think the storyline is really good, they're doing a brilliant job. Natalie is amazing at playing a psycho."

But she thinks Alan and co-star Natalie Gumede are doing a bang up job (pardon the pun).

Lucy Jo also talks about her own career, and how she found it difficult to handle the fame when she was on Coronation Street as a young 17 year old actor. Acting was never something she'd considered previously but has grown to love it.

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Corrie ladies support breast cancer charity

Manchester United's team colours feature red, normally. But this weekend, Old Trafford gets lit up with bright pink in support of Breast Cancer Care. There was a ladies-only dinner held there in honour of the charity and there were quite a few current and former female Coronation Street actors in attendance. Lucy Jo Hudson, who played the tragic Katy Harris, turned on the lights. She supports the charity because she lost her grandmother to the disease. Other names we'll recognize include Denise Welch (Natalie Horrocks Barnes), Tina O'Brien (Sarah Platt Grimshaw), Michelle Keegan (Tina McIntyre), Julie Hesmondhalgh (Hayley Cropper) and Katherine Kelly (Becky Granger McDonald). October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, not just in the U.K. either. Here in Canada, a major bank, CIBC, holds Run for the Cure in most cities across the country tomorrow, October 4. If you know someone running, sponsor them!

Meet Corrie's newlyweds at Boothstown on Saturday

Coronation Street fans can see newlyweds Alan Halsall and Lucy-Jo Hudson (Tyrone Dobbs and killer Katy Harris) at the Boothstown Farm Fiesta on Saturday 18 July.

The opening parade will lead by Ciaran Griffiths (Mickey Maguire from Shameless) in his pink Cadillac - which has got to be worth turning up to see.

Funds are being raised for St. Ann's Hospice and you can find out more on the fiesta here and here

Alan Halsall and Lucy-Jo Hudson get married

Alan Halsall and Lucy-Jo Hudson were married yesterday but just like Tupele Dorgu's wedding the other week, there are no online pictures of the happy couple.

Alan, better known as Tyrone Dobbs from Coronation Street wed Lucy-Jo, who played killer Katy Harris, in Barthomley, Cheshire. However, bride and groom were dressed under wraps to protect their image rights as they've sold their nuptials to a celebrity magazine.

Corrie couples in All Star Mr and Mrs

Alan Halsall (Tyrone Dobbs) and his bride-to-be, Lucy Jo Hudson (Corrie's ex-Katie Harris), will be appearing on All Star Mr and Mrs on ITV, Saturday May 8.

Another Coronation Street couple will be on the show too later in the series. To find out who it'll be, click here.

Lucy-Jo Hudson stars in new comedy film

Lucy-Jo Hudson, who played Coronation Street killer Katy Harris and is the real-life fiance of Alan Halsall, who plays Tyrone Dobbs, is set to star in a new film. Lucy plays the part of Sam in the film Looking for Eric which will be released this year. It's a comedy based on the life of legendary footy player Eric ooh-aah Cantona.

See also: Lucy-Jo Hudson: "I couldn't cope with Corrie"

Lucy-Jo Hudson: "I couldn't cope with Corrie"

Alan Halsall (Tyrone Dobbs) is marrying his long term girlfriend Lucy-Jo Hudson (Katy Harris) later this year. And in an emotional interview with The People, Lucy-Jo talks about being mugged while filming Wild at Heart in Africa. And she also reveals that she struggled with the role of killer Katy Harris on Coronation Street.

"I was 18 when I got the Katy part," she said. "Because I was so young I couldn't cope with it at all. Your life turns upside down because you can't go anywhere without people pointing at you and putting a camera in your face to take a picture because you're public property. I became a recluse and hibernated. It was a relief to leave."

However, happier times are ahead as she and Alan plan their big day. She said: "I haven't even got a date. I just haven't had time but I hope it is this year. I'd love an intimate wedding but I am sure he wants a big do because he wants a big p***-up."

Read more on the character of Tyrone Dobbs and see how he's changed over the years.