ITV Coronation Street star reveals Alan Halsall’s final message before I’m A Celebrity stint
Coronation Street legend Antony Cotton was on Tuesday's Good Morning Britain to talk about co-star Alan Halsall joining I'm A Celebrity 2024
Coronation Street legend Antony Cotton has spilled all on his co-star Alan Halsall joining I’m A Celebrity 2024.
Earlier this week, the ten contestants joining Ant and Dec in the jungle were officially confirmed for I’m A Celebrity.
The star-studded line-up will face trials and tribulations and up to three weeks sleeping under the stars in Australia before fans find out who will be crowned this year’s King or Queen of the Jungle.
Stars confirmed for the 2024 series include Coleen Rooney, Tulisa Contostavlos, Oti Mabuse, Alan, 42, Dean McCullough, Melvin Odoom, Barry McGuigan, Jane Moore, GK Barry and Danny Jones.
Coronation Street legend Antony Cotton has spilled all on his co-star Alan Halsall joining I’m A Celebrity 2024
Appearing on Tuesday’s Good Morning Britain, Antony, who has played Sean Tully since 2003 on the ITV soap, revealed his final message to Alan, who has played Tyrone Dobbs on the cobbles since 1998.
Host, Susanna Reid, said: “Well, Antony, you spoke to Alan while he was on the plane and when he touched down he told everyone: ‘No, I’m only here to play golf.'”
To which Antony replied: “I did, while he was in the air! He wants to play golf and he wants to come home as soon as possible so please everybody vote for him to do every challenge!
“Alan Halsall is the nicest man in the world, I don’t know a single person who doesn’t love Alan. He’s absolutely loved by everyone at work.”
Alan Halsall is entering the jungle (
ITV)
However, Antony said of Alan’s time in the jungle: “He’s got a bit of a dickie knee, a bit of a dickie knee issue going on.”
To which Susanna asked: “Will that matter in the jungle?” to which Antony replied: “Well yeah, it’s all rocky!”
It comes as Alan revealed ahead of the jungle his worst phobias, admitting: “I’m not scared of anything at home but if you were to put ten snakes on my head, I don’t know how I would feel about that as clearly I’ve never been in that situation before!”
On entering the jungle, he said: “This is something I have always shied away from in the past. You are never going to get me on the ice, dancing isn’t my thing and this will be much harder than filming a scene in Corrie.
“There I am pretending to be someone else and delivering lines that are written for me. This is a very different thing. I will miss work too. It’s such a huge part of my life and I have been there for such a long time. I work with my best friends.”
Talking about his best and worst attributes: “My sense of humour and I hope to have a laugh in camp. Worst? Sleeping is going to be interesting. I have problems sleeping and it has to be pitch black and deadly quiet – now that is not going to happen!”
