Coronation Street use couple as kissing doubles for Alina and Tyrone

The kiss was performed by real life couple Alex and Hannah Mulvaney
ITV

Coronation Street hired a couple as kissing doubles for Friday’s episode in order to abide by social distancing guidelines on set.

ITV confirmed that actors Alan Halsall, who plays Tyrone, and Ruxandra Porojnicu, who plays Alina, did not actually get within two metres of one another for Friday’s episode.

Instead, regular extra, Alex Mulvaney, and his wife Hannah took their place and seized the romantic moment.

Ms Porojnicu told BBC that the non-kissing scene was a “challenge” but one she “really enjoyed.”

Although their characters looked like they were sitting together, the actors were filmed having a conversation separately.

The final footage was edited during post-production to give the illusion they were next to each other.

Mr Mulvaney, who played Tyrone as an extra, said: “My agent said that Coronation Street needed extras who were in a support bubble, and because I used to be an extra three times a week and they knew half of my family had done extra work on the show, it worked out perfectly.

“My partner Hannah hadn’t done any extra work before, but my agent knew she had dark hair like Alina’s so I asked her if she wanted to do it,” he added.

He said his wife was nervous at first and left “star-struck” after seeing all the actors.

The news comes months after EastEnders revealed that it was using the real-life partners of some of its cast members to allow “moments of intimacy to be cheated.”

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