Following their split last year, Coronation Street's Lucy-Jo Hudson has weighed in on co-parenting with Alan Halsall, with whom she shares a six-year-old daughter.

The pair – known to Weatherfield fans as Katy Harris and Tyrone Dobbs – are both in new relationships and Hudson is currently expecting her first child with boyfriend Lewis Devine.

Chatting to OK! magazine, the actress discussed what it's like behind the scenes trying to raise a child in this situation.

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"Co-parenting has it's challenges and it can be difficult with everyone's schedules but you make it work for the child involved," she confessed.

"I'm happy Sienna has a good male and female role model on my side and with Alan and his girlfriend (Tisha Merry). She has more people to love her, and as long as Sienna's happy, that's all that matters to me."

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Coronation Street star Alan Halsall at Cheltenham Festival 2019.
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Meanwhile, Halsall recently admitted that he feels the pressure to propose to his new partner, even though they've only been an official item since May of this year.

Coronation Street airs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 7.30pm and 8.30pm on ITV.


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