Alan Halsall is getting into the festive spirit early as he proudly showed off his impressive Christmas tree and holiday pyjamas.
The Coronation Street actor, 37, his girlfriend Tisha Merry and daughter Sienna-Rae, seven, have put up their tree in early November this year.
The soap star took to Instagram and shared a video of the family putting up their tree in the hallway and decorating it with fairy lights and large red baubles.
Festive: Alan Halsall is getting into the festive spirit early as he proudly showed off his impressive Christmas tree and holiday pyjamas
Alongside the video, Alan wrote:’ “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas” ♥️
‘Who can blame us for wanting to get 2020 out of the way? So much fun singing and dancing to Christmas music tonight and putting up our tree.’
The huge tree required the group to use chairs and the staircase in order to complete the decorations.
Many of Alan’s celebrity pals commented on the post and remarked at how early he had put his tree up.
Yuletide: The Coronation Street actor, 37, his girlfriend Tisha Merry and daughter Sienna-Rae, seven, have put up their tree in early November this year
Fellow Coronation Street star Jack P Shepherd joked: ‘You’re all mental!’ while Samia Longchambon added: ‘Wow, early birds!’
It comes after Alan and Tisha spoke out about their relationship and the complexities of Tisha taking on the role of step-parent to Alan’s daughter Sienna, whose mum is his ex wife Lucy-Jo Hudson.
Tisha, 27, explained she and Alan got together after nine months of friendship, during which they frequented the same yoga studio and lived just a mile apart.
‘When you’re really good friends, you’re scared of ruining things,’ she told OK! magazine. ‘But then we had a bottle of wine over a game of Scrabble and by the end we’d decided to give things a go. I love how our relationship started.’
Tisha soon moved into Alan’s six bedroom home which he shares with Sienna, who Tisha first met and bonded with when the two were still just friends
Christmas: The soap star took to Instagram and shared a video of the family putting up their tree in the hallway and decorating it with fairy lights and large red baubles
Alan wrote: ‘Who can blame us for wanting to get 2020 out of the way? So much fun singing and dancing to Christmas music tonight and putting up our tree’
Reflecting on the whirlwind changes in her life over the past year, Tisha said: ‘In all honesty I’ve had a few times where I’ve thought “Oh my god, my life has changed so much”. It’s crazy but it’s changing for the better.’
‘When I first got together with Alan and I became a bigger part of Sienna’s life, my dad said “this will be the making of you”. It’s tricky when you’ve gone from being a single girl with no one else to think about to someone with a family. It’s the best thing in the world but it can be really daunting.’
Alan spoke about the ‘ups and downs’ of co-parenting Sienna with his ex Lucy-Jo, especially now his former wife has welcomed a child with her boyfriend Lewis Devine.
Alan seemingly lashed out at Lewis earlier this year after he called the actor’s daughter his own.
Reaction: Many of Alan’s celebrity pals commented on the post and remarked at how early he had put his tree up
The Tyrone Dobbs actor appeared to make a remark in response to Lewis’ gushing post following the birth of his and Lucy-Jo’s son Carter in February.
Amid his excitement at becoming a new dad, Lewis heaped praise on Lucy-Jo and Alan’s six-year-old girl Sienna, with part of his statement reading: ‘Our Sienna is delighted and is already making the best big sister, just like I knew she would!’
In a now-deleted Instagram post viewed by The Sun, Alan didn’t appear to take too kindly to Lewis’ use of the word ‘our’ and seemed to hit back at his ex’s new beau.
He wrote: ‘You’re welcome to keep the lying cheating one & call her your own! But not my daughter.’
Love: Alan and Tisha have previously spoken out on their romance in their first ever joint interview
Lucy-Jo split from Alan in May 2018, after nearly nine years of marriage; it was revealed that she’d embarked on a relationship with Lewis just two months later.
Speaking to OK!, Alan admitted things can be difficult, explaining: ‘There’s always going to be ups and downs with a blended family.’
‘So long as Sienna comes first in all of it, that’s all that matters. Sienna’s got her mum and dad, and she’s also got Lewis and Tisha. It’s just a case that everybody loves her.’
‘Of course there will be differences of opinion; so long as we’re in that loving way when Sienna is around. We don’t have a great deal of communication, it’s only ever about Sienna and that’s all it ever needs to be.’
As for the future, Tisha hopes she and Alan will have a child of their own, gushing ‘He’s such a good dad, he’s so caring and loving. I would love that for our child if we have one.’
Ex: Alan spoke about the ‘ups and downs’ of co-parenting Sienna with his ex Lucy-Jo, especially now his former wife has welcomed a child with her boyfriend Lewis Devine