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Mia O'Hare

Corrie's Alan Halsall FLIES helicopter back from Aintree after co-star reunion

Coronation Street star Alan Halsall certainly lived the high life as he flew into Aintree for the Grand National for a co-star reunion, before taking to his helicopter again to get home.

The soap star, who plays Tyrone Dobbs, attended Thursday's horse racing event and made a dramatic entrance.

Taking to his Instagram stories, the actor shared snaps throughout the day of his journey to the races.

Alan, 39, started his day by getting picked up in his own helicopter, with a glass of champagne for the trip.

As he headed up to the Merseyside event, Alan flew over the race track where he got an aerial snap.

He captioned the image: "Go round again... I've not finished my [champagne emoji]."

Alan enjoyed a glass of champagne on the way (@alanhalsall/Instagram)
The soap star flew over the races before landing (@alanhalsall/Instagram)

Taking to the ground, Alan made sure someone was there to capture his arrival.

Filmed in slow-motion, he shared a clip of himself stepping out of his helicopter for a day at the races.

Dressed in a three piece grey checked suit, the actor paired his outfit with a crisp white shirt and navy blue tie.

He gave a nod to his footwear choice by playing Elvis' Blue Suede Shoes track over the video as he opted for a pair of blue leather shoes.

Alan enjoyed his time at the event and even rubbed shoulders with other celebs.

He shared a snap of himself with Irish professional golfer Pádraig Harrington, captioning it: "There's not many people I want a picture with..."

Before he also met up with Kevin Webster's actor Michael Le Vell and posed for a picture together.

He met up with co-star Michael Le Vell (@alanhalsall/Instagram)
Alan even flew himself home (@alanhalsall/Instagram)

He wrote: "Webbo & Dobbo day out."

The Cobbles star later posted a pic of him in the driving seat of a helicopter saying: "I'm flying us home ffs."

Alan watched on as his own helicopter landed in a field, ready for him to get home.

It's not the first time Alan has flew to the races in his own helicopter.

Just a few weeks ago he arrived at Cheltenham in style with Mikey North.

Walking in slow motion, Alan looked worlds away from his character Tyrone in the video, captioned: "Annual slo mo walk w****r!"

The actors were in their element as they posed in the helicopter with a glass of pink fizz ahead of their day out at the races.

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