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ITV Coronation Street stars amazing throwback snaps after years on the cobbles

Questionable hairstyles, baby faces and body transformations - these Coronation Street stars look almost unrecognisable to when they joined the show.

Some joined the ITV soap as children, while others were fresh-faced actors and actresses trying to make a name for themselves.

But they have all undergone quite the transformation in comparison to how they looked when they first graced our screens.

Here are some of our favourite current and former Corrie stars before and after pictures.

Tyrone Dobbs

Long standing Coronation Street actor Alan Halsall stunned fans recently with his weight loss transformation.

The Corrie star who plays Tyrone Dobbs on the soap, revealed his new body on Instagram earlier this year after posting a slim picture of himself at  Chester Races.

Alan Halsall on holiday in Ibiza (Instagram/alanhalsall)

But since then, Alan has filled his Instagram feed with topless holiday pictures and candid workout snaps.

But one picture that really shocked fans was a post from Ibiza where Alan showed off the results of his workout regime.

Wearing only a pair of red swimming trunks, the  36-year-old revealed his washboard abs and toned arms whilst raising a pint of beer in the air.

His recent pictures are a far cry of how he looked when he joined the cobbles in 1998 as a young fresh faced actor.

Alan Halsall with Samia Ghadie (Granada Television)

Fiz Brown

Actress Jennie McAlpine looks completely different from when she first appeared on the  ITV  show, swapping out her tight ringlets for sleek glamour waves.

Jennie When she started in Corrie and last year at the NTAs (ITV/Getty)

She made her debut on the soap in 2001 when she was just 17-years-old and since stepping on the cobbles she has taken on many roles.

From providing funny, light relief to helping her husband bury bodies of his murder victims she has been a main part of the hit soap.

Coronation Street Fiz ( Jennie McAlpine ) (ITV)

But as well as her ever changing character storylines her appearance has also been shaken up over the years.

The 35-year-old married her partner Chris Farr in 2017 and the couple has two children, Albert, 4, and Hilda, born in October last year.

Coronation Street actress Jennie McAlpine (PA)

Last year we saw Fiz depart from Corrie after things with her troublesome daughter, Hope, got out of hand and she enrolled her at a school in Birmingham in the hope of sorting out her unruly behaviour.

She is currently on maternity leave and it is hoped she will return to screens later this year, or at least early next year.

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Jason Grimshaw

Ryan Thomas joined the show as a baby-faced actor in 2000 as the character Jason Grimshaw.

(Granada Television)

During his time on the cobbles his storylines have mostly revolved around his relationships with various women - earning him the title of one of Weatherfields hearthrobs.

However he left the show in 2016 stating he wanted a "difference experience".

Last year he won Celebrity Big Brother after gaining the public's sympathy when fellow housemate Roxanne Pallet accused him of punching her.

Ryan Thomas and Lucy Mecklenburgh (Andy Stenning/Daily Mirror)

Thomas dated his Coronation Street co-star Tina O'Brien from 2003 until 2009 and the pair have a daughter together.

Thomas has been in a relationship with Lucy Mecklenburgh since 2017.

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Rosie Webster

Helen Flannagan's role as Robie Webster has been in Coronation Street since 1990 when her character was born on screen.

She was played by Emma Collinge from 1990 until 27 December 1999.

However in 2000 Helen Flanagan took over the role and for years has brought drama, laughter and many cringe worthy moments and revealing outfits to screen.

Last year the actress went on maternity leave to prepare for the arrival of her second child Delilah with footballer Scott Sinclair.

The couple already have daughter Matilda.

Helen at the Blythswood Square Hotel (Helen Flanagan/Instagram)

However although she made her exit from the show in June last year, she has not ruled back a return to the cobbles in the future.

Recently the star stunned fans with three outfits during her romantic getaway with her fiancé and showed off her tanned and toned figure.

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Sophie Webster

Brooke Vincent (ITV)

She recently announced her pregnancy with her footballer boyfriend so will soon be leaving the cobbles.

Brooke Vincent has played character Sophie Webster in the ITV soap-opera Coronation Street since 2004, where she took over the role from Emma Woodward.

Her character became the focus of a lesbian storyline in 2010 and was the first time Coronation Street had ever had a female same sex couple.

Brooke Vincent announces pregnancy (OK! Magazine)

Her departure date from Weatherfield for the impending birth of her first child has not yet been revealed.

Aidan Connor

Former Coronation Street star Shayne Ward has hit the gym and ditched the razor since leaving the ITV soap.

The 34-year-old singer first shot to fame when he won the second season of the X Factor way back in 2005, but looks very different now.

He has recently been seen sporting a full beard and a trim physique, after spending hours in the gym with his personal trainer from Up North.

Fans of the actor have commented on his new look, with one saying: "You would fit perfectly in the Peaky Blinders crew."

Another added: "Bit of a growth you got going on there."

Shayne Ward (PA)

Shayne enjoyed chart success with his debut single That's My Goal, bagging the Christmas number one slot in 2005.

Fast forward to 10 years later and Shayne took on a new venture when he appeared on the cobbles of Weatherfield, playing Aidan Connor.

Robbie Savage, David Ginola, Bruno Tonioli, Dr Ranj, Judge Rinder, Shayne Ward and Frank Bruno part of Loose Women body confidence campaign (Publicity Picture)

His character's exit from the show was a shock to many as bosses worked with CALM and the Samaritans when they wrote in that Aidan would take his own life.

The scenes that followed his death were praised by fans, who felt it highlighted how hidden mental illnesses can be.

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Chesney Brown

Chesney Coronation Street (Granada Television)

Actor Sam Aston is part of the furniture in Coronation Street since starting on the cobbles in 2003.

Over the years fans have watched the character favourite grow from a young child into a man and he is soon to marry his off screen partner yoga teacher Briony Gardner.

However on the cobbles he is currently embroiled in a baby shock story as recently Gemma (Dolly-Rose Campbell) got a positive pregnancy test result, but she opted not to share the big news with Chesney as he coincidentally dumped her on the same day.

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David Platt

David Platt (ITV)

This throwback of Jack Shepherd from his early days in Coronation Street is almost unrecognisable to the David Platt on screen today.

He made his first on screen appearance as troublesome Platt in 2000 and since then has been known to cause much havoc on the cobbles.

In March last year the actor handled a difficult storyline which saw him deal with being drugged and raped by his new friend  Josh Tucker  (Ryan Clayton) following a night out.

Maria Connor

Samia Ghadie who plays Maria Connor reminded fans just how much she had changed since starting Coronation Street in 2000 recently.

The actress took to her Instagram with a hilarious throwback picture of herself and Alan Halsall.

Samia Ghadie with Alan Halsall (Granada Television)

Long-time fans will remember how Tyrone proposed to a 17-year-old Maria in the days when they cleaned out dog kennels together.

And things hotted up again between the pair when they shared a one-night stand, after Maria ended things with Nick Tilsey.

But after a pregnancy scare she called things off, declaring the flames of passion just weren’t there.

But the pair have remained friends on screen and off screen and in April she posted the vintage picture of Maria and Tyrone to wish Alan Halsall a happy birthday.

Samia captioned the post saying: "Another birthday another embarrassing pic of us."

Samia Ghadie attending the National Television Awards 2019 (PA)

In recent years Samia Ghadie married her former Dancing on Ice skating partner Sylvain Longchambon and had a son Yves Joseph.

 
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