Alan’s also had a difficult relationship with his ex-wife since their split

I’M A Celeb star Alan Halsall has found love again – with a blonde HR worker 17 years his junior.

Friends say the Coronation Street actor, 42, is “smitten” by mum-of-two Ellie Dolan, 25.

Photo of Alan Halsall with Ellie Dolan and a child in front of a flower wall.
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Alan Halsall has gone Instagram official with Ellie DolanCredit: Alan Halsall

Woman in a beige dress and black heels.
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The couple met at the Marriott Worsley Park golf clubCredit: Ellie Dolan

Woman in a red cutout maxi dress holding a champagne glass.
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Ellie is 17 years younger than the soap starCredit: Ellie Dolan
They have been dating since last December, after he got back from the Aussie jungle, having met at a swanky hotel and country club where she works and where Alan is a member.

And in a sign that their relationship is getting serious, Ellie’s kids have met Alan’s beloved daughter Sienna, 11, according to friends.

It comes after The Sun on Sunday told last February how Alan had split from his Corrie co-star Tisha Merry, 31, after five years.

A pal said: “Alan and Ellie are getting on like a house on fire.

“Things are hotting up between them now and they love the time they spend together.

“They’re frequently seen together in the local area and their relationship is the talk of the town.”

Last Sunday, Alan re-posted a picture on Instagram which Ellie had taken of him while on a date at steak restaurant Gaucho, in Manchester.

And on Friday the pair posted a picture of them together on Instagram.

Ellie, from Salford, Gtr Manchester, is a human resources coordinator at Delta Hotels by Marriott Worsley Park Country Club in Alan’s nearby home town of Worsley.

Golf-mad Alan is a member at the club, where memberships cost up to £1,181. There is also a four-star hotel on site.

Alan, who plays Tyrone Dobbs in Corrie, was married to his former Cobbles co-star Lucy-Jo Hudson, 42, from 2009 to 2018.

They met on the ITV soap, with their on-screen characters getting into a relationship, and they began dating in real life in 2004.

They briefly separated in 2016 and then divorced in 2018, but the pair have remained amicable for the sake of Sienna.

Speaking about his love life to his I’m A Celeb campmate Dean McCullough in the jungle, Alan said: “Lucy left Corrie in about 2005, then we got married in 2009. We then split up after Sienna was born.

“I love what I’ve got, even now I’m on my own.

“I love just being dad. I’ve never done dating apps.”

Lucy-Jo then said online: “Just wanted to put the record straight.

“First of all, me and my ex have been divorced seven years. I actually can’t believe it’s a topic of conversation because it’s pretty boring.

“We share Sienna 50-50. We communicate. She’s a happy kid.

“We get on great. We have to work out weekends – what we’re swapping, certain days he wants, certain days I want.

“We’re constantly communicating because it’s important for Sienna and to plan what we’re doing.

“We don’t want her missing out so we change things for each other.”

She added: “We wish him nothing but the best.”

Tisha Merry and Alan Halsall at the Nickelodeon Slimefest.
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Tisha Merry with ex Alan in 2019Credit: Getty

Lucy-Jo Hudson and Alan Halsall at the British Soap Awards.
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Alan divorced Lucy-Jo Hudson in 2018Credit: Getty

Tyrone Dobbs and a young child sit on a couch together.
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Alan plays Tyrone Dobbs in CorrieCredit: ITV