Former Coronation Street star Lucy-Jo Hudson has spoken out about her relationship with ex-husband Alan Halsall as he enters the I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here jungle.
The actress, 41, starred as Katy Harris on the ITV soap for three years, which is where she met the Tyrone Dobbs legend.
After marrying in 2009 and later welcoming daughter Sienna four years later, the couple announced that they had separated in 2016 – saying at the time they would remain close friends.
They later reconciled, though split for good in 2018. Lucy went on to find love with Lewis Devine, whom she first met when they appeared together in pantomime in 2017.
Now, following Alan’s entry to the Australian jungle for the latest I’m a Celebrity series, Lucy-Jo has set the record straight in an Instagram video.
She captioned the post: ‘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’ she began.
‘We share Sienna 50/50. We communciate. 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 continued, adding that she would be expressing her support for Alan: ‘Second of all, myself and Lewis will be sat down with Sienna watching the jungle. We wish him nothing but the best.
‘We are going to be there for Sienna supporting her throughout this journey because, yes, she’s going to miss her dad. He’s in her life all the time, so this is quite a strange thing.’
‘He is who he is to you guys, but for Sienna, it’s her dad and we’re supporting her through that’ she concluded.
After leaving The Street, Lucy-Jo appeared as Rosie Trevanion in Sunday night soapy drama Wild at Heart, before having a regular role as Donna-Marie Quinn in Hollyoaks.
She also had a guest role in axed BBC daytime soap Doctors, which saw her crowned Villain of the Year at the British Soap Awards in 2017.
Alan found himself as one of the first camp leaders alongside N-Dubz star Tulisa Contostavlos in last night’s launch episode. This meant they were given extra luxuries in camp and were exempt from the first public vote.
