Corrie’s Alina Pop’s real baby daddy been ‘unveiled’ – and it’s not Tyrone Dobbs.
Ruxandra Porojnicu, who portrays the character, made a surprising comeback to the soap this week. Alina first graced the cobbles in 2019 and has had two runs on the enduring show.
She was embroiled in a human trafficking plot that captivated viewers nationwide. Devoted fans will recall how Seb Franklin (Harry Visinoni) found out she had been brought over to the UK to work in a nail salon.
Back then, her ‘boss’ seized her passport to stop her from going back home. After finally breaking free from her employer’s harsh control, she quickly left the country to reunite with her family.
However, she didn’t stay away from the soap for long, with the actress returning to the show in February 2020. Eager to make Coronation Street her home, she soon caused a rift between Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall) and his long-term partner Fiz (Jennie Mcalpine), reports the Express.
There was an instant attraction between the two, leading Tyrone to make the tough choice to end his nine-year relationship with Fiz. The new couple then moved into the salon flat together
However, Tyrone’s pyromaniac daughter Hope (Isabella Flanagan) wasn’t thrilled with her dad’s new girlfriend. Determined to break them up, she started a fire in the flat which tragically resulted in Alina miscarrying her baby.
In September 2021, the soon-to-be mother decided to jet back to Romania after Tyrone had lied about Hope’s destructive behaviour. Tyrone managed to stop her when he found her at the Chariot Square Hotel, determined to fight for their relationship and to be a part of his child’s life.
Alina insisted to a pleading Tyrone that she wasn’t pregnant after all and had simply got her dates muddled up. But shortly before she boarded the flight, viewers saw her at the airport departures lounge where she cradled her blossoming baby bump.
However, this week, Fiz spotted Alina at the supermarket. Alina explained that she had been called as witness in the human trafficking trial, and Fiz then spotted a photo of a little boy on Alina’s phone.
Alina sheepishly then left. Certain the boy was actually Tyrone’s son, Fiz headed to the Chariot Square Hotel where Alina was staying. There she told her that she was returning to Romania tomorrow.
Fiz eventually came clean to Tyrone and urged him to find Alina himself. However, when he arrived, he was told she’d already checked out. And while some fans reckon Alina’s child is actually Tyrone’s, other viewers are convinced her baby daddy is somebody else.
Corrie viewers took to the web to hash out their theories on Alina’s child, with one Reddit user commenting: “He looks way too old to be Tyrone’s kid? Imagine if Seb was the dad and she’d been keeping the baby hidden.”
On a dedicated Corrie fan Facebook page, another fan speculated, “Do you think Alina’s baby is Tyrone’s?”, prompting a fellow follower to respond with: “Didn’t she go with Seb tho?”. Another chimed in with: “That’s true, that would be a good twist!”
