Coronation Street star Ruxandra Porojnicu opens up on backlash she’s received from fans over Tyrone affair

Want the most up-to-date celebrity exclusives sent straight to your inbox every day? Sign up now and join the club!

Coronation Street actress Ruxandra Porojnicu has spoken about the gripping storyline she’s currently embroiled with in the soap.

The actress plays the role of Alina Pop on the soap, who has begun a fling with iconic character Tyrone Dobbs, played by Alan Halsall.

Tyrone and Fiz Stape have been together for a long time on the soap, and his affair could spell trouble for the couple.

Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter. You can sign up at the top of the page.

The Romanian-born 27 year has said her storyline doesn’t just cause trouble on-screen though, and that she’s been branded a home wrecker off-screen because of it too.

Speaking to The Sun, the brunette beauty said: “Fiz and Tyrone are such an amazing and iconic couple, so when I found out what was planned I was surprised.

“And my first thought was, everyone is going to hate me.


  • Coronation Street shares very clever tricks used to create Tyrone and Alina's socially-distanced kiss

  • Inside Coronation Street star Ruxandra Porojnicu's real life away from playing Alina Pop on the cobbles

“I was very excited about the storyline and thought what a great opportunity it would be to work with two brilliant actors. But as a viewer I was gutted, because I really love Fiz and Tyrone together. I was really torn about it all.

“The way the storyline has gone I’ve found the reactions to be quite mixed, which I was not expecting. The way it has been written created a good environment for Alina to be accepted by the audience. Well, some of them.

“They’ve seen their romance blossom and neither meant for it to happen. I’ve had loads of people saying that they are actually happy for Tyrone.”

Become an OK! VIP and see all our exclusives – for free!

Become an OK! VIP and you will unlock access to all of our big exclusives…

Be the first to meet the latest showbiz babies, see the most sought after wedding pictures of the year, or take a guided tour around your favourite star's lavish multi-million pound home – all for free!

Sign up here

The star continued to tell the publication that she’s been told to “go back to [her] own country” as a result of the storyline.

She said: “But I’ve also had people saying, ‘Go back to your own country’, and calling me a homewrecker. I don’t take those comments seriously.”

Ruxandra is a Romanian actress who was born in Bucharest on 5 July 1993.

Prior to joining Corrie the star had featured in modelling campaigns, music videos and adverts.

Coronation Street homes

  • Alan Halsall shares peek at his gorg…
  • Sair Khan's home: Inside the Coronat…
  • Inside Coronation Street star Ellie …
  • Inside Coronation Street legend Sall…

One look at her Instagram will also show you that she frequently models bridal wear.

Ruxandra is a big reader, frequently posting passages of text to Instagram, as well as poems she has enjoyed.

  • Helen Flanagan poses with her three children in matching yellow pyjamas in adorable Easter-themed snaps

  • Coronation Street star Colson Smith reveals he's taking break from soap to spend month working on farm

She uses her platform to support others, sharing information on Black Lives Matter and to assist eco-conservation.

Recently she also ran the London Marathon virtually owing to the coronavirus pandemic.

She did this in aid of The Salvation Army, which assist victims of modern slavery.

Source: Read Full Article

Previous post Trying to contact aliens ‘is a terrible idea’, warns top scientist
Next post Inside Sandra Lee and Andrew Cuomo’s split: Gov’s cheating ‘an open secret,’ sources say