Last week, viewers of the ITV soap saw Alina Pop’s return to Weatherfield – and she wasn’t alone

Coronation Street fans have been flooding social media with comments after they were left distracted by the ‘best actor’ on the show. Last week, viewers of the ITV soap saw Alina Pop’s return to Weatherfield – and she wasn’t alone.

Alina left Weatherfield three years ago following the end of her short-lived romance with Tyrone Dobbs. As fans know, the mechanic had an affair before embarking on a relationship with Alina back in 2021, during which time Alina fell pregnant and suffered a tragic miscarriage following a fire started by Tyrone’s daughter Hope.

After the trauma, Alina eventually decided to end their romance. Corrie viewers then saw her leave Weatherfield and head for the airport, where she was seen with a hand lovingly placed on her stomach as she ordered a tomato juice, heavily hinting that she was keeping the unborn child.

Last week, Fiz Dobbs was in for a surprise when she bumped into Alina in Frecho’s car park, with the latter confirming she was only back as she was called as a witness in a human trafficking case and would be leaving the following day. However, Fiz saw a picture of Alina with a little boy on her phone who she brushed off as being her nephew.

A shaken Fiz headed home to tell Tyrone what she had discovered and how she thinks he has a son. Tyrone desperately tried to find her but despite Alina trying to leave without seeing Tyrone, Cassie Plummer picked up one of Street Cars’ calls and ending up driving Alina back to the cobbles herself.

Alina found herself cornered and she ended up having to admit to Tyrone that he was the father of her son and the trio later headed for a chat where Tyrone got to spend some time with Dorin.

Later, Tyrone broke the news to Fiz that Dorin is his son and he wants to get to know him while he can so is paying for Alina to stay near the cobbles for the next few days until the trial is over. It came after Tyrone was seen seeking advice at the solicitors where they pointed out it was important to know whether Dorin had been born in the UK or Romania due to custody issues.

Then, during Monday night’s (August 12) Corrie, after some comments from Tim Metcalfe in the pub, armed with a DNA test in hand, Tyrone made his way to Alina’s hotel room with a cover story as to why he was there. Agreeing to watch Dorin while she showered, Tyrone spend time with Dorin but then tried to swab his mouth.

He was caught by Alina, who was incredibly hurt Tyrone had lied and also didn’t believe her that Dorin was his child. After she shouted at her former partner, Alina ordered him to leave. Once gone, it was Dorin who claimed Tyrone had been ‘naughty’ to which his mum agreed.

And the youngster quickly got viewers talking on social media. @wildkazza30 said: “The little boy saying Tyrone was naughty! Lol, what a little gem!” @notts.chloe commented: “Stop he’s so cute I can’t ‘he’s just being naughty’.” @jacquelinealexander2191 wrote: “Love that lil boy, so cuuute! Great facial expressions too.”

@jovarneyart shared: “Oh my gosh he is the cutest! His little voice! He’s just being naughty melted my heart!!” @brentmp posted: “The kid is a better actor then a few on the show.” @parksy_1878 added: “Dorin was the real star tonight. Give this kid all the awards.”