Coronation Street star Alex Bain cuts a casual figure at Manchester train station
Coronation Street star Alex Bain cuts a gloomy figure at Manchester train station, as he’s seen for the first time ‘since splitting from his fiancé Mollie Lockwood’
Coronation Street Alex Bain made a gloomy figure at Manchester train station on Saturday.
The actor, 21, was seen for the first time since he reportedly split from his fiancé Mollie Lockwood.
He put on a leather jacket as he made the quiet appearance at the station.
Alex added jeans and shiny black shoes to the dressy look.
The star, who was reportedly engaged to Mollie for just six months, looked deep in thought as he made his way through the transportation hub.
Getting out: Coronation Street star Alex Bain was spotted at Manchester train station on Saturday – the first time since reportedly splitting with his fiancé Mollie Lockwood
Think: He donned a leather jacket while making the low-key appearance at the station and added jeans and shiny black shoes to the dressy look
Alex – who has played Simon Barlow in the popular soap since 2008 – has erased all traces of Mollie from his Instagram account.
That’s what an insider told me The sun: “They are gutted that the relationship didn’t work out, but they are both so young it’s hard to make such a big commitment so early in life
“Their mates have gathered to support and keep them entertained. Simon is focused on the soap and getting caught up in storylines and his role.’
Alex announced that he put the question to Mollie in December 2022.
After getting engaged in October after a year of dating, the lovebirds broke the happy news to their friends and family over Christmas, two months later.
In conversation with OK! magazine, Alex gushed, “I can’t spend my life with anyone else.”
As Mollie explained why the couple kept the news a secret for so long, she said: “We just wanted to enjoy that special time together, just the two of us.”
Alex talked about his nerves and said, “I thought, ‘If I don’t do it now, I’ll get more and more nervous!’ I was pretty sure she’d say yes, but I was still working on it.’
Pensive: The star, who was reportedly engaged to Mollie for just six months, looked deep in thought as he made his way through the transportation hub
ABOUT! Alex – who has played Simon Barlow in the popular soap since 2008 – has erased all traces of Mollie from his Instagram account
Alex became a father when he was 17, when his then-girlfriend Levi Selby gave birth to their daughter Lydia-Rose at the age of 16.
A source told The Sun at the time: “They were over the moon when their baby girl was born and were very happy together. But they’ve been through a lot together and they’re both still so young.’
Their relationship ended in May and the soap star met dancer Mollie in 2018.
Alex previously wrote that his daughter and his role in Corrie saved him from “dark times” in the past.
He said, “If I hadn’t stayed with the job I have now, I would have been lost. Corrie has kept me going and having a daughter in particular has kept me going – it gives me something to do.’
Former flame: Alex became a father when he was 17, when his then-girlfriend Levi Selby (pictured) gave birth to their daughter Lydia-Rose at the age of 16. The couple split up in 2019