Coronation Street: How old is Ali in Coronation Street?
CORONATION STREET fans saw Maria Connor and Ali Neeson kissing after her disastrous date with a man with a dog fetish. Many viewers of the ITV soap have been asking how old is Ali after Maria called the fledgeling romance off.
Coronation Street: Maria Connor and Ali Neeson KISS
Coronation Street singleton Maria Connor (played by Samia Ghadie) has been looking for love and going on lots of dates to try and find the one. She recently went on a date with a man who enjoyed dressing up as a canine in his spare time. Sadly, their evening didn’t work out when Maria accidentally informed everyone in the bistro about his preferences, leading him to storm out.
Later on, Ali Neeson (James Burrows) turned up to apologise after he’d made an unintentional pun about a “doggy bag”.
The pair seemed to put their differences aside as they shared some wine before kissing.
However, Maria swiftly called things off because she didn’t want to upset Ali’s mother Michelle Connor (Kym Marsh).
Maria also reminded Ali how Michelle had reacted after finding out about his liaison with Carla Connor (Alison King).
Despite their undeniable attraction, Ali stormed off when Maria decided not to pursue things further.
Her reluctance to get into a relationship with Michelle’s son has led many people to question exactly how old Ali is.
How old is Ali in Coronation Street?
According to the fan site Corriepedia, Ali is 27-years-old with his date of birth listed as January 14, 1992.
In comparison, Maria was born on May 5, 1983 which makes her nine years older than Ali.
Ali is the son of Michelle with her later partner Dean but due to a mix-up at Weatherfield General Hospital, the couple took home the wrong baby.
Instead, the couple took home Ryan Connor (Ryan Prescott) with the truth of the mix-up only coming out years later.
Ali has only just come back into Michelle’s life again when he started working at Rosamund Street Medical Centre as a trainee GP.
Coronation Street fans will have to wait and see what happens between Maria and Ali given the spark between the two.
Previously speaking about a potential romance between the pair, soap star Samia Ghadie explained: “They’re both single for a start so she’s not starting off her usual way which is to have an affair with him!
“He seems to really like her and he’s not bothered by the fact she’s got Liam. We’ll see.”
She continued to the Metro: “A happy relationship would be a new one for Maria.
"It never really ends well with Maria and that’s part of the fun of playing her.
“She’s not a bad girl, she just makes very bad choices. But it’s always fun to play – lasting the distance is a possibility but that distance is never really very far for Maria!”
Coronation Street continues on ITV tonight at 7.30pm & 8.30pm