Coronation Street's Ryan Thomas and Alison King spark romance rumours with cosy snaps
FORMER Coronation Street co-stars Ryan Thomas and Alison King have sparked dating rumours after enjoying a joint family holiday.
Coronation Street pals Alison King and Ryan Thomas are close pals
The former Weatherfield regulars, who have both now left the show, were in the Lake District with their respective children, and seemed to be having a great time as they posed by a hot tub and on top of a mountain with other family members.
Alongside the latter, 31-year-old Ryan posted the caption: "What a weekend!", while fans gushed underneath about seeing the popular actors together off-screen.
“They get on like a house on fire. They are very close," a source told The Mirror.
However, despite whispers of intimacy, it seems there is no romance between them - with Ryan reportedly continuing a low-profile relationship with Aimee Collier.
The co-stars are chums in real life
They enjoyed a Lake District break with friends and family
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They are just friends
His spokesperson insisted: "They are just friends."
Meanwhile Alison, who plays Carla Connor in Corrie, has spoken of her mixed emotions about stepping down from the ITV soap after nearly ten years.
"I feel calm, a bit sick and excited," she told Radio Times.
"For me, it's about saying goodbye to some amazing people who I love working with, both cast and crew. I am ready to say farewell to Carla, but I will miss everybody here.
"It's a good few months before we even film my leaving story. At the moment, I'm working on the scripts that build up to it, so I'm intrigued as to how it's going to play out."
Carla's exit scenes air later this year
Ryan's Jason Grimshaw is also due to exit soon
As for Ryan's character Jason Grimshaw, who first appeared on Christmas Day 2000, his exit storyline will play out in June.
“The decision to leave was extremely difficult," he told The Mirror. "I’m just excited now to see what exit storyline the writers give Jason.”
Coronation Street continues tomorrow at 7:30pm on ITV.