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

global surge in gas prices isn’t much of a concern on Lynbreck Croft. The 150-acre farm in the foothills of the Cairngorms isn’t even connected to the gas grid and relies solely on a wood-burning stove to heat the small log cabin where Lynn Cassells and Sandra Baer live.Similarly, impending war in Ukraine or Downing Street scandals barely resonate when there is no television to watch the evening news.As for when Covid first struck and the nation was gripped by panic buying, the pair instead took stock of the kitchen garden in which they grow 95 per cent of the fruit and vegetables they eat, the well that provides their water supply, their beehives, and the freezers filled with cuts of meat from their own livestock, and figured they’d get through the pandemic just fine.‘We’ve started to become really good at stepping back and getting on with our lives here,’ explains Lynn, 43.This is the good life; the one we have all dreamt of in the past two years of rolling lockdowns and general dystopia.After falling in love while working at the National Trust, six years ago Lynn and Sandra quit their jobs, left behind family and friends and moved to Lynbreck Croft, a centuries-old smallholding along an ancient drovers’ road about five miles outside the town of Grantown-on-Spey.

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Vegan cheez, tofu scramble, cauliflower steak or chickpea curry: meat-free cho-ices have never been so great. I’m quite envious of the modern ‘plant-based’ posse: when I gave up meat for a decade back in the ’80s, I was lucky to be offered a baked potato with congealed cheese.But it’s not all rosy: if you are an old-fashioned veggie, who prefers to get their protein from eggs and cheese rather than ‘plant-based meat and dairy alternatives’, it can feel like the vegetarian option has been pushed off the menu.

William Earl “Saturday Night Live” paid tribute to Ukraine in its cold open by featuring a folk chorus singing a traditional anthem from the embattled Eastern European nation while a cluster of candles spelled out “Kyiv.”The 13th episode of the late-night mainstay’s 47th season opened with stars Kate McKinnon and Cicely Strong introducing members of Ukrainian Chorus Dumka of New York. A group of male and female singers, wearing intricately embroidered traditional outfits, sang the rousing choral selection “Prayer for Ukraine,” reflecting the resilient spirit of the nation that has been under attack from Russian on multiple fronts since earlier this week.The somber setting on the “SNL” stage featured a cluster of candles and bouquets of yellow flowers, evoking Ukraine’s national colors of yellow and blue.

Sharareh Drury administratorThe top prizes at the 2022 USC Scripter Awards went to screenwriter Maggie Gyllenhaal and novelist Elena Ferrante for Netflix’s “The Lost Daughter” and scripter Danny Strong and author Beth Macy for Netflix’s “Dopesick” during Saturday’s virtual ceremony.As in past years, the awards go to both the scriptwriters and the writers of the original source material.“The Lost Daughter” is based on Ferrante’s 2006 novel. Gyllenhaal happily toasted the win with a glass of champagne, noting that this award “means so much to me particularly because it is chosen and voted for by writers.” The director and writer of the Oscar-nominated film described Ferrante as her “north star” for the project, adding that the author has been “a truly wise and generous guide.” The “Dopesick” duo won for the episode “The People vs.

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returned for their first show of the month and their first show since Russia launched a full-scale assault on Ukraine.Needing to address the tragedy before the night could begin, the show decided to forgo the usual cold-open sketch in favor of a moving and powerful choir performance paying tribute to the people of Ukraine.The show tapped the Ukrainian Chorus Dumka of New York to take to the iconic Studio 8H stage, behind a platform covered in candles spelling out «Kyiv,» the capital city of Ukraine.Saturday Night Live https://t.co/sJuB8GVVVRAfter the performance, castmemebrs Cecily Strong and Kate McKinnon — who have both been tasked in the past with opening somber episodes following national tragedies — walked out to deliver the show's traditional start-line, «Live from New York, it's Saturday Night.» airs live, coast-to-coast, at 11:30 p.m. ET, 8:30 p.m.

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Coronation Street viewers have been shaken by news of a scandalous affair in Weatherfield – and they aren't the only ones.Actor Alan Halsall, who has been at the heart of the cobbles for the past two decades, admitted he was astonished when he learned Tyrone Dobbs' eye would start to wander.The mild-mannered mechanic has been a family man in recent years, cooped up in number nine Coronation Street with long-term partner Fiz Brown, their daughters, and his granny Evelyn.However, the arrival of Romanian car expert Alina Pop on the street has thrown a spanner in the works, with cupid's arrow heading in Tyrone's direction.Discussing the sordid affair with Daily Star and assorted press, Alan, 38, recalled his surprise when he first laid eyes on

Coronation Street's Tyrone Dobbs and Fiz Brown are an iconic couple on the street, with their on-off romance fuelling two decades' worth of storylines.Though they have spent the best part of the past 10 years in a committed relationship, the sweethearts never made it down the aisle together.Ahead of Tyrone's explosive affair with neighbour Alina Pop, actor Alan Halsall discussed why the couple decided against making things official.Speaking to Daily Star and assorted press, the actor, 38, said: "I think Tyrone's proposed a couple of times but then he got skint.

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Coronation Street scriptwriters have flung a grenade at one of the soap's most charismatic couples, leaving the fate of their relationship hanging in the balance.After two decades of an on-off romance with Fiz Brown, Tyrone Dobbs' eye has started to wander, leading him to pine over his twenty-something neighbour Alina Pop.Tyrone has cheated in the past – he famously romped with Gemma Winter in a 2018 one-night-stand – but this new fling is a question of love, rather than lust.As the scandalous affair storyline takes shape, actor Alan Halsall, who has played Tyrone since 1998, spoke to Daily Star and assorted press about the twists and turns to come.When asked whether he thought Fiz and Tyrone would stay together, he said: "It's going to be

Coronation Street actor Alan Halsall, 38, has opened up about his fears over a backlash following his controversial storyline on the ITV soap. Alan, who plays car garage owner Tyrone Dobbs, has spoken of his worries after his character cheats on partner Fiz Stape with nail technician Alina Pop.Voicing his concerns over how the public will take the subversive storyline, the actor acknowledged that his character has changed.He said: "Tyrone is quite a simple fella.

Coronation Street favourite Alan Halsall fears his affair plot will make him a hate figure.His character Tyrone Dobbs has left long-term love Fiz Stape heartbroken by cheating with flirty Alina Pop.And the actor is braced for a backlash when he goes out in public.Alan, 38, told the Daily Star Sunday: “Tyrone is quite a simple fella. Future thinking isn’t his strong point.

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Corrie bosses have spilled the beans behind Tyrone and Alina’s steamy kiss in recent episodes and it’s a lot more juicy than you think.