ITV Coronation Street's Alan Halsall baffles fans after 'family' announcement with Luke Littler

Alan, who plays Tyrone Dobbs, hinted resemblance between the pair as he captioned the photo on Instagram.

Alan Halsall has been left in hysterics after he confused fans with a Luke Littler post in the wake of the darts sensation's success over Christmas. ITV Coronation Street star Alan, who plays Tyrone Dobbs, hinted resemblance between the pair as he captioned the photo on Instagram.

"Dad & lad day out," he wrote alongside a darts arrow and alongside a crying laughing emoji. On his Instagram Story, he wrote: "Shall we break the internet son? @lukethenukelittler." In reply, a fan said: "Thats never your Dad omg you look more like brothers."

Tammy said: "Wow, your Dad looks as young as you. The Benjamin button gene must run in your family. Great picture." Miss said: "Love how the joke is lost on so many people." Liz said: "Some of the replies to this are hilarious." Patti said: "Thought it was a brother...wow, good genes."

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Gemma said: "How do you look younger than the 16 year old?" Lisa Littler said: "This is amazing xx" Jenna laughed: "@masonbfc the comments." Despite losing the final, his prodigious rise ignited public imagination as he has rocketed through the world darts rankings over the last few weeks. Born in Warrington in 2007, Luke started throwing darts when he was just 18 months old.

Earlier this month it was revealed soap fans had started an online campaign to get cobbles star Alan to play Luke on screen. Luke said: “I didn’t realise I was going to be this good, I played football beforehand, every kid, every young person wants to be a footballer.

“My dad said, ‘hang your boots up let’s focus on darts’. I was like, ‘I love it though’." The Nuke went on: "My dad said, ‘I think your ability to be a professional, you’ve got high chances.’ Six year later here I am.”

Luke is set to rake in a fortune after being chosen to take part in the upcoming Premier League tour.