Tanisha Gorey is renowned for her role as Asha Alahan on Coronation Street.
The 20-year-old has been a mainstay on Weatherfield since she joined the long-running soap in 2009. The character has endured a turbulent time on the Cobbles and was involved in a dramatic relationship with the villainous Corey Brent.
Fortunately, Tanisha's life away from the soap is a lot less dramatic than her on-screen counterpart. She thrilled fans this week when she revealed her and boyfriend Lucas Whelan had purchased their first home.
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She shared a snap of the keys alongside the caption: "I can’t quite believe we’ve bought our first home!!! Cue the typical pic hehe"
Tanisha first went public with her relationship with Lucas on her 18th birthday. Lucas shared a sweet message in tribute to Tanisha on Instagram.
He said: "Want to wish the biggest happy birthday to the best girlfriend anyone could ask for. You’re the best and hope you have the best day ever! Love you lots!"
Tanisha was involved in a dramatic stunt during super soap week when she was involved in a car accident with her onscreen dad, Dev Alahan. The soap star revealed she was nervous about the scenes, but her boyfriend supported her throughout the filming process.
She said: "The experience was something I really underestimated. Before we started filming I was saying to my boyfriend I’m really scared - really overplaying it, like I’m going to be wet, I’m going to be cold - really, really being dramatic to make him feel sorry for me
"And then when I came home I underestimated how dramatic I was being, because wow it was something you cannot imagine, it was unreal. Four o’clock in the morning, absolutely drenched, freezing cold. It’s definitely something I’ll remember."
Tanisha also enjoys a close relationship with her Coronation Street co-stars away from the screen. She is particularly close friends with Millie Gibson, who plays Kelly Neelan.
Tanisha shared a series a glamorous snaps on her Instagram channels of the stars enjoying their evening after the long-running soap's belated Christmas bash in May. She captioned the post: "Crimbo party only 4 months late :))"
Tanisha heaped praise on Millie's stunning look for the event as she said: "Wowza you’re too much for me." Millie rushed to the comments to laud her friend. She said: "That the love of my life ?!"
Tanisha hit back back: "Always my baby".
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