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Mathilde Grandjean

Manchester bomb survivor tells Coronation Street stars about life after injury

Martin Hibbert and his wife Gabby talking to Coronation Street actors Alan Halsall and Jennie McAlpine (ITV/PA) -

A survivor of the Manchester Arena bombing who was left paralysed from the waist down has told Coronation Street stars about his experience as the show tackles the topic of spinal injury.

Martin Hibbert and his wife Gabby met Alan Halsall, who plays Tyrone Dobbs in the ITV show, and his on-screen wife Fiz Stape, portrayed by Jennie McAlpine, to share their insight on “life after injury” as a married couple.

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