Manchester Arena bomb survivor advises Corrie stars

A survivor of the Manchester Arena bombing who was left paralysed from the waist down has been speaking about meeting Coronation Street stars as the show features a character who has suffered a spinal injury.

Martin Hibbert and his wife Gabby met Alan Halsall (who plays Tyrone Dobbs in the ITV soap) and his on-screen wife Fiz Stape (Jennie McAlpine), to share their insights on "life after injury" as a married couple.

Corrie fans recently watched mechanic Tyrone suffer a spinal cord injury in a hit and run, leaving him unable to walk.

"I'm so impressed that Coronation Street has chosen to tell this important story," said Mr Hibbert, from Chorley in Lancashire, who is also vice-president of the Spinal Injuries Association.

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