Coronation Street star Alex Bain shared a sweet message as he headed into work.
The actor is best known for playing Simon Barlow on the ITV soap.
Things have been a bit quieter for the teen character of late after being involved in a drug scandal on the street.
Simon's grief-stricken mum Leanne Battersby found herself embroiled in Harvey' Gaskell's drug gang earlier this year after trying to protect Simon following the death of her young son Oliver.
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Leanne began working for the police in order to bring Harvey down once and for all.
But while awaiting trial behind bars, the family had to go into hiding.
That, however, became problematic when Harvey's aunt Sharon Bentley returned to the street to do her nephew's dirty work.
Harvey was eventually jailed follow Leanne's witness statement and Sharon's in court.
Following the dramatic scenes, Simon hadn't regularly been seen on screen until he returned recently to defend friend Kelly Neelan as she faced trial for murder.
But it's all happy days for 19-year-old Alex.
The teenager took to Instagram to share a rather moody snap from outside the Corrie set in Salford as the sunny weather disappeared and was replaced with drizzle.
"It may be a slightly dull day but we're working hard with smiles on our faces," he shared alongside the snap with a love heart.
Alex has played troubled teenager Simon for 13 years.
Alex previously told the Manchester Evening News about life on and off the Corrie set.
The teen has a young daughter, Lydia, who he credits for helping to keep him going through lockdown.
Alex has rarely spoken about his little girl who was born in December 2018 when he was just 17 with his then girlfriend Levi Selby.
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