Ryan Thomas pulled out all the stops for his daughter Scarlett’s 16th birthday, but there was one notable absence: her mother, actress Tina O’Brien.
The Coronation Street stars have had a strained relationship since Ryan claimed Tina damaged his Range Rover with a baseball bat in 2022.
And despite their daughter’s milestone birthday, the couple reportedly opted for separate celebrations.
A source said the sun: ‘Scarlett had her party at the Barca Bar in Manchester last night.
‘His father Ryan was there keeping an eye on things, but his mother Tina was nowhere to be found.
Ryan Thomas pulled out all the stops for his daughter Scarlett’s 16th birthday, but there was one notable absence: her mother, actress Tina O’Brien.
“Ryan paid for it and set it up, but since things are still tense between them, Tina let it go; no one wanted a confrontation.”
However, another source shared that Tina, 41, was hoping to appear but was delayed due to a long day on the set of Corrie, where she plays Sarah Platt.
Ryan, 40, organized a party bus for Scarlett and her friends, taking them to Manchester’s Barca Bar, where he admitted she had banned him from joining the event, calling it “too embarrassing”.
Although he respected her request, Ryan did not abandon her completely and recruited a friend to keep an eye on the group.
‘Do any other parents have anxiety on their daughter’s 16th birthday when they’re not allowed in?’ He joked, watching from outside the venue.
‘I am attentive to what is happening. There’s a group of guys there… Hmm, we’ll see.’
MailOnline has contacted representatives for Ryan and Sarah for comment.
Tina and Ryan first met on the set of Coronation Street and dated for six years, until 2009.
Ryan and Sarah (pictured right, Scarlett, left) have had a strained relationship after Ryan claimed Tina damaged his Range Rover with a baseball bat in 2022.
Despite their daughter’s milestone birthday, the couple opted for separate celebrations and Ryan organized a party bus for Scarlett and her friends, where he admitted that she had banned him from joining the event, calling it “too embarrassing.”
Although he respected her request, Ryan did not abandon her completely and recruited a friend to keep an eye on the group.
He even admitted that he asked his friend to keep an eye on them all so he could know what they were doing even out of his sight.
Scarlett currently stars in ITV drama Waterloo Road, playing Izzy Charles, the daughter of original characters Donte and Chlo who became teenage parents while at school.
Scarlett’s former partner and parents starred on the cobbles when Ryan played Jason Grimshaw and were romantically linked both on and off screen.
Tina, who still plays Sarah Platt (pictured in character), also has a son, Beau, 10, with her current husband, Adam Crofts.
The former couple starred on the cobbles when Ryan played Jason Grimshaw and were romantically linked both on and off screen.
As well as being father to Scarlett, who currently stars in ITV drama Waterloo Road, Tina, who still plays Sarah Platt, also has a son, Beau, 10, with husband Adam Crofts.
The couple are proud parents to son Roman, four, and daughter Lilah, two.
Ryan is now engaged to former TOWIE star Lucy Mecklenburgh, who he has been dating since 2017.
In March 2022, it was reported that Tina had been accused of “breaking up Ryan’s car with a baseball bat after a furious late-night fight.”
The publication told how Ryan had blamed ex Tina for the damage caused to his Range Rover’s rear-view mirror, with a source at the time citing their “contentious relationship”.