Coronation Street's Claire Sweeney tells co-star 'I adore you' after message to 'darling' beau Ricky Hatton
manchestereveningnews.co.ukCoronation Street star Claire Sweeney has sweetly shared her adoration for her former Dancing on Ice co-star after a message to her 'darling' beau Ricky Hatton.
The actress may be enjoying a break in Spain but she was still keen to share her birthday wishes to actor Ryan Thomas. The former Corrie star, who is famed for playing Jason Grimshaw in the ITV soap, celebrated his milestone 40th birthday on Monday (June 10) and has been celebrating in the sunshine after his fiancee Lucy Mecklenburgh organised what appeared to be an epic birthday bash for him in Portugal.
Ryan's younger brother, his wife Caroline and their two children - Teddy and Elsie, Adam's twin Scott and Ryan's daughter Scarlett Thomas were among those celebrating, with friends including former Corrie co-stars Richard Fleeshman and Chris Fountain, EastEnders' Dean Gaffney and Scarlett's Waterloo Road co-star Hattie Dynevor, who is the daughter of Corrie icon Sally Dynevor. READ MORE: Coronation Street spoilers as funeral takes place, affair caught and Joel finds new target READ MORE: Read more of our Coronation Street stories here Taking to Instagram on Tuesday (June 11), Claire wanted to share her own message to Ryan and as she shared his Dancing on Ice promo picture from earlier this year, taken before he won the series with British skater Amani Fancy, the former Brookside star wrote: "Happy birthday my lovely friend @ryanthomas84." She continued: "We have been there together during the happiest and most vulnerable of times.
I adore you! Have a fabulous time with your family," before rounding off with a red love heart. It comes after Claire sent a heartfelt tribute after Ricky celebrated a memorable achievement.
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