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Ricky Hatton's love life could give any soap opera a run for its money, with a history that includes a brutal engagement and dalliances with a Playboy model, not to mention his romance with his "bezzie".The boxing legend's love life made headlines again when he was spotted looking cosy with actress Claire Sweeney, 45, best known for her role as Lindsey Corkhill in Brookside. The pair were seen arm-in-arm enjoying a pub crawl around Ricky's hometown in Greater Manchester, sparking rumours of romance. According to an insider speaking to the Mirror, Ricky and Claire have been hitting it off with "electric chemistry" ever since they met on Dancing On Ice this January.

Coronation Street star Claire Sweeney has been supported as she shared 'previous memories' of herself and her late co-star Dean Sullivan following his sad death. The actress was devastated back in November when it was confirmed her Brookside co-star had died following a short illness.

From starting out singing in clubs to making her name in a soap and performing in the West End - Claire Sweeney has done it all. She's now adding ice skating to her CV as one of twelve famous faces strapping on their skates in 2024.

Claire Sweeney, who stars as Cassie Plummer in Coronation Street, is set to lace up her skates as she competes on Dancing on Ice. Speaking about her participation on the ITV show, she confessed to Prima magazine: "I wanted to challenge myself. You get little vulnerabilities and anxieties with menopause and you start to lose your bottle as you get older, so I want to conquer some fears and get my confidence and chutzpah back." As reported by the Nottingham Post, Claire also expressed excitement about joining the ice skating show.

Coronation Street’s Claire Sweeney, 52, is swapping the cobbles for the ice rink of Dancing On Ice – although the Cassie Plummer actor admits that she made an embarrassing first impression on judges Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean. “I took a really hard fall but I got back up and carried on for half an hour,” says Claire, who is partnered with US professional Colin Grafton.

Claire Sweeney hit Coronation Street with a bang when she joined as Cassie Plummer – daughter of Evelyn [played by Maureen Lipman] – earlier this year. With a history of drug addiction, and harbouring the secret of Tyrone [Alan Halsall] being her son, there was plenty of drama for Claire to get her teeth into. Now, after six months, Cassie has finally managed to secure her place in the family fold.

Coronation Street star Claire Sweeney has spoken about feeling 'real appreciation' as she made a candid remark about her career. The actress joined the ITV soap earlier this year as Cassie Plummer and while also treading the cobbles, she's set to take to the ice.

Coronation Street's newest star Claire Sweeney couldn't have looked more different to how she looked during her on-screen debut earlier this week as she stepped out for a charity bash.

Claire Sweeney is set to reclaim her crown as a soap queen tonight (Wednesday) with her first scenes in Coronation Street - and her character is already ruffling feathers on the cobbles. Actress Claire found fame as Brookside's Lindsey Corkhill, but is about to resume life in soap land more than 20 years on as an explosive new character in the ITV soap.

She shot to fame playing Brookside’s Lindsey Corkhill in the 90s, then became a TV presenter, a pop star, a radio DJ, an M&S model and even a West End star. But Claire Sweeney’s new role in Coronation Street as Tyrone Dobbs’ long lost mum Cassandra is Claire’s favourite role to date. Claire’s character Cassandra doesn’t make her debut until Wednesday (28 June), but Claire already thinks she’s done the best work of her career.

Claire Sweeney has given some more details about her upcoming Coronation Street stint after it was revealed she had been cast as Tyrone Dobbs' mum. The Brookside legend will make her way into the ITV soap as Cassie.

Brookside in 1990 - and the star does not appear to have aged a day since her soap exit more than 20 years ago.The actress appeared on Brookside between 1990 and the soap's end in 2003 and played the daughter of Ron and Deborah Dixon.During her time on the soap, her character Jacqui was involved in huge storylines such as her marriage to Max Farnham, dating aristocrat Nathan Cuddington and owning a club with Lindsey Corkhill.READ MORE: Sir Phil Redmond hints at potential Brookside return after Grange Hill film newsHowever, 20 years since her soap exit, Jacqui actress Alex Fletcher has sent fans wild with a selfie, as she joined a few of her former Brookside co-stars for a sweet reunion.Alex joined Rachel Jordache star Tiffany Chapman, Bev McLoughlin actress Tracie White and Katie Rogers star Dianne Burke for a reunion, with Alex sharing the snaps on her Instagram page.The post showed the four soap stars smiling for the camera as they enjoyed a catch-up, with Alex flaunting her ageless appearance in the stunning snap.The Jacqui Dixon star looked radiant as she wore a grey jumper, with her long blonde locks cascading down her shoulders and framing her beautiful face.She finished the glamorous look with a pop of red lipstick and smoky eyes, as she flashed her signature dazzling smile.Her Brookside co-stars also looked as if they hadn't aged a day too, with each of the stars looking beautiful in a snap that not only brought back memories for soap fans, but the cast members.Alex captioned the post: "The Original Brookie girls back together. We’ve literally cried laughing catching up, some of the stories...

The Sunday Times, the singer and actress revealed that she didn't earn a lot in 2021 when she was asked. Quizzed about her earning she replied with what she earned, revealed that she brought in "under £5,000".She elaborated to the publication: "Our industry was decimated.

Strictly Come Dancing contestant admitted that she earned under £5,000 last year as a knock-on effect of COVID-19.Claire, 50, admitted she had to take drastic action when it came to money in a new interview. When the actress was asked about how much cash she earned last year, she replied: “Under £5,000.

Claire Sweeney has revealed she earned £5,000 last year forcing her to live off of the savings from her sold Spanish villa.The actress was hit hard financially due to the pandemic after her industry was “decimated” she said as she discussed the difficult decisions she had to make in order to save up. Speaking on her period of money woes, Claire confirmed that during that time she had received “under £5,000” worth of pay and resorted to using the money from her sold villa for her and her family to live on.

Brookside, playing Lindsey Corkhill and has since gone on to appear in a number of shows.However, the 50-year-old revealed to me that her role on Benidorm gave her faith after the shows creator, Brenden Litten "believed in her" after not participating in any TV work for some time.Claire's role on the show saw her appear in the final episode as airport ground staff member, Maxine, coming to blows with families including the Dawson's.Her cameo came as a total 360 degrees moment, which saw her working alongside her former singing teacher who she says was the first person to encourage her to follow her dreams.She told the Daily Star: "I was proud to be in that episode and just to be surrounded by iconic characters really and Johnny Vegas' mum in it, Elsie Kelly, she was my singing teacher in school."The mum-of-one added: "I still call her Mrs Hall which is her married name and that woman is really responsible for my career because she was the first person that picked me out and told me I could sing and set me on my way, really."It just takes one teacher sometimes just to say 'you can do this' and you go 'oh my God, I can' and it paved the way for me and it's thanks to Mrs Hall."She added: "It was the same with Derren because I'd not done any TV for ages and Derren gave me the part in Benidorm and he believed in me and then he gave me the part in Scarborough which he wrote and he believed in me, he's been so wonderful."Claire previously opened up to us, saying: "I'd been a fan of the show for years, I was a massive fan and I think Derren Litten (writer and creator) is brilliant, he's a genius."I always wanted to be in it and I was working with Tony Maudsley who played Kenneth in it."Explaining how she landed the part of

IT'S the news that all Brookside fans have been waiting for - the big cast reunion. Leading the stars is Claire Sweeney, who quit the soap 18 years ago.

LOOSE Women's Claire Sweeney has given fans an insight into the gorgeous home she shares with her six-year-old son Jaxon. The 49-year-old, who is most well-known for playing Lindsey Corkhill in the Channel 4 soap Brookside, regularly shares snaps with her 42k followers on Instagram to show what her life is really like behind closed doors.