Claire Sweeney reveals embarrassing first day of training - 'My bum was hanging out!'

Mark Ruffalo cemented himself in Hollywood with his role in 2000′s You Can Count on Me. However, it turns out that he wasn’t the first choice for the part.

A high school forced to close for weeks after a huge blaze broke out in a classroom on the first day of term has been left with 'significant smoke and water damage'.

Former Love Island star turned influencer, Molly-Mae Hague, has revealed the sweet family tradition that she is continuing for her daughter Bambi as she celebrates her first birthday. Molly-Mae often shares glimpses of her day-to-day life on social media and opted to share some adorable glimpses of her little ones first birthday. Molly shared a snap of a wall of photographs with her family, as well as an adorable photo of Bambi playing with her new toy and her very own home-made birthday cake.

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.

As the first celebrities prepare to take to the ice on Sunday’s Dancing on Ice live show, our favourite stars have all been throwing in a few last minute rehearsals to try and nail each element of their routine before the all important performance. Among those stars this year, is Coronation Street star Claire Sweeney, who jumped at the chance of taking part after falling in love with the show and the beautiful routines on screen.

Disgraced reality television star Stephen Bear has been photographed running errands following his early release from prison on Wednesday, 16 January.The 33 year old was sentenced to 21 months in prison in March 2023 for voyeurism and two counts of disclosing private sexual photographs or films, after sharing a private video of himself having sex with his former Love Island star partner Georgia Harrison, 29, on his OnlyFans website. Stephen, known for appearing on Ex on the Beach and Celebrity Big Brother, served just over half of his sentence before being released.

Dancing on Ice's Colin Grafton recieved some heartbreaking news just days before the show's launch.The professional figure skater, who is currently parternered with Coronation Street actress Claire Sweeney, reportedly recieved the terrifying news that his father, Roy, had suffered an unexpected stroke on Wednesday, January 10. Following the scary news, Colin opted to remain in the UK rather than flying back to the US, as he knew that his dad would have wanted him to continue on the show.

Coronation Street star Peter Ash has sent a 'first day' message to his fans and followers as he shared an update on his and his character's future on the cobbles. There have been some heartbreaking scenes being delivered by the actor at the start of the year as Paul Foreman continues to face his Motor Neurone Disease diagnosis.

Claire Sweeney has spilled the beans on what it's been like training for the latest series of Dancing On Ice.The Coronation Street actor appeared on today's episode of This Morning, where she chatted to hosts Josie Gibson and Craig Doyle about her experience on the show so far. According to the star, her professional skating partner, Colin Grafton, has been working her hard. So much so, that she's branded the 32 year old as "relentless." "He's lovely.

It's not just on the cobbles where you'll soon be seeing Claire Sweeney as she's also taking to the ice. The actress is among the 12 famous faces to have signed up for Dancing on Ice this year and will be joined by former Corrie alumni Ryan Thomas.

If you didn’t see the news, Gigi Hadid joined Bradley Cooper and his mom Gloria for a night out after the 2024 Golden Globes.

The rumors continue as the internet tries to figure out just what the hell Selena Gomez was gossiping about!

Ed Sheeran has reacted to the win of his first-ever Emmy, saying he “was not expecting” to take home the award.The singer-songwriter was announced as the winner of the Emmy in the Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics category, thanks to the track he wrote for the TV show Ted Lasso.News that the superstar was asked to write music for the show’s third season was first revealed in October 2021. The series also commissioned Eurovision runner up Sam Ryder to write a song, called ‘Fought & Lost’.Titled ‘A Beautiful Game’, the singer shared the award with co-writers Max Martin and Foy Vance, and was unable to attend the ceremony due to scheduling conflicts with his ongoing tour.“We won an Emmy last night,” Sheeran wrote, addressing the victory on social media.

Stuart Miller Da’Vine Joy Randolph had grown weary of scripts that offered her shallow or one-dimensional characters. “I’ve felt like I had to fight for fully realized characters with complexities or even start writing or producing myself,” she says. Then she was sent David Hemingson’s script for “The Holdovers,” for the role of Mary Lamb, who works in the cafeteria of a prep school for the wealthy, soldiering on even as she mourns the death of her sonin Vietnam. “I was so overjoyed to read this character, someone who was really struggling, but also trying to persevere in spite of her situation,” says Randolph, who was nominated for a Tony Award in 2012 for her performance in “Ghost: The Musical.” She has since appeared in everything from “Dolemite Is My Name,” “High Fidelity” and “Only Murders in the Building” to “The United States vs.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Katt Williams’ recent interview on Shannon Sharpe’s “Club Shay Shay” podcast has gone viral for a handful of soundbites and revelations made by the comedian. Williams made his film debut playing Money Mike in the 2002 comedy “Friday After Next,” which he revealed originally included a sexual assault scene that he refused to participate in (via BuzzFeed).

Paris Fury shared an adorable snapshot of her life at home as she geared up for the children to go back to school today, 4 January. The reality TV star and author, who is married to champion boxing heavyweight Tyson Fury, shares seven children with the star. Posting an early morning photo of her enjoying a quiet moment with youngest daughter Athena, the proud mum smiled as she told her followers she was starting the day with a much-needed coffee ahead of the busy school-run.

The Crown star said the director of the BBC’s Being Human pilot made her feel “bullied” while filming the 2008 show.Foy didn’t actually name the individual, but Declan O’Dwyer is credited as the director of the Being Human pilot episode.Speaking on Josh Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused podcast, Foy accused O’Dwyer of bullying her and giving the “worst note” she has ever received from a director.Foy claimed that he told her to “start acting, darling” as she filmed scenes as the character Julia. “I didn’t know what I was doing and he shouted it at me,” the Emmy-winning actress recalled.She was being interviewed alongside her All of Us Strangers co-star Andrew Scott, who replied: “Oh that’s horrible.”Foy added: “It’s taken me a long time to accept that it was actually a very unkind thing to do to a 23-year-old on their first job ever.“Instead of taking them under your wing and helping them, just shouting at them in front of everyone … Sometimes not very nice directors need someone to bully on set and I was like that person.”Foy went on to claim that O’Dwyer “doesn’t really work anymore,” to which Scott responded: “But you fucking do.”Foy’s claim wasn’t entirely accurate, however, since O’Dwyer has been attached to a number of notable projects in recent years, including PBS series Miss Scarlet and The Duke.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Claire Foy recently appeared on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast while on the press tour for “All of Us Strangers” and was asked to reveal the worst acting note she ever got on set from a director. She didn’t hesitate to answer: “Start acting, darling!” “First job I ever did on TV, which was ‘Being Human.’ The pilot, with Russell Tovey and Andrea Riseborough.

John Ridley is finally opening up about the Marvel series he was developing at ABC back in 2015.