Real life of Coronation Street's Cassie Plummer actress Claire Sweeney - ages, fresh loss, 'decimated' income, rarely seen son and soap 'trauma'
13.01.2024 - 06:55
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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.
Claire, who is currently playing Cassie Plummer in the ITV soap, recently explained why she said yes to the show as she told 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."
She added: "It’s going to be good for me. When I stepped onto the ice for the first time, I had this feeling of euphoria. It was such an adrenaline rush, I loved it – how great at 52 years of age."
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But she has recently shared a fear that her Corrie character may not help her out during her new challenge as she confessed her trouble-maker alter-ego may impact whether ITV soap fans will want to keep her on the ice. She said: "My character is a bit unpleasant at times, so I don't know how that'll affect me with the judging and voting! With my character everything comes from good but then things go wrong for her!"
Claire made her debut on the cobbles back in June. Her casting was revealed in April and a couple of months later she was making her debut as Tyrone Dobbs' real mum and the daughter of Evelyn Plummer. Cassie tracked down her mum to the street but when Evelyn spotted her, she ignored her. But later, Evelyn received a call and was seen hurrying into A&E
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