Claire Sweeney Latest Celebrity News & Gossip

Vanessa Feltz put her ex to the back of her mind as she partied with her celebrity pals over the weekend. The TalkTV presenter was all smiles as she posed for snaps with Panto legend Christopher Biggins and former Brookside star Claire Sweeney.

Legendary soap Brookside is making a return after it was announced that all episodes of the Liverpool drama are going to be streamed on STV Player. It's been 20 years since the 13 houses on Britain’s most famous cul-de-sac were boarded up, and iconic families such as the Corkhills, Dixons and Grants said their last goodbyes.

Coleen Rooney was all smiles as she hit the blue carpet in her first public appearance at a star-studded event since winning her Wagatha Christie legal battle against Rebekah Vardy. She was showing her support at the Football For Change Gala 2022, rubbing shoulders with famous faces from the showbiz and footballing world.

Coronation Street actor Richard Fleeshman has shared the happy news that he is engaged to his longtime girlfriend.The actor, 33, proposed to his Dutch girlfriend Celinde Schoenmaker during a romantic Africa safari getaway after four years of dating. Richard, who is best known for playing Craig Harris in Corrie from 2002 to 2006 , took to Instagram to share their happy news alongside a silhouette snap taken at sunset during their trip.

Former Love Island star Amber Davies packed on the PDA as she kissed her boyfriend Nick Kyriacou at her Cabaret All Stars Show, which took place at Proud Embankment in London. The 25 year old Welsh beauty looked fantastic in a mint green leather skirt, which showed off her tanned legs, as she posed for cameras after the show. She paired it with a printed top in the same colour scheme and wore sparkly court shoes as she posed with her beau after the event.

Claire Sweeney has shared an important insight on why you shouldn’t rely on scales to measure your health or fitness after she “lost 6lbs in two days”.The Brookside star, 51, has been on a health and fitness kick, telling her Instagram followers earlier this week: "Love being curvy, but wanna feel fitter, stronger and shifting a little bit of timber won’t go amiss lol." However, she shared an important insight when weighing herself two days apart and finding that the scales were telling her she’d lost almost half a stone - a figure that is unlikely to be true in such a short space of time. Claire shared an image from a fitness app which showed a variety of body statistics.

English actress, singer and television personality Claire Sweeney celebrated her 51st birthday on April 17 – and she proved that age is just a number as she performed an energetic set at Proud Embankment's Cabaret All Stars in London.The former Brookside actress looked incredible in many stunning outfits at the event. One gown that she wore after the show featured a semi-sheer detailing with black and purple sequins and feather detailing around the bust as she posed with Vanessa Feltz and her partner Ben Ofoedu, who supported her at the show.

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.

Claire Sweeney would love to team up with her old Brookside boss Sir Phil Redmond to play a teacher in the new Grange Hill movie.

They don't call Lesley Reynolds the Queen Of Harley Street for nothing. She's co-founder of London’s top celebrity skincare clinic, looking after a client list that includes Melinda Messenger, Claire Sweeney, Sheridan Smith, Andrea McLean, Gillian Taylforth, Sam Womak, Linda Barker, Gaynor Faye and Beverley Callard.

Amy Childs,Billie Faiers and Ferne McCann posed for adorable snaps with their children as they attended the Peter Rabbit 2: The Runway premiere on Sunday 23 May. Mum-of-two Amy, 30, smiled widely as she kneeled on the floor next to her daughter Polly at the event, held at London's Picturehouse Central cinema.

With a career spanning 30 years, it’s no surprise that Claire Sweeney has picked up some incredible memories along the way. And as the actress exclusively welcomes OK! VIPs into her stunning home in London, Claire opens up about her illustrious career and shows off the special mementos from her time on the West End stage and in shows such as Brookside.

She looks amazing on OK!’s exclusive shoot, but actress and presenter Claire Sweeney admits to having a “right old wobble” about turning 50. “It’s freaking me out!” laughs the former Brookside star, who hit the milestone at the weekend.

Actress Claire Sweeney has opened the doors to her four-bedroom house in central London’s Pimlico, to give VIP Members an insight into her life.The stunning home boasts personality and features sentimental items such as a collage of Claire's career highlights which a close friend made her for her 40th birthday. Claire also showed off her "This is Your Life" book which includes pictures of her time on Brookside and even told OK! that it is an "honour" to have been given it.

If you grew up enjoying hit soap Brookside, you’ll remember watching the much loved cast bring the show’s dramatic storylines to life. From Sinbad and Mick to Jacqui and Lindsay, each accumulated quite the following from fans tuning in at home as they provided some TV gold moments.