Who is Claire Sweeney? Dancing on Ice 2024 contestant and soap star

Sweeney joins a exciting line-up of celebrities, featuring the likes of Ricky Hatton MBE, Love Island winner Amber Davies and Olympian Greg Rutherford MBE.

As she prepares to make her grand debut on the ice, read on to find out more about Claire Sweeney.

Who is Claire Sweeney?

Age: 52

Job: Actor

Instagram: @claire.sweeney

X (formerly Twitter): @clairesweeney

Dance partner: Colin Grafton

Claire Sweeney is an actor who got her big break playing Lindsey Corkhill on the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside, starring in hundreds of episodes between 1991 and 2003.

More recently, Sweeney joined the cast of Coronation Street as Cassie Plummer, the long-lost mother of Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall). Coming up, she has a supporting role in Channel 5's light-hearted mystery series The Good Ship Murder.

Sweeney has also dabbled in music before, releasing a studio album in 2002 which reached number 15 in the UK charts.

What has Claire Sweeney said about joining Dancing on Ice 2024?

Sweeney was a guest on ITV's This Morning on Wednesday 27th September, where she confirmed the news about her involvement in Dancing on Ice.

She said: "I’m really looking forward to going to an ice rink with my son and actually being able to skate and not have to use the penguins they give you to help you stay upright!"

Sweeney added that she has a long way to go before she'll be ready to perform: "I've had to wear my boots around the house... I haven't stepped on the ice yet."

On X (formerly Twitter), the actor stated she was "so excited to be taking part".

Dancing on Ice starts on Sunday 14th January on ITV1 and ITVX.

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