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Soap star Claire Sweeney is the latest celebrity to be announced for the next edition of ITV<\/a>\u2018s glitzy competition series Dancing on Ice.<\/p>\n The actor confirmed the news on This Morning<\/a>, where she admitted that she\u2019s still in the earliest stages of preparation, having not actually set foot on the ice just yet.<\/p>\n She joins former boxer Ricky Hatton<\/a> on the confirmed line-up, with several other celebrities rumoured for a spot on the Dancing on Ice 2024 line-up.<\/p>\n Read on to find out more about Sweeney ahead of her grand debut on the ice.<\/p> Age:\u00a0<\/strong>52<\/p>\n Job:\u00a0<\/strong>Actor<\/p>\n Instagram: <\/strong>@claire.sweeney<\/a><\/p>\n X (formerly Twitter):\u00a0<\/strong>@clairesweeney<\/a><\/p>\n Claire Sweeney is an actor who got her big break playing Lindsey Corkhill on the Channel 4<\/a> soap opera Brookside, starring in hundreds of episodes between 1991 and 2003.<\/p>\n More recently, Sweeney joined the cast of Coronation Street<\/a> as Cassie Plummer, the long-lost mother of Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall). Coming up, she has a supporting role in Channel 5<\/a>\u2018s light-hearted mystery series The Good Ship Murder.<\/p>\n Sweeney has also dabbled in music before, releasing a studio album in 2002 which reached number 15 in the UK charts.<\/p>\n It’s showtime, Sweeney! \u2728 Soap Star @ClaireSweeney<\/a> takes to the greatest show on ice in the new year. #DancingOnIce<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/tjmzMmC2SR<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Dancing on Ice (@dancingonice) September 27, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>Who is Claire Sweeney?<\/strong><\/h2>\n