Claire Sweeney says joining Coronation Street has been a “real turning point” for her and came at a time when she was having “a wobble” at being in her 50s.
Claire Sweeney is very grateful for her role in Coronation Street
The 54-year-old actress made her Wetherfield debut in 2023 as drug user Cassie Plummer, the long-lost mum of Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall) and estranged daughter of Evelyn Plummer (Dame Maureen Lipman).
Claire says the Corrie role couldn’t have come at a better time because she was concerned roles might start to dry up as she got older.
Claire explained in the new issue of Woman’s Weekly magazine: “I think most women have a wobble when they turn 50. You become a bit reflective.
“You look where you are. And at the time I just thought, ‘You know what? I’m still working. I’m still doing work that I love and I can never grumble. I’ve done brilliant things in my life and in my career, and I’m grateful and thankful.’
“But when I got into Corrie at the age of 52, it was a lovely, lovely surprise and a real turning point for me.
“When I was younger, I wouldn’t think, ‘This is fabulous.’ It would be, ‘What’s next?’
“But with Corrie, I’m so appreciating it and I’m staying in the moment.”
Claire shot to fame playing Lindsey Corkhill on the Channel 4 soap Brookside on-and-off from 1991 until 2003, before she went on to present TV programmes, take on roles in stage musicals and appear in several reality TV shows, including Celebrity Big Brother, Strictly Come Dancing,
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