Everything about Claire Sweeney totally explained
Claire Jane Sweeney (born
April 17,
1971 in
Walton,
Liverpool) is an
English Actress,
Singer and
Television Personality best known for playing the role of
Lindsey Corkhill in the
Channel 4 soap opera Brookside and her appearance on the first series of the
Reality TV show
Celebrity Big Brother.
Early life and career
Sweeney trained at the
Elliott-Clarke Stage School in
Liverpool, and went on to the
Italia Conti Academy in
London. In
1987, she was a member of the Southport Summer Youth Theatre Workshop's production of the musical
Hair. Following this production, she auditioned for a part in the Southport Arts Centre's Centre Stage Company production of
Chicago but was turned down because she was considered too young - she later went on to star in a
West End version of the same show.
After leaving the stage school, Sweeney had many singing engagements before landing the minor role of Lindsey in
Brookside for a brief spell in
1991. She entertained
cruise ships for
P&O as a singer for four years before returning to
England. On her return, Sweeney reprised her role of Lindsey and remained on the show as a leading character until its demise in
2003.
Sweeney appeared on
Celebrity Big Brother in
2001 in aid of
Comic Relief, where she met
Anthea Turner who has become a close friend. Her appearance on the show prompted her to greater fame amongst the
British public. This directly led to appearing as "Roxie Hart" in the
musical Chicago in
London. In
2002, Sweeney released an album,
Claire on
Telstar Records, consisting of a mix of original material and cover versions of well-known songs, which enjoyed only modest success reaching the
UK Top 20. In
2003, Sweeney returned to the stage in the lead in the
World tour of
Fosse.
In
2005 &
2006, Sweeney appeared in
Pantomime productions of
Snow White and
Aladdin at
Theatre Royal, Nottingham.
On
10 July 2006, Sweeney took over from
Sally Ann Triplett in the role of "Miss Adelaide" in the
UK production of
Guys & Dolls at the
Piccadilly Theatre in London's
West End for an 8 week run. Sweeney also played opposite
Dirty Dancing legend
Patrick Swayze before touring the
UK extensively in the same production.
She has also presented a number of shows, such as
Challenge of a Lifetime,
I'm famous...and frightened!,
A Song for Europe and
60 Minute Makeover and acted in
Television programmes such as
Merseybeat and
Clocking off. In
2004, Sweeney appeared as a contestant on the first series of the
BBC One pro-celebrity ballroom dancing competition
Strictly Come Dancing. She has most recently been seen as the host of the television series
Chef vs Britain and as a regular panellist on
Loose Women, both for
ITV.
In
2005, the
fitness DVD Claire Sweeney: The Perfect Fit with Weight Watchers was released. For a period, Sweeney was the holder of The
Forces Sweetheart title. In
2001, she won
Rear of the Year and in
2002 she was featured in an episode of
This is Your Life.
Personal life
Sweeney's ex-boyfriends are said to include
Adam Kenwright. However, she'd a steady relationship with businessman Tony Hibbard for six years, until they split in late 2007.
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