Coronation Street star Claire Sweeney has revealed that she has “smashed her face” after taking a tumble down the stairs and, thankfully, only broke her glasses
Claire Sweeney has spoken out about her “lucky” escape after falling down the stairs. The actress, 55, who currently stars as Cassie Plummer on Coronation Street, took to social media on Tuesday night to reveal that she “smashed her face” during the tumble.
But the former Dancing On Ice star, who shot to fame on Brookside and has also carved out a successful career in musical theatre with roles in Chicago and Hairspray amongst a host of others, was left most disappointed because she had broken her designer glasses and had been trying to figure out how to get through the day at work without them in fully-working order.
She said: “I’ve just finished work and I’ve been trying to negotiate my day glasses with just one arm. They’re my good Tom Ford glasses and I’ve fell down the stairs. I’ve smashed my face, I’m lucky I’ve only got a tiny mark but I’ve broken my glasses. I am totally gutted.”
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Claire then jokingly suggested that she should follow in the footsteps of legendary Corrie character Jack Duckworth (Bill Tarmey) by simply using some sticky tape to put the leg back on the glasses, but just wasn’t sure.
She added: “I’m just wondering…apparently they can’t be fixed, apparently. I don’t know. Maybe I should do a Jack Duckworth and get a bit of sellotape on them, what do you reckon? Annoying.”
Viewers of the world’s longest-running TV soap will know that Claire’s time as Cassie in Weatherfield is coming to an end, and she quit the cobbles so she could take on the role of Miss Hannigan in Annie, a part she will be taking over from Strictly Come Dancing contestant La Voix in a matter of weeks.
Following the news, a spokesperson for Coronation Street said: “Cassie will be on the cobbles until the summer during which time she will continue to make her presence felt in Weatherfield leading up to a great exit storyline.”
The Mirror understands that Corrie bosses had been aware of Claire’s decision to quit for a few months, and that they understand she is leaving to pursue a part she has always wanted to play.
The tour will open on 23 May with La Voix at the New Wimbledon Theatre and she will be appearing in Birmingham, Manchester, Plymouth and Canterbury. Claire will then take to the stage from 7 July Cardiff, Milton Keynes, Blackpool, Newcastle, Dublin, Bristol, Nottingham, Hull, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Truro, Cheltenham, Stoke, Crawley, Belfast, Aberdeen, Woking, Bradford, Oxford, Sunderland, Southampton, Norwich, Wolverhampton, Sheffield, Glasgow and Leicester.
As well as her TV work, the former Loose Women panellist has appeared extensively in theatre already, having starred in productions of Chicago, Tell Me On A Sunday, 9 to 5, Hairspray and Legally Blonde over the years. Before finding fame on Brookside, Claire started out singing as a teenager and then, following a successful stint on the first series of Celebrity Big Brother, she released a self-titled album in 2002.
The musical is based on the comic strip Little Orphan Annie created by Harold Gray and follows the story of a plucky redhead who is searching for her parents before finding herself in the company of billionaire Oliver Warbucks. The show, famed for standards like Tomorrow and It’s A Hard Knock Life, was awarded Best Musical at the 1977 Tony Awards, and actresses to have enjoyed their big break through playing the title role over the years include Andrea McArdle, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Stranger Things star Sadie Sink.
The role of Miss Hannigan was originally played by Dorothy Loudon on Broadway in 1977, and she won a Tony Award for her efforts. Perhaps more famously, legendary comedienne Carol Burnett brought the role to life for the big-screen adaptation in 1982 and, she was then played by Misery star Kathy Bates in Disney’s television remake in 1999 before Cameron Diaz starred as a modern version of the character in the 2014 film.
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