Claire Sweeney teases 'major problems' in Coronation Street after fans spot issue with Tyrone's mum casting
manchestereveningnews.co.ukClaire Sweeney has given some more details about her upcoming Coronation Street stint after it was revealed she had been cast as Tyrone Dobbs' mum.
The Brookside legend will make her way into the ITV soap as Cassie. It will be the first time Corrie fans will have been introduced to Tyrone's real mum as he's been told a few lies throughout the years.
The much-loved mechanic has previously been told by his grandmother Evelyn Plummer that her daughter, and his biological mother is dead.
So when Cassie turns up on the cobbles out of the blue in June, Evelyn is faced with a real dilemma as she has to decide whether to come clean to Tyrone about her lies. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community Appearing on Good Morning Britain for the first time since the casting was announced, Claire revealed to hosts Kate Garraway and Adil Ray that she officially starts working on the long-running soap, which is based in Salford, on Friday (April 28) and teased some more details about her never before seen character. "After I left Brookside and did Celebrity Big Brother, more people knew me as Claire and not Lindsey Corkhill," she said. "That was a great time and it's the first reality TV show of its kind so it was such a big deal.
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