Coronation Street's Claire Sweeney stuns without Scouse accent as fans say 'very sexy'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukCoronation Street star Claire Sweeney was heard having ditcher her usual accent - but it wasn't as it seemed. The actress, who hails from Liverpool, is currently seen playing Cassie Plummer in the ITV soap.
She made her debut on the cobbles as Cassie back in June 2023 after it was revealed she'd been cast as Tyrone Dobbs' real mum and the daughter of fan favourite Evelyn Plummer.
But Claire landed her first major role in Brookside, initially as a recurring character from 1991 and then as a leading character from 1995 until the programme ended in 2003.
From then on, her career went from strength to strength with a few more TV appearances under her belt, both as an actress and as a presenter, while also carving out a successful theatre career. READ MORE: Coronation Street's Vicky Myers supported as she shares 'pinch me moment' as DS Lisa Swain READ MORE: Read more of our Coronation Street stories here But while Claire will no doubt be used to changing things up from role to role, her Scouse accent is very much part of her and so imagine fans' surprise when she was not only speaking without it, but also in a different language.
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