Claire Sweeney took to Instagram as she posted a snap from filming alongside Simon Gregon
Coronation Street fans have been praising the ‘on-screen chemistry’ between two Weatherfield residents as they championed the creation of a new soap couple.
Claire Sweeney took to Instagram on Friday (October 18) as she posted a snap from filming alongside Simon Gregon. Fans will recall that the pair, who play Cassie Plummer and Steve McDonald in the ITV soap, have had more scenes together in recent months.
It mainly started when Cassie found herself in the fold at No.1 Coronation Street having become Ken Barlow’s carer after he fell down the stairs and fractured his pelvis before seemingly winning Steve round and starting a new double act.
They were later seen going on a revenge mission with Cassie helping Steve get one back on his former Weatherfield County hero, Tommy Orpington, after he had an affair with his wife, Tracy Barlow, before she left him for the former footballer.
They have since flitted between being friends and frenemys but judging by Claire and Simon’s smiling faces in a very Christmassy Rovers Return, it could mean there’s more to come between the pair.
Sharing the beaming selfie of the pair on Instagram, Claire said: “Great fun in the Rovers today with @fat_dracula @coronationstreet.” And it didn’t take fans long to respond with their hopes for a relationship storyline between the pair.
@mandysimonnn said: “When are u 2 gona get together on Corrie, it’s about time now.” @twomeywalsh_serendipityathome commented: “Great pic. Fab chemistry between your characters. Love Steve and Cassie.” @dyoung196644 wrote: “Love watching you both together Claire.”
@julieb1586 echoed: “You have amazing on screen chemistry I just love watching you both.. so glad you joined the cobbles Claire.” @john.torley.773 replied: “Two of my favourite people right there! Looking forward to your two characters getting together!” @tarotcat1 asked: “A Cassie and Steve kiss under the mistletoe?” @irenemk50 added: “Brilliant together.”
It comes after Claire spoke of her plans to stick around on the cobbles for a while longer earlier this year as she gushed about working with Simon and Bill Roache. She told ITV’s Lorraine: “I hope so. I feel very blessed. I love the show – at the moment I’m signed until next year. I’m enjoying it, I’m happy, and I feel very honoured to be doing a storyline with Bill [Roache] and Simon.”
Self-confessed soap fan Lorraine Kelly responded: “Here’s what I would like to see. I want you and Steve to get together. Obviously, Tracy’s going to get really, really jealous. So she won’t like it.” Claire then said: “Ooh, we’ll have a fight on the cobbles!”
Lorraine continued: “Exactly! It’s that thing of, she doesn’t want him, necessarily, but she doesn’t want anybody else to have him. Then I would quite like you to run the Rovers together. Start writing the script now!”
Sharing more about working with Simon, Claire said: “I hope [they get together]. I love working with him. You know when you meet someone your age who has all the same references in life, and we laugh… before the cameras start rolling, me and him are screaming laughing.”
