The actress, who plays Cassie Plummer in the ITV soap, was among those at the gala opening of The Devil Wears Prada: The Musical
Claire Sweeney has been flooded with messages as the Coronation Street star brushed off the news of her split from Ricky Hatton hitting the headlines for a glamourous night out with her mum and son.
The actress, who is currently playing Cassie Plummer in the ITV soap, was among the string of famous faces – including Anna Wintour, Lily Collins and Donatella Versace – hitting the red carpet at the gala opening of the new show, The Devil Wears Prada: The Musical, at the Dominion Theatre in London.
The West End show hosted a charity gala for the Elton John AIDS Foundation on Sunday evening (December 1), with Sir Elton having written the score for the new show based on the 2006 comedy film starring Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway.
Taking to social media, Claire shared a string of snaps of herself as she headed to the special event and it’s fair to say the soap star looked fabulous as she sported a glistening white gown with dramatic cape detailing. She kept her short blonde locks down and added a pop of colour whit a red lip.
Captioning the update on Instagram, Claire wrote: “Wonderful evening ahead @ejaf @eltonjohn Gala Performance of Devil Wears Prada @jwponstage wearing @elizajanehowell @elizajanehowelleveningwear.” She later added alongside a post of her posing inside the theatre: “So proud of my friend’s Jamie Wilson and Kevin Mcollum @jwponstage @pradawestend @elizajanehowelleveningwear this show is amazing with a phenomenal cast. @jammyprod you are a genius @darrencarnall1.”
And her co-stars and fans were quick to respond to the updates. Abi Webster actress Sally Carman-Duttine commented: “Wowzers!” with a string of flame emojis while former Corrie star Helen Flanagan posted a love heart eyes emoji in the comments section.
@dyoung196644 said: “Wow Claire you are looking fabulous.” @elizajanehowell posted: “WOW WOW WOW.” @paulabreslin replied: “Absolutely stunning Claire.” @gilliangavaghan echoed: “You look absolutely stunning.” @beverleymediumship added: “Absolutely stunning, keep shining. Queen.”
Claire was also joined by her mum, Kathleen, as well as her 10-year-old son Jaxon, who looked suitably dapper in his own tux, for the night out. And her friends were delighted to see them enjoying the evening together with This Morning star Vanessa Feltz saying: “Fabulous to share such a glamorous and heartwarming experience with you my beautiful friend.” Dancing on Ice star Colin Grafton added: “So so happy to see you alll.”
Claire’s appearance on the red carpet came just after the news broke of her split from former boxer Ricky. Romance blossomed for the pair when they both took part in Dancing on Ice earlier this year, despite having met each other on and off for two decades.
Speaking about the breakup at the event, she told MailOnline: “I’m great – we’re still friends, we were friends, we dated and now we’re friends again. It’s all good!” Earlier on Sunday, a source told the publication that the former couple “remain good friends” and that there wasn’t a “fallout between them”.
