Claire Sweeney plays addict Cassandra Plummer but was given a 'baptism of fire' with fourteen page super scene on her second day with Dame Maureen Lipman
Claire Sweeney was over the moon to win a dream part on her favourite TV soap Coronation Street on her birthday - and then she got a gift of a scene with Dame Maureen Lipman.
“I didn’t need to worry because Maureen was so kind to me that she’d even taken me out to dinner the night before with castmate David Neilson, who plays Roy Cropper. Maureen went out of her way to make me feel more comfortable and that really helped,” says Claire. “She was so supportive, as was David. The pair of them took me out and it was just a lovely thing to do. She’s amazing and working with her was like a masterclass.
Despite having already triumphed in practically every genre of show business, soap operas are Claire’s great love, so she’s very thankful to have been chosen by Corrie producer Iain MacLeod. One of Claire’s ultimate icons is Bet Lynch played by Julie Goodyear, 81. Earlier this month, Julie’s husband Scott Brand broke the news that the acting legend is suffering from dementia. Claire is deeply saddened, hailing Julie as a genius of the soap genre.
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