Coronation Street’s Claire Sweeney and boxer Ricky Hatton are proving to be each other’s biggest supporters ever since they seemingly went public with their new romance. The pair were first suspected of being in a new relationship after being spotted on a series of pub dates throughout spring.

Claire and Ricky, who met when taking part in Dancing on Ice 2024, then stepped out on the red carpet together for the first time last month in May as they enjoyed the first opening night of the £365m Co-op Live Arena.

The new couple have since enjoyed a sun-soaked holiday in Tenerife and Claire supported her new man from a distance last month when he was seen on the red carpet at the BAFTA Television Awards 2024 after his Sky documentary, Hatton, was up for a gong.

And Ricky, aka ‘The Hitman’, is often seen reciprocating his public support for Claire with the latest coming over the weekend as she shared a glimpse at her latest magazine appearances. The soap star, who is currently playing Cassie Plummer in Corrie, was talking to media about her latest ITV soap plot.

Captioning her cover moment, Claire, 53, said: “Talking all about Cassie becoming Ken’s carer, and fun and games with Steve McDonald. @coronationstreet @melanieblakeuk @dailymirror.” And Ricky, 45, was quickly in the comments, writing: “Beautiful babe,” to which Claire responded with a red heart emoji.

And her fans and followers were also quick to share their compliments. @jojomu7faa said: “Gorgeous gorgeous love that dress green looks good on ya.” @1_ladyjayne commented: “Good to see you on Corrie, Great work.” @will.hewitt71 wrote: “Now that’s what I call a cover.”

@stretch_fit_mallorca replied: “Looking stunning. Well done with everything. You’re doing amazingly.” @grovergoodall posted: “Brilliant and Gorg.” @johnjason716 added: “So beautiful.”