Claire Sweeney, known for her role as Cassie Plummer on Coronation Street, has described herself as 'lucky' after falling down the stairs and smashing her face. The 55-year-old actress took to social media on Tuesday evening to share the incident, revealing that her designer glasses were broken in the fall.
Sweeney, who also appeared on Dancing On Ice and in musical theatre productions such as Chicago and Hairspray, said she spent the day at work with only one arm of her Tom Ford glasses. 'I've smashed my face, I'm lucky I've only got a tiny mark but I've broken my glasses. I am totally gutted,' she said.
Joking about a fix, she suggested following Coronation Street legend Jack Duckworth by using sticky tape to repair the glasses. 'I'm just wondering...apparently they can't be fixed. Maybe I should do a Jack Duckworth and get a bit of sellotape on them, what do you reckon? Annoying,' she added.
Sweeney recently quit the soap to take on the role of Miss Hannigan in the musical Annie, starting in July. A Coronation Street spokesperson confirmed her exit: 'Cassie will be on the cobbles until the summer... leading up to a great exit storyline.'
