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Former Brookside and CBB star joins Emmerdale

Who is she playing?

Ex-Brookside star Claire Sweeney is set to switch soaps as she’s headed to Emmerdale.

Details of her role haven’t been released, but she tweeted a picture of herself on set on Wednesday – filming a wedding!

She captioned the image: “On the set of Emmerdale attending a wedding, Guess who’s? Lots of Drama, my lips are sealed!”

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We have a lot of questions. Who will she be playing? Who is she connected to? And how long will she be in it for?

Is it just a guest role? Or is she joining the cast more permanently? We need to know!

We’ve been wracking our brains as to who could be getting married in the near future.

We know Robron are due a second, more official, wedding – could she be connected to one of them in some way?

There have been rumours floating around that Megan Macey and Frank Clayton will be tying the knot before too long.

With his daughter Tracy Metcalfe aware that he’s been playing away with Charity, could an explosive wedding showdown be the drama Claire refers to?

Is she Frank’s long-lost sister? Or Megan’s cousin? Or someone else entirely?

Claire is no stranger to Soapland having played Lindsey Corkhill in Brookside on and off for 12 years.

She has since starred on the stage in many major musical theatre productions, has had a stint in the Celebrity Big Brother house and been on the Loose Women panel.

Claire has a son called Jaxon, who’s nearly three.

Snuggle time #happyholidays #motherslove

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Emmerdale boss Iain MacLeod has recently teased five huge storylines that will change the village forever this summer. Could Claire’s arrival be a part of one of those?


Carena Crawford
Associate Editor (Soaps)