Dancing On Ice's Ricky Hatton shares update with Claire Sweeney after split as fans say 'shame'

Claire Sweeney and Ricky Hatton remain on positive terms after their split
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Ricky Hatton issued a tribute as he shared a new update alongside Claire Sweeney. The two found love last year when their relationship blossomed while competing on Dancing On Ice.

They enjoyed a high profile romance throughout 2024 before Coronation Street star Claire revealed in December they had parted ways. The former Brookside star confirmed she has remained on positive terms with the boxing legend and has regularly interacted with his social media posts since.

Hatton's latest post shows there is no animosity between the two as he uploaded a photo featuring Claire to send a birthday message to legendary radio DJ, Pete Price. The broadcaster celebrated his 79th birthday yesterday and Hatton was one of many to wish him well on the special day.

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He shared a snap alongside Pete and Claire, taken ahead of the Football For Change fundraiser in November, as he said: "Happy birthday @petecityprice Hope you have the best day my mate. Ricky x" Pete, who is close friends with Claire, took to the comments and responded: "Thank you lovely man xxx."

Claire regularly spoke about her relationship with Hatton last year and revealed they had been friends for 25 years before their romance blossomed over the course of 2024. She told Lorraine: "I’ve known Ricky for like 25 years and always passed each other at events."

She added: "I first met him in La Manga in the early 2000’s, then we did Dance for Comic Relief together 2013, and then we met on Dancing on Ice and it’s great."

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She also shared one thing they have in common, as she added: "He makes me laugh and we both like Only Fools and Horses, so what’s not to like!” Fans regularly praised the couple while they were dating and many took to the comments of Hatton's latest post and said "it's a shame" they split up, but are happy they have remained on positive terms.

A follower named Claire said: "Old pic, shame they've split up" Jennie posted: "Wow wow…. Claire looks amazing." Jilly commented: "Great photo of the three of you x"

Deborah said: "Love this pic, Claire looks [fire emoji] . Thought you were a great couple, nice too see your still friends." Claire spoke to the ECHO in an exclusive interview last year and revealed she feels blessed after a 2024 which brought highs on and off the screen.

The 53-year-old said: "I thought I'd had the better days of my career, so to have a year like this, I just feel so grateful and blessed. What a year."

She added: "When you're younger, your looking ahead all the time and thinking what can I do next. After getting another bite of the cherry when I was 52, every day I live in the moment now and every day I'm grateful. I've done loads of brilliant things in my career and now I'm living in the moment."