Dancing on Ice stars Ricky Hatton and Claire Sweeney 'split' after meeting on ITV competition show

Dancing on Ice stars Ricky Hatton and Claire Sweeney have reportedly split, after meeting on the ITV dancing competition.

The pair's romance began earlier this year after the boxing champ Ricky, 46, and soap star Claire, 53, met while competing together on ITV's Dancing On Ice.

But the pair have now reportedly agreed to call time on their relationship.

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The Mirror reported that a source has said the duo hope to remain good friends but that romance fizzled out between them, there are suggestions of different lifestyles have been implied as a reason for the love split.

Claire, known for her role on Channel 4's Brookside, has been married twice, to Tony Hibbard from 2001 until 2007 and then Daniel Reilly from 2013 until 2015.

Ricky, full name Richard John Hatton MBE, who competed as a professional boxer between 1997 and 2012, has never married but had an 11 year romance with Jennifer Dooley from 2005 to 2016. And he is also the father of 23-year-old boxer Campbell Hatton, who he shares with an ex-girlfriend.

Details of Ricky's break up from Claire Sweeney emerged on Sunday. A source told the Daily Mail: "Claire and Ricky remain good friends, there has been no fallout between them.

"They decided they're better off as pals and are no longer romantically together. They enjoyed their time as a couple and have plenty of shared interests, but their lifestyles are very different."

Offering some insight into the cause of the split, the source continued: "While Claire is one of the biggest stars on Coronation Street and is very career-gliding, Ricky's more freewheeling and unpredictable.

"Ricky is already packing his bags for a