Real life of Coronation Street's Cassie Plummer actress Claire Sweeney - real age, dating admission, 'decimated' income and rarely seen son

Coronation Street has been rocked by a new arrival and they're already pulling in the praise. Claire Sweeney made her debut in the ITV soap this week playing newcomer Cassandra Plummer. Her casting was revealed back in April and made her first appearance this week as Tyrone Dobbs' real mum and the daughter of Evelyn Plummer.

Cassie tracked down her mum to the street but when Evelyn spotted her, she ignored her. But later, Evelyn received a call and was seen hurrying into A&E reception, explaining that her daughter has been admitted as an emergency after she overdosed.

The pair then entered into an emotional confrontation as Cassie revealed she knows that she was living with Tyrone and had been keeping him from her for all these years. And things reached a heartbreaking climax when Evelyn emotionally confessed that Tyrone thinks his mum is dead.

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Later, after quizzing Abi Webster on her sobriety, Evelyn called at the hospital only to discover Cassie had discharged herself. Evelyn then returned home only to be met by Tyrone who revealed that someone called Cath has come to see her. However, Evelyn entered the living room and was horrified to see Cassie grinning at her from the sofa. And when Tyrone enquired about how they knew each other, Evelyn panicked.

Before making her on-screen debut, Claire, who shot to fame playing Lindsey Corkhill in the Scouse soap, shared how it was her dream to star in Corrie nd shared how ‘reality struck’ about her return to the small screen when she arrived at the Salford-based set.

"The funny thing is, having done the audition from the safety of my bedroom, reading with my mate, I felt really