Get daily celeb exclusives and behind the scenes house tours direct to your inbox We have more newsletters Get daily celeb exclusives and behind the scenes house tours direct to your inbox We have more newsletters Ricky Hatton has shared details of his blossoming romance with Claire Sweeney and how he only had one shot to woo her. The former professional boxer, 45, has been dating the Coronation Street star, 53, for five months after they both appeared on Dancing On Ice earlier this year. The pair have known each other for around 25 years, but it wasn't until the ITV ice skating competition that sparks started to fly between them.
During an interview with Prime Casino , Ricky revealed that he didn't go on Dancing On Ice to find a romance but went in the hope of not sustaining any injuries. Opening up about their relationship, Ricky revealed: "I've known Claire for a while. I've met her at a few functions and at different events over the years.
Every time we've spoken we've hit it off and got on with each other." He went on to say that during ice skating training they got on "straight away" and when the show kicked off "got on even better." Ricky said he had "half a chance" at wooing Claire because of how well they got on every time they saw each other.
He confessed that he knew she was single and added: "I knew how we had got on so well every time we met each other. I probably thought I had half a chance." "It's amazing [to find] someone you’ve probably known for 25 years.
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