Coronation Street star Claire Sweeney speaks out after her split from Ricky Hatton

Claire Sweeney has spoken for the first time about her split from boxer Ricky Hatton, admitting that the pair 'are still friends' following the breakup.

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

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 has never married but had an 11 year romance with Jennifer Dooley from 2005 to 2016.

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Claire attended the star-studded premiere of The Devil Wears Prada: The Musical in London on Sunday night (December 1). Speaking about the breakup at the event, she told MailOnline: "I'm great - we're still friends, we were friends, we dated and now we're friends again. It's all good!"

Earlier on Sunday, a source told the publication that the former couple "remain good friends" and that there wasn't a "fallout between them".

The source said: "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."

The source added: "While Claire is one of the biggest stars on Coronation Street and is very career-gliding, Ricky's more freewheeling and unpredictable."

Claire and Ricky have been on several holidays together since they got together. In May they shared snaps of a holiday to Tenerife together with their friends.

In October, Claire shared a selfie with the boxer from Manchester Airport ahead of a holiday to Tenerife to celebrate Ricky's birthday.