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Claire Sweeney and boyfriend Ricky Hatton put on a loved up display as they enjoyed a romantic dinner date in Manchester on Thursday evening.
The Coronation Street actress, 53, looked chic in a plunging black top which she wore with a silver cross necklace and YSL earrings.
Meanwhile the boxer, 45, opted for a T-shirt sporting his own name as he beamed for a sweet snap while cosying up to the stunner in a booth.
The lovebirds enjoyed an Italian dinner at the swanky San Carlo restaurant with Claire captioning the snap: ‘Lovely dinner @sancarlorestaurants Manchester tonight with @rickyhitmanhatton’.
While Ricky added: ‘Nice bit of food for me & my @claire.sweeney as always @sancarlorestaurants Manchester. Catch you next time’.
Claire Sweeney, 53, and boyfriend Ricky Hatton, 45, put on a loved up display as they enjoyed a romantic dinner date in Manchester on Thursday evening.
The lovebirds enjoyed an Italian dinner with Claire captioning the snap: ‘Lovely dinner @sancarlorestaurants Manchester tonight with @rickyhitmanhatton’.
While Ricky added: ‘Nice bit of food for me & my @claire.sweeney as always @sancarlorestaurants Manchester. Catch you next time’
Earlier this month the couple, hit it off after they both appeared on Dancing On Ice back in January, celebrated Ricky’s 46th birthday alongside family and friends in sun-soaked Tenerife.
Claire wowed in a pink and white plunging halterneck jumpsuit, while Ricky cut a casual figure in a bold blue T-shirt.
The boxer recently revealed the couple still get on ‘like a house on fire’ after the couple returned from their holiday.
When asked by The Sun how their holiday went, he replied: ‘It was great! Claire is like me, I’ve met someone who I get on with like a house on fire.’
‘She is just like me. We spend our whole time laughing together. Claire is just like me – she’s so down to earth.’
‘She would never turn a picture down with a fan and she’s always got time for people. That’s what I really like about her. We’ve just been having good fun.’
Their sun-soaked getaway came just weeks after they made their red carpet debut in Manchester.
An insider revealed recently that Claire is also planning to introduce retired boxer Hatton to her family, including her nine-year-old son Jaxon.
Earlier this month the couple, hit it off after they both appeared on Dancing On Ice back in January, celebrated Ricky’s 46th birthday alongside family and friends in sun-soaked Tenerife
Claire wrote on Instagram: ‘Off to celebrate my man’s birthday in Tenerife’
The boxer recently revealed the couple still get on ‘like a house on fire’ after the couple returned from their holiday
A source told MailOnline: ‘Claire and Ricky have become really close. She wasn’t looking for a relationship but then Ricky came along and it just felt right and natural and she’s really happy.’
‘She signed up for a reality TV show and met a great guy so it feels a bit like winning the lottery, and she’s really counting her blessings as it all came from nowhere and often that’s the best way.’
‘She’s now really looking forward to introducing Ricky to her family and friends soon and they are really looking forward to the guy who has put a smile on Claire’s face.’
A source told The Mirror: ‘The chemistry was electric. Ricky went out of the show early on but he contacted her afterwards and let’s say he started wooing her.’
‘They’ve been out on several dates. Saturday was just one in a long line of them. They’ve been seeing each other quite a bit. He is completely besotted.’
‘It seems like an unlikely match but he’s always had a way with women. They fall for his personality, and Claire has.
‘He knows her number one priority is her son so they are being very careful. Let’s watch this space.’
Prior to Ricky, the actress hadn’t been on a date since Christmas 2023 and joked she may be following in her grandmother’s footsteps, who she claims didn’t find love until she was 86.
Her last long-term romance was with Daniel Reilly, the father of son Jaxon, and they separated in 2017.
