Claire Sweeney has paid tribute to her late ex-boyfriend Ricky Hatton on his birthday.
The previous world champion – who was discovered useless aged 46 in September at his residence in Hyde, Better Manchester, by his good friend and supervisor Paul Communicate – would have turned 47 on Monday (06.10.25).
Claire – who first met Ricky in La Manga within the early 2000s, however struck up a romantic relationship with him after they did ITV’s Dancing on Ice collectively in January 2024 – shared a photograph of the boxing legend on her Instagram Tales on Monday.
She wrote over the image: “Completely happy birthday,” adopted by the 2 fingers positioned firmly collectively, and a purple coronary heart emojis.
On October 5, Claire, 54, and her 11-year-old son Jaxon – whom she has together with her ex-partner Daniel Reilly – loved time collectively in Soho, London, and so they visited a present store in Covent Backyard.
Claire and Jaxon fell in love with an Solely Fools and Horses toy, which includes a Derek ‘Del Boy’ Trotter (Sir David Jason) figurine mimicking the legendary scene within the 1989 episode Yuppy Love, the place the character falls over after a barman lifts the counter hatch earlier than Del goes to lean on it.
Talking of the toy, the previous Brookside actress may very well be heard saying: “Ricky would’ve cherished that.”
Ricky died on September 14 – three months earlier than he was to struggle Eisa Al-Dah, 46, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates – and his funeral will happen at Manchester Cathedral on October 10.
On September 16, Claire took to Instagram and wrote a heartfelt tribute for her former lover – who break up from one another after an eight-month relationship as a result of they “determined they’re higher off as friends”.
Captioning a video slideshow of her and Ricky spending time with one another over time, the Coronation Avenue actress – who remained on good phrases with the fighter following their break up later in 2024 – wrote: “I’ve wanted just a few days to course of the devastating information about my expensive good friend Ricky.
“My ideas are together with his household, particularly his kids Campbell, Millie Fearne and Lyla, his granddaughter.
“To them, Speaky, and to all his mates who cherished him so deeply and for therefore a few years, I ship you my deepest sympathy.
“Ricky, you had been the folks’s champ. We adored and cherished you.
“Love you at all times. (sic)”
