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Dancing on Ice is traumatising and I’m riddled with fear – today I wanted to cry, says soap legend
Despite months of practice, she's confessed her anxiety in a new interview.
CLAIRE Sweeney has admitted she's finding Dancing on Ice training "traumatising" and that she's "riddled with fear".
Soap legend Claire, 52, is just days away from making her show debut, when the ITV favourite returns on Sunday night.
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But despite months of practice, she's confessed her trepidation in a new interview with magazine.
The Coronation Street star said: "I'm not going to lie and say I love every second of it! Sometimes I'm riddled with fear.
"Today, I was swung around by the wrists and wanted to cry. I said, 'It should be fun and this is traumatising!'
"When I had Jaxon [her son], I suddenly became a bit scared of flying, aware of my own mortality and more fearful.
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"Then you reach a certain age when perimenopause kicks in and fear starts to grip you when you least expect it."
Claire previously revealed she suffered a painful injury just a week into training.
She told The Sun: “My first session I hurt my wrist, otherwise I’m okay at the moment."
Claire also admitted that her biggest hurdle on the show has been conquering the fear that grips her every time she steps onto the ice rink.
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She added: “The biggest challenge is fighting the fear when it gets a grip of you, that’s what happens to me. I can do stuff and then suddenly fear just grips me when it’s least expected, it’s horrible and then I’ve got to try and shake it off and carry on.
“We’re getting there with lifts, we’re getting there with everything very slowly.
The actress also admitted that she is "two weeks behind" because she had a "massive storyline in Corrie".
Claire continued: “I’m like two weeks behind everybody because I had a massive storyline in Corrie, I just did a few hours the week before. So I’m behind, I’m playing catch-up.
“I’m with Colin, who did The Vivienne last year, he’s amazing, he’s kind, he’s relentless though. I mean there’s none of this chatting and getting a little break – it’s bang, bang, bang, bang, bang. I don’t mind though, I’m a hard worker.
When asked who her biggest competition is, Claire said, Ryan Thomas, Greg Rutherford, and Miles Nazaire.
She confessed that she believes that those are the frontrunners in the show.
Claire said: "Ryan Thomas, Greg Rutherford and Miles Nazaire are streets ahead, they’re really really good. But you’ve just got to do your own journey. Those three are one to watch.”
- Dancing on Ice starts Sunday at 6:30pm on ITV1 and ITVX.
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